Why did Christ say the meek are blessed?

Answer

"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." Matt. 5: 5.
NOTE - This inheritance cannot be realized in this life; for here the truly meek generally have
little of earth's good things.

What kind of teaching have men substituted for the words which are spirit and life?
Into what perplexity did Christ's working of miracles on the Sabbath throw the Pharisees?
5. What, in the parable, did God say to the rich man who thought to build larger barns in which to store his goods?
Why, under these plagues, does the Lord give men blood to drink?
Why is it better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting?
When Peter was imprisoned and about to be executed by Herod, what did the church do?
For what purpose did God give His Son to the world?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle