What does it mean to be righteous? I ask because Jesus continues the Beatitudes with, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (Matthew 5:6, NRSV).
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Blessed Are The Meek
In the third Beatitude Jesus’ declares, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5, NRSV).
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Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
The next Beatitude declares, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” (Matthew 5:4, NRSV).
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Poor In Spirit
Jesus opens the Beatitudes with the words, “Blessed are the poor in spirit” (Matthew 5:3, NRSV).
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Be-Attitudes or Beatitudes
Jesus starts the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes. This series of nine blessing statements embody the essence of the entire sermon. In a reconstructed abundance, they say a great deal about living by soul in a spirit of love. But how?
Starting tomorrow I will dig into each of the individual statements. But before I do, it is important for us explore the word that opens each Beatitude, “Blessed.”
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Sermon on the Mount – Introduction
Jesus launches his teaching ministry with what Matthew calls the Sermon on the Mount. You could say that it is Jesus’ manifesto on what life in the Kingdom of Heaven looks like. But like most of the Bible, how to understand Jesus’ words is not always clear.
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