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The BEATTITUDES

The Beatitudes by Anthony Joseph Hopkins

        Good Day Everyone!!  My name is Anthony Joseph Hopkins and I am discussing the Beatitudes in the Book of Matthew 5:3-10.  First, I want to inform all of you that the Beatitudes are great for the soul.  I want to say that the Beatitudes are an excellent source in the Bible.  Starting with the first Beatitude is Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  When it comes to this Beatitude, it means that the poor in spirit shall inherit the kingdom of heaven.  What does it mean to be poor in spirit?  The answer to this question is as follows:

 

 The poor in spirit is 'Poor in spirit' is an odd phrase to modern ears, outside religious circles anyway. The traditional explanation, especially among evangelicals, is that it means people who recognize their own spiritual poverty, their need for God. Blessed are those who mourn is taken to mean people who repent and mourn for their sins.

Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.  This means that whenever we mourn over our love ones, we are being comforted by God.  The word mourn means to become sorrowful or crying.  Feel or show deep sorrow or regret for (someone or their death), typically by following conventions such as the wearing of black clothes.

"Isabel mourned her husband"

Similar:

grieve for

sorrow over

lament for

weep for

shed tears for/over

wail/keen over

plain for

  • feel regret or sadness about (the loss or disappearance of something).

"publishers mourned declining sales of hardback fiction"

        Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.  The word meek means humble.  What does Jesus mean by Meek? We now come to the third Beatitude:

 

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Meekness is not a word typically seen in your average Facebook status or Twitter post. When people do use this word, they generally mean submissive, easily lead, or impressionable.  The word meek means quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness sake, for they will be filled.  The phrase for righteousness sake means to endure persecution for the sake of righteousness requires uncompromising faithfulness to God despite every threat and pressure.

 

Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy.  The work mercy means compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.  So, to me, mercy is a “love that responds to human need in an unexpected or unmerited way.” At its core, mercy is forgiveness. The Bible speaks of God's love for sinners – that is, for all of us. But the Bible also relates mercy to other qualities beyond love and forgiveness.

Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God.  The Pure in Heart Means to "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8). "This verse means people that go all out, not halfway, will see God," says Matthew, age 9. ... "If your heart is good and doesn't think bad things, you shall see God," says William, 10. 

 

A pure heart is a heart that has warmth and comfort, that will make others feel cared for and in safe hands. This heart does not have a limit in giving, it does not limit welcoming others, and its doors will always be open for those who are in need.  Blessed are the peacemakers for Peacemakers' Mean? It should come as no surprise, then, that a peacemaker is someone who emulates ...People also ask

What does blessed are the peacemakers?

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. The New International Version translates the passage as: ... for they will be called sons of God.


 

 What does blessed are the peacemakers?

What does being a peacemaker means?

: a person who helps to prevent or stop an argument, a fight, or a war. See the full definition for peacemaker in the English Language Learners Dictionary. peacemaker.

they will be children of God.  Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake means What does Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness mean?

 

 

Hill notes that persecuted is a participle in the perfect tense which indicates that Jesus' followers had already been persecuted for their righteousness. This verse has often been cited as an argument for Christian toleration and acceptance.

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