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- 5. THE BLESSINGS OFTHE KINGDOM • are promised to the poor and the powerless; • to the gentle and the afflicted; • to those who seek eagerly for a righteousness beyond external observance; • to the compassionate and the pure-hearted; • to those who turn from violence and seek reconciliation.
- 6. THE PROMISES •Jesus promisesa unique type of happiness: •to inherit God's Kingdom, •to possess the earth, to be a child of God, •to receive mercy, •to see God.
- 8. SIGNIFICANCE • “poor inspirit”- not identified with the materially poor • rich or poor who put their confidence only in God • They can be poor but even the rich could live in total dependence on God • To be “poor in spirit” means to realize that salvation is not achieved by our own efforts or by what we have • It is realizing our utter powerlessness apart from God
- 13. SIGNIFICANCE • Meek arethose who have surrendered themselves completely to God. • Meekness is not passive resignation • Rather it is the openness to the future which God wants to realize through us. It means being nonviolent. • The meek are not easily provoked to anger, they have a heart that is calm and peaceful. • They also have the heart of correcting the wrong.
- 14. One of thegreatest times we see the meekness of Jesus was:
- 16. SIGNIFICANCE •refers to thosewho are sincere and who have the compassion for those who suffer such as the lowly, the bereaved, the victim of injustice, the oppressed, the ones who experience poverty, loneliness and rejection.
- 23. SIGNIFICANCE • Hunger andthirst refer to an ardent desire for God. • It is a longing for what is upright, virtuous, and morally right. • A desire for what is true and just. • The satisfaction expressed in this beatitude refers to an inner joy and peace that one can experience through his efforts in seeking God’s righteousness. • It is a satisfaction found only in God.
- 26. MEANING OF MERCY •Mercy is not merely a feeling or emotion, rather an action. • The merciful are those whose heart is tender and who truly feel in the deepest parts of their being, the pain and the suffering of those who need help. • More importantly, they are merciful to individuals and go out of their way and make the effort to help the needy. • Not isolated, occasional acts of charity but living out the daily experience of compassion
- 33. CLEAN OF HEART •This Beatitude speaks of those whose motives are undivided, those who are sincere and single minded. • “Clean of heart” refers to those who put God at the center of their lives. • It also means total commitment to God’s will and plan. • The promise to those clean of heart is to see God, which means, a vision of God, an intimate experience of God’s presence in one’s life. “Truly, God is good to the upright, to those who are pure in heart” (Ps. 73:1)
- 34. Example: Eyeglass makes ourvision clear. But if we are wearing a dirty eyeglass, what we see is the dirt of it.
- 38. PEACEMAKERS • The oneswho are blessed are not those having peaceful lives, not the ones who are quiet, neither those who are peacekeepers. • The Beatitude is directed to those who commit themselves to social justice. • They are those who make efforts to share and bring peace to everyone.
- 43. PERSECUTION • It doesnot merely refer to any other kind of persecution but the persecution for righteousness- for Christ • It is following Christ even amidst strong oppositions. • They are persecuted because of doing what is good. “Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.” (Mt. 5:11-12).