The beatitudes reflect on the state of the human being in his human condition, with human condition consisting of suffering, inequity, and injustice. It is the penultimate discourse of jesus, his magnum opus within the gospels. As a disciple you follow jesus christ, who is the master and by living like him you become more. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. After repeating the first beatitude blessed are the. Why the beatitudes are more important than the ten. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. If there was a handbook on christian living, the sermon on the mount would probably be it. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of god. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Learn about the heart of what christ was telling us and how it applies to us today.
See the famous location of the mount of beatitudes where christ preached the sermon on the mount. I was researching the beatitudes for a sermon a few years ago when i came across the writings of st. What insight would be gained from reversing the beatitudes or blessings jesus offers in the sermon on the mount. Mount of beatitudes, sermon on the mount, sea of galilee. Matthew 5 niv introduction to the sermon on the mount. Blessed are the content and those who fail to see the suffering of others, for they shall know not of their ignorance. All christians must, at some point, do serious business with the sermon on the mount. The sermon on the mount, by contrast, moves right from the end of the beatitudes to the salt of the earth, as he addresses a group which includes many of the salt of the earth in its midst, omitting the woes to the rich.
His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. The antibeatitudes blessed are the proud and selfsufficient who believe they are the center of the earth, for theirs are the kingdoms of the world. Click to listen to an audio recording of this article, 20 examples of what it means to be poor in spirit and seeing the multitudes, he went up on a mountain, and when he was seated his disciple a disciple is another word for a follower of christ, one who is learning to be like his master. Blessed are the aggressive and stubborn, for they will get their way. Introduction to the sermon on the mount now when jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down.
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