Beatitudes

[MooseGirl]

Can anyone explain what these are?

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

The beatitudes (to me) are the qualifications of those that will make up GOD's kingdom.They show GOD's mercy and grace.

[Leonard]

"Beatitudes" comes from the Latin word for "blessing" or 'to make happy', as does the lady's name, Beatrice. The first few verses of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapter 5) all begin with "Blessed are the......" and have come to be known as 'The Beatitudes.'

[Botz]

Hi Moosegirl

The beatitudes are found at Matthew 5: 3-12.

They are profound sayings of Jesus that have had such influence in the lives of Believers over the centuries. There are 8 of them...that are part of the teaching known from the Sermon on the Mount. In Israel at the Northen tip of the Sea of Galilee is a hill that is now named the Mount of Beatitudes and where many believe this teaching took place. Beatitude is derived from the Latin 'beautus' meaning 'blessed' and as you can see each of Jesus' statements starts with this word. The Greek of the New Testament that is translated 'blessed' is 'makarios' which means..EXTREMELY BLEST...so any Believer reading this portion of Scripture is going to be extra attentive.

Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who mourn,

for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,

for they shall possess the earth.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice,

for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful,

for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure of heart,

for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they shall be called sons of God.

Blessed are they who suffer persecution for justice sake,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

[shammah]

Since Jesus died before the majority of His teaching was delivered to the apostles, especially to Paul, who had to change the attitudes of the gentiles, to make them Christ like; the sermon on the mount was just a small taste of what the kingdom people would be like!

Take the sermon and the attitudes of the people who are blesses, the attitudes they display, and He said be this way to be blessed, thus be- this way- the attitudes- for blessings !

Well most of the New Testament teaching, from Romans to the fourth chapter of Revelations are teaching the life-syle, or the be-attitudes a true Christian should live by! Remember the 13th chapter of Corinthians which teachs us what true Love really is!

When the N.T, isn't teaching history, it's teaching the way of life a true Christian should live by, the attitudes of a Christian life!

For the Jew it was time to die to the traditions of the written laws and ceremonies, and obey the laws written on their hearts, tempered with Agape and grace!

To the heathen they must die to the seductions, traditions, and temptations of the flesh daily, becoming, a new creature in Christ!

Not just Matthew, but the whole N.T. teachings, obedient everyday to the renewing of their mind!

The beatitudes live on as a direct revelation of how to live the Christian life, and to grow into the likeness and image of Christ more and more each day!

Agape in Christ; Ehpraim.