Living the Beatitudes Q4 Flashcards
The word “Beatitudes” comes from the Latin word “—” which means “—”
Beatitudo, Blessedness
• Are set of declarations that Jesus delivered in His sermon on the Mount (MT 5:3-12)
• They are spiritual and ethical standards that Jesus set for those who wants to follow Him.
Beatitudes
• These blessings of the Kingdom are promised to the poor and powerless, to the gentle and afflicted, to the peacemakers and righteous who go beyond external observance of God’s Law and to the compassionate and clean of heart.
• Jesus promises a unique type of “—“.
Beatitudes
“Happiness”
What are the 8 Beatitudes?
- Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
- Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.
- Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
- Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
- Blessed are the peacemaker, for they shall be called sons of God.
- Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- This Beatitude recognizes our complete dependence on God.
- Material possessions, friends, and talents have real value in our life, but they must be put in the proper perspective.
The first beatitude (1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.)
- This Beatitude says that it is all right to grieve and it is natural and healthy to mourn.
- It tells us that just as sadness is part of life, so is comfort.
- When in grief, we should open our hearts to the Spirit’s presence through prayer.
The second beatitude (2. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted)
- To be meek is to be humble, gentle, and patient.
- The meek are happy because they realize that they shall inherit the land.
- In the end, people who remain meek instead of arrogant become the winners
The third beatitude (3. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.)
- In this beatitude, Jesus focused on justice, a value so essential to community life.
- Justice or righteousness is not simply avoiding what is wrong, but also actively pursuing what is right.
- Jesus emphasized that we have to fight against anything that stands in the way of justice or righteousness.
The fourth beatitude (4. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.)
Being merciful often involves two virtues:
- Compassion
- Forgiveness
— comes from the Latin word “—“ that means “—“. Compassion is empathy accompanied by an urge to help.
Compassion, “cum passus”, “suffer with”
when we —, we focus not on the wrong done but on the doer whose genuine repentance is a grace from God.
Forgiveness
- To be clean of heart, we have to commit ourselves to live as Christ’s disciples, and we must always seek to do God’s will.
- The clean of heart are living a “good life”.
The sixth beatitude (6. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.)
refers to an ordered life where God is
central
“Good Life”
- Jesus is the great reconciler and peacemaker.
- As the savior, He reconciles humankind with His Father, forgive sinners, and brings peace into our lives.
- His mission is to bring us back to a loving relationship with the Father and with one another from a
relationship that had been destroyed by sin.
The seventh beatitude (7. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.)
- Christians who stay loyal to Christ and the Kingdom may find that they no longer fit in with certain groups.
- Those who do not fit in with the secular world because they want to fit in Christ’s kingdom are truly blessed.
- Jesus did not promise an easy life for Christians.
The eight beatitude (8. Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.)
