Beatitudes definition
Beatitudes means ‘things that are supremely blessed,’ but when we read through this list of what Jesus calls blessed we find the opposite of what our instinct would expect. Jesus says the poor, the persecuted, the reviled ones are the ones who are blessed. Our hearts say the one described in Psalm 10:2-11 seem blessed. He has power and wealth. He is safe. It doesn’t seem like God works against him. Our judgment of blessedness is clearly based on what happens in this lifetime. We consider ourselves oppressed by the wicked ones who have power in this world. We find our joy in the treasures we can build up in this life.
Examples of Beatitudes in a sentence
The Humanist views the Beatitudes as a moral standard that we can strive for because we are all born basically good.
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