The Second Blessing of the Beatitudes : Those Who Hunger and Thirst for God’s Righteousness Will Be Satisfied by God’s Salvation! “Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied …” ( Luke 6:21a ) I would like to receive the lessons given through meditating on this word: (1) I would like to receive the lessons given as I meditate on the first half of Luke 6:21, the second blessing of the Beatitudes, in connection with Matthew 5:6 , which says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” (a) Here, the phrase “those who hunger” comes from the Greek word πεινῶντες (peinōntes), which is used as a present participle. It does not indicate a temporary hunger but a continuous, ongoing state of hunger. This physical hunger is reinterpreted with a spiritual meaning in Matthew 5:6 as “ hu...
주님은 알고 계십니다. 목사님이 옳은 것을 말하고 가르치며 사람의 겉모양을 보지 않고 오직 진리대로 하나님의 교훈을 가르치고 있음에도 불구하고 그 목사님이 싫고 미워서 어떻게 해서든지 목사님이 하는 말에서 구실을 찾아 책잡아서 교회에서 쫓아내려고 하는 교인들의 간교함을 주님은 알고 계십니다 ( 누가복음 19:20-21, 23, 26, 현대인의 성경 ).