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...
부하려 하는 자들이 믿음에서 떠나지 않기 위해서는 ... 부하려 하는 자들이 믿음에서 떠나지 않기 위해서는 욕심이 해롭다는 것과 탐심은 미혹을 받게 만는다는 것을 알고 돈이 ( 잘 ) 벌릴 때 돈을 사랑하는 마음을 경계하고 오히려 자족하는 마음을 가져야 합니다 ( 딤전 6:6-10).