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...
고통의 길을 걷게 되서라도 단련을 받아 ... 고통의 길을 걷게 되서라도 단련을 받아 마음이 순금처럼 깨끗하게 되길 기원합니다 . 그 목적은 하나님을 보는 행복을 누리기 위해서입니다 ( 참고 : 마태복음 5:8; 욥기 23:10; 42:5, 현대인의 성경 ).