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...
우리의 인생을 뒤돌아보면서 우리는 잠시 멈춰 서서 우리의 인생을 뒤돌아보면서 우리가 애써 이룩한 그 모든 것을 잘 살펴보아야 합니다 . 그 이유는 혹시 그 모든 것이 하나님 보시기에 아무런 의미도 없으며 바람을 잡으려는 것처럼 다 무익한 것일 수도 있기 때문입니다 ( 참고 : 전도서 2:11, 현대인의 성경 ).