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...
정말 행복한 사람입니다. 주님께서 말씀하신 것이 인간적으로 생각하며 일어날 수 없는 불가능한 일이지만 주님에게는 안되는 일이 아무것도 없기에 그 주님의 말씀을 믿는 그리스도인은 정말 행복한 사람입니다 ( 누가복음 1:34, 37, 45, 현대인의 성경 ).