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...
재난이 갑자기 우리에게 임할 때 ... 재난이 갑자기 우리에게 임할 때 우리는 주님을 의지하여 그 재난이 지날 때까지 주님의 날개 그늘 아래 피해있어야 합니다 . 주님께서 우리를 불쌍히 여겨 주실 줄 믿습니다 ( 참고 : 시편 57:1, 현대인의 성경 ).