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...
한 사람이 천명을 쫓는 것처럼 하나님께서 우리에게 말씀하신 것 같이 우리를 위하여 싸우시기에 우리 중 한 사람이 천명을 쫓는 것처럼 하나님께서 우리에게 약속하신 말씀대로 우리와 함께하시고 우리를 능하게 하시므로 우리 각 사람이 천명에게 주님의 선한 영향력을 끼칠 수 있습니다 ( 참고 : 여호수아 23:10).