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...
주님 보시기에 정말 행복한 사람이 되고 싶습니다. 주님이 돌아오셔서 주님의 종인 제가 주님 보시기에 충성스럽고 지혜로운 주님의 말씀 관리인이 되어 주님께서 저에게 맡기신 교회 사람들에게 제때에 영의 양식인 하나님의 말씀을 나눠주므로 주님 보시기에 정말 행복한 사람이 되고 싶습니다 ( 누가복음 12:42-43, 현대인의 성경 ).