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...
택하신 자기 백성을 결코 버리시지 않으십니다. 하나님은 먼저 사랑하사 창세 전에 그리스도 안에서 택하신 자기 백성을 결코 버리시지 않으십니다 . 지금도 하나님의 은혜로 선택된 사람들이 남아 있습니다 ( 로마서 11:2, 5; 에베소서 1:4; 요한일서 4:19, 현대인의 성경 ).