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...
말씀 순종하기를 머뭇머뭇하고 있습니다. 주님께서 나에게 ' 가서 그 사람을 만나 그를 위하여 기도하라 ' 고 말씀하시는데 나는 여러 사람에게서 그 사람에 대해 안좋은 이야기를 많이 들어서 주님의 말씀에 순종하기를 머뭇머뭇하고 있습니다 ( 참고 : 사도행전 9:10-14).