The Second Blessing of the Beatitudes : Those who weep will surely laugh! “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh” ( Luke 6:21b ). I want to receive the lesson given as I meditate on the words, (1) I wish to receive the lesson given as I meditate on the latter half of Luke 6:21, the second blessing of the Beatitudes, in connection with Matthew 5:4 , which says, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (a) In the latter half of Luke 6:21, the word “weep” comes from the Greek word κλαίοντες (klaiontes), which means “to weep aloud properly, to express sorrow with audible crying because it cannot be restrained (to cry out loud)” (internet). This same Greek word also appears in the latter half of verse 25: “… Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.” (i) ...
Those who are being led by the Holy Spirit (2) [Romans 8:14-17] Second, let us think about t he cry of “Abba! Father!” Look at Romans 8:15 – “ For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, ‘Abba! Father!’” There are several theories about what or who “a spirit of slavery” and “a spirit of adoption” are mentioned here, but they can be summarized into three: (1) The theory that the spirit of slavery or the spirit of adoption refers to our human spirit; (2) The theory that the spirit of slavery is an evil spirit and the spirit of adoption is the Holy Spirit; and (3) The theory that both the spirit of slavery or the spirit of adoption refers to the Holy Spirit. I support the third theory, 'Bo...