Matth Ma tthew w 5: 5:6 THE TH E BLI BLISS SS OF TH OF THE E ST STAR ARVING VING SOU SOUL
IT UN UNCOMPR OMPROMI OMISING SINGLY Y LA LAYS S DO DOWN WN THE HE DE DEMAND ND OF OF TH THE CHR HRIST ISTIAN IAN LI LIFE FE Chris isti tian an lif ife is n e is not f t for or th the e di diletta ttant nte e Desi esire e rig ighteousne eousness as ss as a ma a matt tter er of of lif ife e an and de d deat ath. Il Illus ustrat tratio ion n of of Vin inic iciu ius in in Quo V o Vad adis is. The e Chris isti tian an do does no es not t say… In Inst stea ead , he says, “I surrender all to Jesus Christ.”
PO POINT INTS S TO O THE E MAI MAIN N CA CAUSE USE OF OF FAIL AILURE URE IN TH IN THE E CHRISTIAN RISTIAN LI LIFE We e do do no not suf t suffici icient ently y des desir ire e to be al o be all that Ch th t Chris ist t ask sks s of us us. “If a per a perso son is pr n is prep epare ared d to ben o bend e d ever ery y en ener ergy, , to sa sacrif ific ice e everything… Listen to Luke’s version of the opposi osite e of th this is beatitude…
KI KIND NDEST EST AND AND MO MOST ST ENC ENCOURA OURAGING GING OF OF THE THE BEA BEATITUDE ITUDES Tel ells s us us of of th the sy e sympat athy y an and c d car are e of of Go God f d for or th the se e seek eker er an and se d sear arch cher er Not t w who o has A s ATTAI AINED NED rig ighteou eousn snes ess s wh who o is is b bless essed ed, , but th ut the o e one ne wh who o hun unger ers s and nd th thir irsts sts af after er it it! “Thirst” is an important metaphor for th the q e que uest of st of Go God and d and a rel a relat atio ions nship hip wit ith Hi Him.
THIS IS BEA BEATITUDE ITUDE TELLS ELLS US US OF OF THE E TOTALIT ALITY Y OF OF CHRISTIAN RISTIAN GO GOOD ODNESS NESS In n wha hat w t way Ma Matt tthe hew w po portr trays ys Jes esus in in hi his gos ospe pel l ac accoun ount t as as be bein ing th the v e ver ery on one wh e who ca o can sa n sati tisf sfy y th that at dee eep p spi piri ritual tual hu hunger er an and th thir irst t for or God od?
MA MATT TTHEW HEW 25 25:3 :37-44 44 I get et th the e distinct tinct impression ression th that at Ma Matt tthe hew w is tr trying ing to tell ll us th that at th the e sat atisf sfied ied way of th the Chris ristian tian li life, e, an and proof of of hungeri ngering ng an and th thirsting sting af after righteousness, eousness, occur ccurs s when en we respond pond to th those se in need ed of help lp. . This is is righteousness eousness in ac acti tion, on, ca caring g enough ough to respond pond with th th the e hear art t an and mind of Chris rist! t! May we hunger nger an and th thirst st for righteo eousness usness more! e! Als lso o God sat atisf sfies ies — divin divine pas assiv sive — gif gift! t!
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