The Beatitudes: A Biblical Description of Those Who Are Really Happy
The beatitudes are asking those of faith to be spiritually minded.
A beatitude is actually a literary form, a way of describing a happy person. The description begins with the word “blessed.”
As a declaration of happiness, the beatitudes mention individuals who are unique examples of moral behavior. Therefore, as a consequence, these people can anticipate a reward from God.
But, it must be remembered, beatitudes are not limited to one human behavior or one divine response. Rather, they mention various human behaviors and numerous divine blessings.
There are many more beatitudes in the Bible than most folks realize. And certainly more than the ones found in the Gospel of Matthew (though we will focus our study on those mentioned in the Sermon on the Mount).
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