Bible Questions Answered:
“How many beatitudes are there? Some
say there are nine, luke says there are four....”
Glen/ Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Beatitudes: (Blessings-Happy.)
Matthew 5:1-12 KJV
1 And seeing the multitudes,
He went up into a mountain: and when He was set, His disciples came
unto Him:
2 And He opened His mouth, and
taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in
spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that
mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for
they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are they which do
hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful:
for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in
heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the
peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they which are
persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men
shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil
against you falsely, for My sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad:
for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the
prophets which were before you.
Luke 6:20-23 KJV
20 And He lifted up His eyes on
His disciples, and said,
Blessed be ye poor: for yours
is the kingdom of God.
21 Blessed are ye that hunger
now: for ye shall be filled.
Blessed are ye that weep now:
for ye shall laugh.
22 Blessed are ye, when men
shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company,
and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for The Son
Of Man's sake.
23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap
for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like
manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
In Matthew 5:
Christ spoke on a mountain, near Capernaum, on a ridge of rolling
hills, north west of the city, the Sea of Galilee before it. Our Lord
addressed the religious leaders and the crowds.
In Luke 6:
Christ spoke while on the plains. Our Lord addressed “His
disciples, vs 20.
Two different occasions, two different
messages.
Homily:
Pastor's often use a message more than
once, using the whole and or only parts of the message (Luke:
Beatitudes, one, four, two, and ninth of Matthew 5), as the
situation deemed it necessary, this is nothing new, nor wrong. The
Lord, is our Shepherd (Pastor).
Psalm 23:1 KJV
The Lord is my Shepherd*..."
*Shepherd-Hebrew: Rachmaniy
(Rakh-maw-nee): Compassionate, pitiful.
John 10:11 KJV
I am The Good Shepherd*: The
Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.
*Shepherd-Greek: Poimen (Poy-mane):
A Shepherd: Pastor.
Keeping the Beatitudes, do not bring
salvation, but in the life of a Christian, they do bring blessedness,
and happiness.
The Beatitudes, remind us of the
Apostle Paul's words concerning spiritual fruits.
Galatians 5:22,23 KJV
22 But the fruit of The Spirit is
love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against
such there is no law.
Ephesians 5:9 KJV
(For the fruit of The Spirit is in
all goodness and righteousness and Truth;)
What was it Solomon said....
Proverbs 3:13 KJV
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
