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Life in the Kingdom of God part 2: salt and light
Part 1: Matthew 5:1-13
The Beatitudes
Part 2: Matthew 5:14-20
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Matthew 28:18 'Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them...and teaching them to obey all I have commanded you...'
SALT
"In the same way, let your light shine before people, so they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
Life in the
But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?
It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by people.
Bless-ed refers to a spiritual condition of divinely gifted joy already present, not a requirement to be fulfilled in order to receive a reward
makarios
The meek are those who humbly seek God. They are neither too bold not too timid. Being meek is in harmony with being angry over injustice inflicted on others.
And
The church exists for the sake of the world
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you
kingdom of God
sedaqa
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
for
righteousness,
for they will be filled
does not refer to an "absolute ideal ethical norm" but is "out and out term denoting a relationship." Every relationship makes claims on conduct and "the satisfaction of these claims, which issue from the relationship and in which alone the relationship can persist, is described by our term sedaqa.”
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were
before you.
LIGHT
"Whoever practises and teaches these commands will be called great in the Kingdom of heaven."
The heart refers to the entire internal life
of the person and includes
feelings, mind and will.
Jesus focuses on the heart, not the hands.
Blessed are the pure
in heart,
for they will see God
Blessed
are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
Blessed are the
makers of peace,
for they will be called children of God
People do not light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on a stand, where it gives light to the whole house.
because
of me
You are the salt
of the earth
You are the light of the world