- Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor
- Happy are those who mourn…
- Happy are those who are humble…
- Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires…
- Happy are those who are merciful to others…
- Happy are those who are pure in heart…
- Happy are those who work for peace…
- Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires…
- Happy are those who when people insult them and persecute them and tell all kinds of evil lies against them because they are followers.
The main point that Jesus wanted to get around was to always be faithful to others whether they are bad to you. From the 9 beatitudes (above) people think that all should pay back the evil with decency with the goodness of there heart and to love their enemies instead of trying to harm them.
People heard about Jesus’ teachings from him telling his disciples, families and large groups passed the message on.
The first 3 beatitudes are the reverse of Jesus’ teaching. Obviously Jesus destined that people who love and respect other humans are true to God. He believes that they will be less self-sufficient and manipulative.
Beatitudes 5 and 6 explain how to search for god, and 4 and 7 are about a search for justice. It meant that you should be pure in heart and not distracted by selfish concerns.
Beatitudes 8 and 9 are about suffering at the hands of other and doing what you believe is right.
The Teaching about Various Topics mainly concerns teachings on the Jewish Law; anger; adultery; charity; divorce; vows; revenge and love of enemies; prayer and fasting; riches and possessions; and judging others.
Clearly it is evident that if you are a Christian the beatitudes should be followed because a lot of goodness can be achieved by reading and understanding these quotes. People should put God’s commandments first before anything else as they shall go to heaven and be commanded by God himself.
An example of a man who is admired by many people is Martin Luther King. He is inspired by Jesus’ teachings and had followed them. Martin Luther King fought for the right of black people. In those days black people were seen as lower class citizens and were treated as slaves. This was truly unfair and Martin Luther King was the only person to stand up for himself and for all the black people. He tried to make people understand that just because they were of a different race didn’t mean they had to be treated unequally.
Martin Luther King’s quotes:
‘I have a dream that one day all God’s children, blacks, whites, gentiles, Jews, protégé the words of the black people’s old song. Free at last, Free at last, thank God almightily we are Free at last.’
The quote above is his most famous. It is clear to us that Martin Luther King is portrayed as a significant man. Many people look up to him and praise him. He is an important 20th century Christian. He is and will always be remembered by many people.
I believe that Humanity doesn’t need to reward you, God will.