How can the Beatitudes help Christian's relationships with each other?

reinforced this on the Sermon on the Mount when He applied the Ten Commandments to the heart as well. Jesus says that we don’t just sin when we physically commit adultery, but when we lust. We don’t just sin when we murder, but when we are angry. In other words, no one can stand before God and demand to be accepted. When we honestly put our hands on our heart and think of ourselves in light of God’s perfect standard, we realise that we fall short. And that’s the main reason God gave the Ten Commandments and Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount. The contents of the Sermon on the Mount demands on Jesus’ followers – they are moved-on from complying with an outward set of universal values to surrendering themselves - body, mind and soul - to the ways of God. To take on not only the laws of God for humankind, but his very persona, through Jesus Christ. To view the Sermon on the Mount is to emphasise our utter helplessness and show, unambiguously, our total need of new birth in Christ. But Jesus’ words, provide comfort and hope and blessing to those who are willing to walk with him. The Sermon on the Mount addresses much more than even these wonderful promises. Jesus deals with Fulfilment; Attitudes and Action; Freedom; and Right Relationships - often touching raw nerves as he speaks, gripping the issues which troubled the people then and are still relevant and acutely topical today the eight Beatitudes of our Lord do not speak so much of rules and regulations, they speak more of relationships, and an openness to ourselves and to God; of stepping away from self-ambition, self-centredness, and self-deception.  Every Christian tries to follow the beatitudes so that we will grow a stronger relationship with God and when we enter heaven he will be there for us. Beatitudes such as ‘happy are those who mourn, God will comfort them.’ Shows that God’s presence is always with you, through the hardest of situations and even though you have sinned, he will never neglect his creations, as he understands no one can be as perfect as him, this effects relationships because it teaches us to forgive and forget and to be there for each other. ‘Happy are those are merciful to others.  God will be merciful to them!’ tells us that if we treat people with respect and compassion then God rewards us with the same.  ‘Happy are those who work for peace, God will call them his children’ which is saying that if you live in peace and harmony without any conflict or destruction, then God will respect you and be extremely pleased that you are looking after his creations and protecting one another.  Even if an enemy is insulting you or persecuting you, then you would not suffer alone. You are Gods follower, which means you should be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven.