Explain The Eight Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-16 is the part of the Bible where Jesus laid out eight beatitudes. He shared these beatitudes in the Sermon in the Mount. These beatitudes are the values that those who are born again should exemplify. One example that Jesus proclaimed is that those who mourn are blessed. Those who are born again should feel the weight of their sins and mourn them. Being born again should cause us to see that we will find comfort while mourning our sins in Jesus, rather than living in oblivion. We cannot deny our sinful spirit because if we do we do not have a hope for salvation. Another beatitude says that those who are peacemakers, which would be the born again, must live out their faith. The born again have a message of peace and hope that can
Jesus said that those who are persecuted because of righteousness will be blessed as well. Jesus taught that those who are born again must take a stand for righteousness. If those who are born again take a stand for Jesus even through trials and persecution will receive the riches of our God’s blessings. Lastly, the fourth beatitude says those who are meek will be blessed. Those who display a born again heart will display humility as well as gratitude. Jesus is saying that those who have been regenerated, conversion to sanctification are born again and if they display their born again hearts through sanctification will receive God’s blessings. Sanctification is considered as the result of conversion. Sanctification displays that those who are born again are living according to God’s Word/will. It shows that those who are born again truly have a born again, renewed, and converted heart. If we are born again we will hate sin and desire God’s holiness and His
As I wrote earlier I have seen that God is the only one who will help me see that I too am just as broken and in need of a savior just as much as everyone else. For me, it is easy to pick out flaws and “slivers in others eyes.” When in all reality I should pray that God will help me to see my flaws. I know that I need to ask God to guard my heart against false teaching and also prepare myself with the word of God so that I can defend my faith against those teachings. This leads me to the next topic. Those who are born again live repentantly. We need to ask, seek, and knock. Jesus died on the cross for our sins and yet He seeks those in the world where people do not seek him. We need to call on God for help. We as humans not created to do things on our own. For me, this is very helpful for me to relearn. The future for me and other high schoolers can be a scary thought. The passage of Matthew 7:7-12 teaches us that we must ask, seek, and knock. With the trust that God has a will for us and will prosper us. But, we must also be aware the God will not just give us everything we ask for. We must realize that God also does everything in His own