What are the beatitude in Luke?

The four Beatitudes of Luke 6:20–23 read as follows: Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.

What does Luke say about justice?

A story in Luke 18:1-8 tells of a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people (a description in which the judge of the story even uses of himself). He is a person of power who is wearied by the cries of a widow who comes to him continually seeking justice and begging for help.

What does hunger and thirst for righteousness mean?

It says: “I want Him!” Hungering and thirsting after righteousness is a desire to be holy. It is a desire to walk in fellowship with Christ. A desire to be like Jesus.

What did Jesus teach us about justice?

Jesus said, “And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly” (Luke 18:7-8).

How justice was met in the story of the encounter of Jesus and Zacchaeus?

But for some reason, Zacchaeus was interested in seeing and hearing Jesus. His encounter with Jesus was transformative; it gave him a new commitment to economic justice. Zacchaeus volunteered to give half of his wealth to the poor and to pay back anyone he had defrauded four times the amount he took unfairly.

How can we live out the Beatitudes today?

Read the bible and completely open their heart and mind to the meaning of the passage. Interact with others, working not to show prejudice or bias. Do a good deed without expecting anything in return. Show kindness in everything they do.

How do the Beatitudes bring us closer to God?

In short, the beatitudes tell us that the good actions we do, we willl be rewarded in our afterlife, and through our lifetime, God will be there indirectly guiding us to him and Jesus Christ.

How do the Beatitudes make your life happy and better?

The beatitudes fundamentally tell us how to live our relationship with God. In Matthew’s version of the beatitudes, Jesus presents the foundation of God’s kingdom. Jesus offers us blessedness, the qualities of God’s reign that give us peace. This is different from happiness, which is merely a temporary feeling.