10 февр. 2019 г. · Blessed are you who are poor, hungry, sad, and expendable. Woe to you who are rich, full, happy, and popular. This week's Gospel in a nutshell.

In Greek usage, it expressed the happy, untroubled state of the gods, and then more generally, the happiness of the rich who are free from care. In the Greek ...

26 янв. 2012 г. · In every day, our responses to every minor blessing and woe reveal what we are living for. Always live for the treasures that are ultimate.

16 янв. 2023 г. · The four states of blessedness directly correspond with the four woes – poor/rich, hungry/full, weeping/laughing, hated/respected.

Luke's version is a mere 32 verses, compared to the 107 verses in Matthew. They both have to with blessings, though Luke contrasts these blessings with woes . .

10 окт. 2010 г. · To be blessed means that you are favored by God. And this favored status shows up in what is given: possession of the kingdom, being satisfied, laughing, and ...

In the Sermon on the Plain, Jesus gives four blessings (Luke 6:20–23). He also offers four corresponding woes: promises of coming hardships. Where Jesus ...

Big idea: Those who embrace the value system of the kingdom of God receive blessing rather than condemnation.

3 окт. 2024 г. · In Luke, we have four blessings and four woes. They describe varied circumstances of life, along with faithful or unfaithful responses.

The beatitudes and woes have a similar purpose to. Deuteronomy 28 where the antithetical blessings and curses urge Israel to be obedient to their God and King.