Beatitudes

Beatitudes, commandments, and the code of Hammurabi have their differences and their similarities. I will be talking about how the 3 are the same and different. I will begin with the similarities and then switch over to the differences. Let’s jump right in! Settling peace is a common theme between the 3 holy topics. The 3 of them show their paths to peace in different ways, for example, in the code of Hammurabi, it says that basically if you do something that is morally not right then you will…

heaven or am I out?” Scot McKnight rightly identifies that the Beatitudes are a sweeping “manifesto of a kingdom way of life.” In proclaiming the characteristics of kingdom dwellers, not only does Jesus flip the table on his listeners’ image of the kingdom, but also he largely identifies those who are “in” and those who are not. It was critical for the listeners as it is for the readers…

Erin Tevnan The Beatitudes G Morality The Beatitudes were giving by Jesus on how to live life happily. The one Beatitude I find most appealing is “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Being meek is being patient, not easily angered and not thinking of yourself too highly. They would make sure people knew what they were doing for God. God is looking for us to do these things without putting on a show for others but doing it just for God, not for approval or…

Indigenous Australians and African American people lived out the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes from the 1950s to today. The purpose of the Ten Commandments is to point out sin as Paul informs us in Romans 7:7, and they also begin with our demonstrated relationship with God and end with our relationships with others. The purpose of the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5:1-12 is to inspire people to act in certain ways. In times of adversity and injustice morality existed, and civil rights and…

The Beatitudes Versus (Social) Media Social media is everywhere. It constantly appears in our daily lives, and we accept it and normal living. Included with it’s popularity, however, is a lot of advertising and showing off. When someone uses social media, like Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat, they share their lives with the world. However, social media users only share the best things about their lives, making their lives seem much more important and glamorous to someone viewing their page or…

The Beatitudes, The Ten Commandments, and The Code of Hammurabi are all very well known and religious texts, but all are very different. The Beatitudes and the Ten Commandments are both focused around the catholic religion, while the code of hammurabi is a preserved babylonian religious code from ancient mesopotamia. They all describe things that we should do while living our lives. The Code of hammurabi is the first set of laws ever made, they were inscribed on a pillar with a picture of…

Calcutta, she possessed true humbleness and embraced humility in her work. She is an excellent model of how one should live out The Beatitudes. The Beatitudes are the centerpiece of the Sermon on the Mount and throughout the existence of the Church have been central to Catholic moral theology. "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” This beatitude reflects how one should be selfless and live their life they…

individuals who got inspiration from God, it is the revelation that lets us know what is really good and evil. We have different scriptures in the Bible that tell us how to live and treat others such as Exodus 20 that talks about the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, in 1 Corinthians 10:24, it says “Let no one then seek his own good and…

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”(Matthew 5:9) In simpler terms, those who make peace will be known as God’s children. This is the seventh Beatitude that Jesus preached in His Sermon on the Mount. A Beatitude is a characteristic in which we can learn from. Most people strive to become peacemakers or help contribute to world peace in some significant way. To help people succeed in becoming peacemakers, God has given us peace through Him. The Bible provides a…

D., 1975, p. 113).Their hunger cannot be satisfied with things of this world, it can only be satisfied by God as Psalm 90:14 says “Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” The first four beatitudes are concerned with waiting, as G.E.P. Cox, (. Cox ,G.E.P ,1952) says, the poor in spirit, the mournful, the meek, the hungry and thirsty are waiting for the promise of the kingdom of heaven to come true for them. Or as , Herschel H. Hobbs says,…