'Seeing the crowds, He went onto the Mountain. And when he was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He began to speak. This is what he taught them...' (Matthew 5:1)
Jesus taught us the Beatitudes (blessings) on what we call today: the Sermon On the Mount! This was Jesus' first sermon he ever gave. Jesus' attitudes were shown to the people through the beatitudes. Today, there are many reasons in the world that make it hard to live according to the Beatitudes of Jesus such as worldly temptations. People need to be able develop these beatitudes and ways of living in order to be able to more readily notice and understand the Holy Spirit and Its guiding ways and therefore, overcome other temptations. Jesus gave us His attitudes through the Beatitudes so that we may try to live according to them and therefore be able to hear the Holy Spirit; so that we can make our way to heaven. We can now try to live as Jesus lived by following the Beatitudes He gave us!!!
The Beatitudes each have a matching Gift of the Holy Spirit. These gifts help us to live each Beatitude to its fullest and ultimately reaching the goal of experiencing heaven on earth and going to heaven. Sometimes it can be hard to understand the Beatitudes today and their relevance today, so let's find out more...
Jesus taught us the Beatitudes (blessings) on what we call today: the Sermon On the Mount! This was Jesus' first sermon he ever gave. Jesus' attitudes were shown to the people through the beatitudes. Today, there are many reasons in the world that make it hard to live according to the Beatitudes of Jesus such as worldly temptations. People need to be able develop these beatitudes and ways of living in order to be able to more readily notice and understand the Holy Spirit and Its guiding ways and therefore, overcome other temptations. Jesus gave us His attitudes through the Beatitudes so that we may try to live according to them and therefore be able to hear the Holy Spirit; so that we can make our way to heaven. We can now try to live as Jesus lived by following the Beatitudes He gave us!!!
The Beatitudes each have a matching Gift of the Holy Spirit. These gifts help us to live each Beatitude to its fullest and ultimately reaching the goal of experiencing heaven on earth and going to heaven. Sometimes it can be hard to understand the Beatitudes today and their relevance today, so let's find out more...