Thursday, April 07, 2005

Matthew Bible Study Begin Be-attitude

Walking around work barefoot chomppin' snap peas...

So I started on the quest to find some back ground on Jesus in the Bible. I was hit this morning with the thoughts that Jesus moves around twice- that's not a big deal to many people but to me it is. I have been uprooted many times and lost every friendship I held dear (you don't write too many letters to your friends when you are 5). Perhaps this was training for future statements such as,

Matthew12: 46 As Jesus was speaking to the crowd, his mother and brothers were outside, wanting to talk with him. 47Someone told Jesus, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, and they want to speak to you."
48Jesus asked, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?" 49Then he pointed to his disciples and said, "These are my mother and brothers. 50Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!"

Hmmmmm.

The other thing that really struck me is that I didn't find the Be-attitudes in two other gospels and in Luke 6 we get this shortened version (NLT):

The Beatitudes 20Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said, "God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is given to you.
21 God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God blesses you who weep now, for the time will come when you will laugh with joy.
22 God blesses you who are hated and excluded and mocked and cursed because you are identified with me, the Son of Man. 23"When that happens, rejoice! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were also treated that way by your ancestors.

Followed quickly by (NLT):

Sorrows Foretold 24 "What sorrows await you who are rich, for you have your only happiness now.
25 What sorrows await you who are satisfied and prosperous now, for a time of awful hunger is before you. What sorrows await you who laugh carelessly, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.
26 What sorrows await you who are praised by the crowds, for their ancestors also praised false prophets.

I don't know -did anyone else reference other places in the Bible?

1 comment:

little miss said...

Cool- did you find that reference under the Matthew be-attitudes? I assume that you would go there but don't want to assume.