Sunday Sermon 2023 In the Year of the Rabbit - Divine Principle and Beatitudes a comparison - Part 1 of 2 - v 2 — de Paulis

• Birth • Boy Jesus – in the Temple • 30,31,32 - Teaching • Crucifixion • Resurrection

• 30-33 age = 3 years preaching

• 4 Gospels, Letters of Paul, Rev.of John

• 30-33 age = 3 years preaching

• 4 Gospels, Letters of Paul, Rev.of John

• Beatitudes - The 8 Blessings - Sermon of the Mount

Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant. His famous sermon from a hill representing Mount Zion is considered by many Christian scholars to be similar to the proclamation of the Old Covenant by Moses from Mount Sinai.

Sermon of the Mount

• In Christianity, the Beatitudes (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: Beatitudines) are a set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

Sermon of the Mount

• In Christianity, the Beatitudes (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: Beatitudines) are a set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

• The term Beatitude comes from the Latin adjective beatus which means happy, fortunate, or blissful.

Sermon of the Mount

• In Christianity, the Beatitudes (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: Beatitudines) are a set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

• The term Beatitude comes from the Latin adjective beatus which means happy, fortunate, or blissful.

• The teachings are expressed as eight blessings in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew.

Sermon of the Mount

• In Christianity, the Beatitudes (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: Beatitudines) are a set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

• The term Beatitude comes from the Latin adjective beatus which means happy, fortunate, or blissful.

• The teachings are expressed as eight blessings in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew.

• Four similar blessings appear in the Sermon on the Plain in Luke and are followed by four woes that mirror the blessings.

Sermon of the Mount

• Each Beatitude consists of two phrases: the condition and the result.

Sermon of the Mount

• Each Beatitude consists of two phrases: the condition and the result.

• In almost all cases the phrases used are familiar from an Old Testament context, but in the sermon Jesus elevates them to new teachings.

Sermon of the Mount

• Each Beatitude consists of two phrases: the condition and the result.

• In almost all cases the phrases used are familiar from an Old Testament context, but in the sermon Jesus elevates them to new teachings.

• Together, the Beatitudes present a new set of Christian ideals that focus on love and humility rather than force and exaction.

Sermon of the Mount

• Each Beatitude consists of two phrases: the condition and the result.

• In almost all cases the phrases used are familiar from an Old Testament context, but in the sermon Jesus elevates them to new teachings.

• Together, the Beatitudes present a new set of Christian ideals that focus on love and humility rather than force and exaction.

• They echo the highest ideals of the teachings of Jesus on mercy; spirituality and compassion.

Jesus commissioning the Twelve Apostles. Painted 1481

Jeong Hyun Pak

The Meaning of the Eight Beatitudes

March 1986 from a sermon by Jeong Hyun Pak

• Jesus used very symbolic and poetic words, but through knowing the Principle and our True Parents we can clearly understand what he meant by these eight blessings.

• What is the goal of faith?

• Jesus used very symbolic and poetic words, but through knowing the Principle and our True Parents we can clearly understand what he meant by these eight blessings.

• What is the goal of faith? • To meet God?

• Jesus used very symbolic and poetic words, but through knowing the Principle and our True Parents we can clearly understand what he meant by these eight blessings.

• What is the goal of faith? • To meet God? • To prepare to meet the Messiah?

• Jesus used very symbolic and poetic words, but through knowing the Principle and our True Parents we can clearly understand what he meant by these eight blessings.

• What is the goal of faith? • To meet God? • To prepare to meet the Messiah?

• There’s a very easy answer. My understanding of our goal is to become beautiful sons and daughters of God and to establish God’s Kingdom of Heaven on earth.

• Matthew 5:1-12 is a very famous and meaningful passage — called the Beatitudes, or the Eight Blessings.

• Jesus promised eight kinds of blessings.

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit - Matthew 5:3

Both the first and fourth Beatitudes refer to our inner desires and aspirations.

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit - Matthew 5:3

Both the first and fourth Beatitudes refer to our inner desires and aspirations.

The first Beatitude focuses on “the poor in spirit,” who recognize that they are sinful and hunger after God’s love, truth, and blessings.

2. Blessed are those who mourn - Matthew 5:4

The Principle teaches, however, that God is our Parent, and that He lost Adam and Eve, and is therefore very lonely and sad.

2. Blessed are those who mourn - Matthew 5:4

The Principle teaches, however, that God is our Parent, and that He lost Adam and Eve, and is therefore very lonely and sad.

Thus, we find the real God when we too feel mournful and sad. God’s position is not absolutely powerful — He lost His ideal, His dream, and His children, and has suffered and sacrificed thousands of years for His sons and daughters.

3. Blessed are the meek - Matthew 5:5

As Paul expressed in Philippians 2:5-7, we should keep God and Jesus in mind, deny our own desires in the same way that

3. Blessed are the meek - Matthew 5:5

As Paul expressed in Philippians 2:5-7, we should keep God and Jesus in mind, deny our own desires in the same way that

Jesus “emptied himself, taking the form of a servant’ and gratefully follow God’s heart and plan for us.

4. Blessed are those who hunger for righteousness - Matthew 5:6,

If we are hungry, then God will fill us. The Principle teaches that righteousness means living centred on God. If we live this way, Satan leaves us.

4. Blessed are those who hunger for righteousness - Matthew 5:6,

If we are hungry, then God will fill us. The Principle teaches that righteousness means living centred on God. If we live this way, Satan leaves us.

As Proverbs 12:28 says, “In the path of righteousness is life, but the way of error leads to death.” Only along the path of goodness do we find immortality.

5. Blessed are the merciful - Matthew 5:7

God wants to work through me for the sake of others. If only my family is righteous, it still isn’t enough. We must also enable all those around us to become righteous.

5. Blessed are the merciful - Matthew 5:7

God wants to work through me for the sake of others. If only my family is righteous, it still isn’t enough. We must also enable all those around us to become righteous.

Therefore, with our tongue, our hands, and our feet we must be merciful and express true love for others. If we live centred on God and love, we can create a righteous society.

6. Blessed are the pure in heart - Matthew 5:8

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God“ Have you seen God?

6. Blessed are the pure in heart - Matthew 5:8

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God“ Have you seen God?

If we have a pure heart, mind, and character – that is, if we overcome our selfishness and make ourselves into a holy temple — then God will come. If I’m a perfect minus, then a perfect plus will come.

6. Blessed are the pure in heart - Matthew 5:8

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God“ Have you seen God?

We need a deep prayer life, we need to shed tears, sweat, and blood, and we need to oust Satan completely from our lives in order to become pure.

7. Blessed are the peacemakers - Matthew 5:10

If a husband and wife are united in heart, there is peace. If not, there is no peace at all.

7. Blessed are the peacemakers - Matthew 5:10

If a husband and wife are united in heart, there is peace. If not, there is no peace at all.

People today are more anxious than ever for peace on every level, from the individual to the nation to the world.

7. Blessed are the peacemakers - Matthew 5:10

If a husband and wife are united in heart, there is peace. If not, there is no peace at all.

People today are more anxious than ever for peace on every level, from the individual to the nation to the world.

We need peaceful relationships with others and with God, horizontally and vertically.

8. Blessed are those who are persecuted - Matthew 5:10

To become God’s sons and daughters is not enough.

8. Blessed are those who are persecuted - Matthew 5:10

To become God’s sons and daughters is not enough.

We must kick out Satan not only from ourselves but from the world.

8. Blessed are those who are persecuted - Matthew 5:10

To become God’s sons and daughters is not enough.

We must kick out Satan not only from ourselves but from the world.

We will inevitably suffer in the eyes of the world for the sake of our cause, but we need to create a total environment in which God can live and express Himself.

 Blessed are the poor in spirit  Blessed are those who mourn  Blessed are the meek  Blessed are those who hunger for righteousness  Blessed are the merciful  Blessed are the pure in heart  Blessed are the peacemakers  Blessed are those who are persecuted Source: www.tparents.org/Library/Unification/Talks/Jpak/jPak-860300.htm

Sermon on the Plain – Luke 6:20-22 The Four Beatitudes

* Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.

* Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.

* Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

* Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, bacause of the Son of Man.

Sermon on the Plain – Luke 6:24-26 The Four Woes

* Woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

* Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry.

* Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

* Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how the ancestors treated the falce prophets.

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Remember the beauty in Gods nature is there to inspire the most Holy original inside us all! Have a great Blessed week. Prepared for 2nd gen inspiration by Bengt de Paulis.