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The Beatitudes
The upshot of the Beatitudes is a complete inversion of the attitude popularly known in our culture as “machismo.”
In fact, this attitude is not limited to a particular culture but characterizes humanity’s self-centered, self-arrogating pride which invariably seeks personal security and survival above the good of others.
We are enabled to invert these natural, worldly values only when we recognize that God will in turn invert our marginalized status and grant eternal compensation.
This is not to promote works-righteousness; Jesus is addressing those already professing discipleship (5:1).
But, like James among the Epistles, Matthew is the one Gospel to emphasize most the changed life that must flow from commitment to Christ.
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