Ye Do you want this blessing, with this Ye

Verses The Blessing The Precondition No No

s precondition? s
Are you willing to completely be
humble before God, realising your
Matt Blessed are the poor in spirit, for Yours will be the kingdom
Are you poor in spirit? own sin and spiritual emptiness,
5:3 theirs is the kingdom of heaven. of God
relying on Him in everything and not
be proud or judgmental?
Matt Blessed are those who mourn, for they Have you wept about your sins, in the
You will be comforted Are you mourning?
5:4 shall be comforted. presence of the Lord?
Matt Blessed are the meek, for they shall Do you consider revenge when you
You shall inherit the earth Are you meek?
5:5 inherit the earth. are injured?
Do you insist your rights be upheld
when you suffer injustice?
Are you reminded about your
reputation when you are insulted?
Blessed are those who hunger and Are you desperate for Are you willing to suffer injustice, or
Matt You shall be satisfied with
thirst for righteousness, for they shall righteousness that you to be moved to speak out for those
5:6 righteousness
be satisfied. hunger and thirst for it? who suffer in silence?
The Beatitudes

Can you be merciful to those who

Matt Blessed are the merciful, for they shall Are you merciful to don't deserve mercy? Can you not
You shall receive mercy
5:7 receive mercy. others? seek to get back at them that make
you suffer?
Can you make a covenant not to sin
Matt Blessed are the pure in heart, for they with your eyes or hands, with your
You shall see God Are you pure in heart?
5:8 shall see God. mind or your body? Do you want to
do that at all?
Are you willing to be in the midst of
Matt Blessed are the peacemakers, for they You shall be called Sons conflict situations and stive to bring
Are you a peacemaker?
5:9 shall be called sons of God. of God about peace, while not adding to the
problem?
Blessed are those who are persecuted Are you persecuted for Are you willing to be persecuted, not
Matt Yours is the kingdom of
for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the sake of congratulated by people, when you
5:10 heaven
the kingdom of heaven. righteousness? are righteous?
 Ye Do you want this blessing, with this Ye
Verses The Blessing The Precondition No No
s precondition? s
Blessed are you when others revile
Do others revile,
you and persecute you and utter all
persecute and utter all
Matt kinds of evil against you falsely on my Your reward in heaven is Are you willing to be ridiculed, have
kinds of evil against you
5:11- account. Rejoice and be glad, for your great, so rejoice and be violence upon, because you love
because of your faith in
12 reward is great in heaven, for so they glad now itself Jesus?
Jesus and your right
persecuted the prophets who were
proclamation of Him?
before you.