Beatitudes

Question 1

The beatitudes are…

Answer 1

a foundational passage for Christian ethics.

Question 2

Beatitudes: the name given to

Answer 2

Beatitudes is the name given to the famous and definitive part of the Sermon on the Mount.

Question 3

B describes a life…

Answer 3

Beatitudes, as noted in Matthew 5:2-12 and Luke 6:20-26 the Sermon on the Plain, describes a life directed towards saintliness and holiness.

Question 4

B provides a model . ..

Answer 4

 Beatitudes provide a model for Christian life.

Question 5

B- an ethical stance . . .

Answer 5

Beatitudes provide an ethical stance which stands in contrast to the dominant or pervading culture of the time.

Question 6

Inversion of values . ..

Answer 6

Inversion of values eg things that are often regarded as having no value according to the dominant culture are celebrated and affirmed in the reign of God eg the poor deserve as much love as the powerful or wealthy.

Question 7

B- warning against:

Answer 7

Provide a warning against an approach to life which values only material or earthly strength and power.

Question 8

Sermon on the mount:

Answer 8

Provides other important guidance for Christian ethics than the Beatitudes.
Luke 6:27 asks us to “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you”.
Similarly Matthew 5:39 instructs us that “When a person strikes you on the right cheek, turn and offer him the other”.