Dying for God

Holy Trinity Winchester Podcast · Feb 17, 2025 · 15m

Introduction: The BeatitudesThere are all sorts of things that could be said about the Beatitudes by way of introduction, but I would like to note only two of them:Firstly, the Beatitudes speak to us of the countercultural nature of the Kingdom of God and therefore the life of discipleship. The first group of people – the poor, the hungry, those who weep and are persecuted – are the ones who would be thought of in our world as cursed not blessed. And the second group – the rich, the full, the praised – are those who would be considered blessed and not cursed. And yet, as far as Jesus is…