What Does It Mean To Say That Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

In Jesus’s time on earth, he was a revolutionary who disrupted the status quo and provided an example for how we could all love one another, how we think about people who have been looked down upon, and what it means to sacrifice oneself for something you believe in. He stayed true to his beliefs and preached the goodness of God’s kingdom. An important quality of Jesus’s was he was a consoler. His caring qualities are illustrated in Matthew Chapter 8. Jesus was teaching on a mountain and was followed by great crowds. As he descended the mountain, a leper approached him and Jesus cures the man’s leprosy. To promote the kingdom of God he so firmly believes in, Jesus brings consolation to people who are suffering. The Gospels portray Jesus as a benevolent man who …show more content…
He taught about the kingdom of God and this is evident when he presents the beatitudes. In Matthew’s gospel, he preaches, “ Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3). Jesus is teaching that poor in spirit means that we understand that God is responsible for our existence and for the continuance of our existence. To be Poor in spirit entails that we understand the need for good and the importance of understanding God’s love for us. The beatitudes tell us the way of Jesus and it is beyond going upon eternal life; it means undergoing a change to come to know who Jesus is and imitate his way of life. He promises that if we follow what he teaches, we will find eternal life in the kingdom of god. Jesus believed so strongly in the kingdom of God, he gave his life up: “For Christ died for sins once and for all, a good man on behalf of sinners, in order to lead you to God. He was put to death physically, but made alive spiritually (1 Peter 3:18). The Kingdom of God and the cross are held together by Christ, the one who reigns over the kingdom and suffers on the