If the Beatitudes identify those God blesses, this section describes their impact.
To belong to the kingdom necessitates reflecting the kingdom through one’s life.
Application:
- Accept our identity.
- Assume the responsibility.
- Activate the engagement.
- Apprehend the warning.
Three Questions:
- Are we so separate from the world that we cannot make any difference?
- Are we so much like the world that there is not enough difference to make an impact?
- Are we so abhorrent to the world that we have no influence?