Beatitudes <> Human Dignity?

Question

How are Beatitudes having a relation to Human Dignity?

Please help my fellow friends:)

Thanks so much

Answer 1

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Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
People who can not get enough of GOD, People who know their true state before GOD almighty. This would wipe out 95% of our Christian Pride problems.

Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth
Again this will wipe out the Pride problem.

Now we come to the Yahoo R&S Verse. We need to OWN this verse here.
Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Mat 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Amen Amen and Amen! WhOOoo HoOO!

Answer 2

these are indications of how spirituality/spiritual forces operate, eg. those who are humble and dont seek 2 possess the earth are the ones who will receive it.

human dignity is maintained on a spiritual level (i guess) by adhering to authentic principles (authentic as in they actually reflect how the universe operates), but i wouldnt worry abt dignity, i'd rather focus on being authentic

Answer 3

In Christianity the most virtues deeds are those that have in mind the betterment of another, even if that means you have to take a loss or suffer pain to build someone else up.

The quest for human dignity is deceiving. It tells us we ought to be treated better. "I deserve better treatment than that." Pride always drives us to want to look great, or feel great about ourselves, at the expense of others. Jesus did not care what people thought of him or how they treated him, his greatest concern was honoring his Father.

In short, the Beatitude's relation to dignity is that it reveals to us that in God's eyes the demand to be respected or thought well of is a lesser known side of the human sin problem. Submission to suffering to make someone else great is viewed as normal behavior in heaven. But on earth it is viewed as abnormal and stupid. That is we have such a hard time swallowing passages like Matthew 5, our culture makes sin look normal and righteousness look abnormal.