Illustrated bible History - Catholic Apologetics Information

C?lhi'TER XSI.
The dcdaration orThy tvorils giwth li~llt ; :mtl givc!t.h tintlcrstnl~ding
to lillle on=.-Pt. lJS, 120.
N onc occasion, when Jesus saw n very great multittldc
0 gathered together to hear Ilim, 11~ welellt up into
a mountnin, ancl sat clown; arirl Jris diticiplcs were with
IIiln. Thc people placed thc~nsclvcs aronncl, ontl along the
eidcs of the mountnin, ~vnilir~g in rcupcctful silctlcc tilt IIe
commenced to s13caIc. Then hc taught thcm :
2: The Eight Beatiltti1es.-v Hlcsscd arc the poor in sy irit,
for theirs is 611c kingdom of hca~e~k. IUessotl nro tlsc muc!k,
for tIlcy din11 posscss tlio lnnrl, X3lasscdwc? thcy thntrnonr~~,
for tllr!y shrill be comfortotl. Blosscd nro tlic!y wllo Irnngcr
a~id thirst after jnsticc, for Uleg ~llall be fillctl. Rlcssccl are
tl~? rn~rciful, for they BII:I-I1 obtain mercy. 13lcssc~l arc tlle
clcall of licart, for they slinli see Gocl."
3. " Blcssed nrc the ~)enccmalccrs, for tlloy sllall BC called
thc cllilclren of Sod. Blcssed arc tlicy who suffer pcrsectltion
for justicc's%kc, for theirs is tlia Itingciom of licaven.
Hlcsscd are you, ~vhcn mctl ~Ilnll revilt? and ~lcrsec~~tc you,
xud'shnll sny all lrlrnncr of evil agdnst you falsely for My
s:llre ; rejoicc and be exceeding glad, bccausc your reward
is vcry great in heavcn."
4. The 'Vbcation of the AposSIes.-Then turning to His apostles
Ho said to them : " Yen are thc salt of the earth. 13ut if tlie
salt lose its snvor, wl'lercwith shall il; be snllecl ? It is good
for nothing any more, but to lrc cast out, xlld to be troddc~i
upon by men. You nro bl~e light of the n~orld. h city scnted
on n high ~nountain ca~mot be hicl; neither do me11 light s
candle nnd put it unt.lcr a, bushcl, but upon s ~tllscllcstidc, that
it may ggic light to all ~vho are in the- llouso.. So lot yrrltr
ligllt shinc.bcforc men, that ~11ey may me your good works,
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and glorify your Father who is in heavcn."
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