For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, the demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere." Blessed are the merciful" in a courtroom? "Blessed are the peacemakers" in the Pentagon? Give me a break!. Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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The Beatitudes are a set of lessons to be learned from Jesus' teachings that he preached. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught that we should be merciful and peacemakers. The Beatitudes are actually a collection of lessons from Jesus that he gave his followers to live by.

Source: A Man Without A Country

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