Mount Sinai. Photo: Photo: Jesper Särnesjö / flickr CC.
Mount Sinai. Photo: Photo: Jesper Särnesjö / flickr CC.
How do different faiths view the concepts of ‘commandment, beatitude and salvation’? I believe that we can move towards an understanding that can be helpful to Quakers. It has long been accepted that there are parallels between the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes along the following lines. Parallels From the exclusivity of ‘no other gods but me’ to the poor (or poor in spirit) entering the kingdom of Heaven, it is not hard to see Jesus teaching that cleverness and wealth are the gods chosen by most people; whilst those who choose poverty know their dependence on God.
"If you truly want to be led you must put yourself in a position that allows following" (PYM)
Though written within a Quaker and Christian context, this book can be used by anyone of any religious faith or secular inclination. The only requirement is a desire to follow, to be guided by, to align with the richness of the ineffable, which this book calls "the Way". This book seeks nothing less than to aid readers in aligning their lives with the same power and richness that animated the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
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