The Beatitudes and the Ten Commandments
John Myhill suggests ‘Blessings and Grace not Orders and Tests’
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.
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