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Beatitudes Not Commandments
- The Beatitudes are not commandments, as some interpret them.
- This is because commanding mourning seems illogical, especially given the historical context of Herod the Great.
Beatitudes as Ideals
- Viewing the Beatitudes as ideals or principles is better than seeing them as strict commands.
- However, striving for ideals like mourning or hungering for righteousness seems impractical.
Beatitudes Not for Admission
- The Beatitudes are not entrance requirements for a right relationship with God.
- Jesus contradicts this idea later in Matthew 5, suggesting righteousness surpassing the Pharisees is key.