Lutheran Lens Commentary: Matthew 5:1-12

## Lutheran Lens Reading of Matthew 5:1-12

### Tradition-Specific Interpretation

We read Matthew 5:1-12 as both Law and Gospel. The Beatitudes expose our spiritual poverty, mourning, and meekness, which the Law reveals as our inability to fulfill God's demands. Yet, they also proclaim the Gospel as they promise the kingdom of heaven, comfort, and inheritance — gifts given freely in Christ. In this passage, we see the theology of the cross, where true blessedness is found not in glory but in suffering and dependence on God's grace.

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