The Beatitudes vs. The Dispensation of Grace

The beatitudes are written to the Jewish nation, Israel. It is not directly written to the church, the Body of Christ, for today. All of the beatitudes are conditional in nature. It tells the Jews that if they are this or if they do this, then they will receive blessing. If they don't do what is commanded, then they won't receive the blessing. The Mosaic Law itself was a conditional covenant or contract telling the Jews do certain things. And if they didn't, then they would be cursed, not blessed.

Today, however, during the Dispensation of Grace God is showing His love toward us even if we don't follow His perfect law. For the Scriptures tells us that we are all sinners and can't follow God's law perfectly (Rom. 3:19-23). But, God has shown His mercy because He loves us and by grace, He has provided salvation as well as all spiritual blessings as a free gift. The only requirement is if we believe in Him as our Lord and Savior. If we believe that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day, then we will be saved. Our salvation is not based on any work that we do (Eph. 2:8,9), but what God has done through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross.

Beatitudes vs. Dispensation of Grace