Brewing Theology With Teer

February 20, 2022Luke 6:27-38Blessed are the poor.Blessed are the hungry.Blessed are those who weep.Blessed are you when you are hated.Woe to the rich.Woe to the full.Woe to those who laugh or mock.Woe to those who are falsely propped up.Blessed are you, the one overlooked by the world.Woe to you who cannot see beyond your pride and self-interest.Blessed are you, the one deemed a loser by the standards of the world.And woe to you who insist on those standards being kept.In this flip, Jesus declares a new way of living and being. Jesus is not offering a list of character qualities for us to aspire toward. No, Jesus’ opening words in the Sermon on the Plain create a new list of contrasts between the kingdom of Caesar and the Kingdom of God with the implications of Jesus’ flip detailed in our scripture reading.Love your enemies. No thanks. I can barely love my neighbors.Bless those who curse you. I would rather pass. They can have their blessing when they stop their cursing.Pray for those who abuse you. Maybe ne