CT060 - Blessed are the Peacemakers
Apr 23, 2026 • Matthew Allen
In this episode, we close out the Beatitudes with Jesus' final declarations over peacemakers, the persecuted, and the reviled. We unpack a crucial distinction Jesus never makes explicit but clearly assumes: a peacemaker is not the same as a peacekeeper. One avoids conflict; the other steps into it with a goal of genuine reconciliation. Then Jesus pivots to something almost shocking — the righteous life will cost you something, and when it does, the right response is to rejoice. We close by pulling back to see all eight Beatitudes as a single portrait: not a checklist for earning the kingdom, but a description of the people the kingdom produces.