Title The Character Of A Christian: A Study of the Beatitudes Author William F. Wagner Synopsis The Beatitudes are the first twelve verses of the Sermon on the Mount, which is presented in chapters five through seven of Matthew's Gospel. Many scholars consider the Sermon on the Mount to be a collection of the sayings, teaching, and preaching of Jesus in various places during His life time, as some quotations from it may be found in the other three Gospels. The wisdom of the Sermon on the Mount was given to Jesus' disciples to help them evidence the differences the life of one who has been "born from above" should be to verify citizenship in the Kingdom of Heaven. The Beatitudes are not regulations proscribed for a follower of Jesus, but guides in relationships with all people under diverse circumstances. The most important of the theological interpretations of conviction, repentance, submission, commitment, compassion, forgiveness, purity, peace and persecution are presented in simplistic ways to inspire the followers of Jesus to demonstrate the Presence of the God of love in their lives. The behavior of those who claim Jesus as Savior and Lord of their lives should evidence the qualities and principles that are presented in the Beatitudes, as the foundation of the religious focus of living in the Image of Jesus. Biography William F. Wagner is a native of Georgia, was privileged to spend his childhood in Georgia, Tennessee, some summers in Texas, and moved to Nashville, TN where his mother was a high school teacher, caterer, and employee of the Baptist Sunday School Board as a music typographer. He accepted Christ when he was six years old, was baptized by Dr. W. F. Powell in the First Baptist Church of Nashville, and was ordained when he was nineteen after he graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, Where he majored in Greek, then went to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, at which he became grader for Dr. McDowell in N. T. Greek, and from which he received two degrees. He then went on to become Associate Pastor of the Citadel Square Baptist Church in Charleston, SC, where he met Mary Platt who would become his wife in June, 1953. He then pastored three Baptist churches in Alabama, before moving to Virginia to pastor three Baptist churches in northern Virginia before his retirement in 1990. He presently serves as Director of Telos Ministries, Inc. to prisoners in 35 states. His son is a computer technician at Fairfax Co. Department of Education, and one foster son is a missionary in Brazil. Mr. Wagner continues to write pamphlets relating to Biblical interpretations, and seeks to help all persons to develop a personal relationship with Jesus.

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