The Beatitudes | Developing Christian Character | Part 1

Read Matthew 5.1-12 Fourth Sunday After Epiphany Matthew’s account of Jesus’ Beatitude goes deep into the core of Christian character and identity. The question that Jesus is asking is, “Who are you?”  Jesus begins his sermon on the mount with the Beatitudes, eight statements that we have to be careful not to make some trite one-liners or something that we just put on the wall or the refrigerator door because it’s sweet and nice. These eight statements that Jesus makes are critical… to comprehending Christian character and identity.