Scaer, David P.,  1936- <br/><br/>
The Sermon on the Mount :  the church's first statement of the Gospel / 
David P. Scaer. 
 - St. Louis, MO :  Concordia Pub. House,  c2000. 
 - 272 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-272). 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The church's first statement of the Gospel -- The speaker of the sermon -- The Beatitudes--Christology and ecclesiology -- The presence of Christ in his church -- Old Testament as authority fulfilled in Jesus -- Necessity of reconciliation -- Adultery, evil thoughts, and excommunication -- A hard saying--the marriage ethic -- Speaking in God's presence -- Retaliation made impossible by the atonement -- The complete reconciliation -- The giving of alms--church offerings -- The rubric on prayer -- A brief treatise on fasting -- The treasures in heaven -- The total allegiance -- The little sermon within the sermon -- Life in the church -- The sacred and the holy -- Proper prayer -- The Golden rule -- The two ways -- The false prophets -- The final judgment -- Surviving the judgment -- The sermon's conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0570052548 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00009527 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Sermon on the mount--Commentaries.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BT 380.2  / S29 2000