Introduction
Matthew, also called Levi. Jesus Christ gave Matthew the apostle this name----Levi, it means “the gift of God”. This name also represent the transfer between his sinful past and his future (follow Lord Jesus Christ) and he is not just a gift of God,he is the gift others. He proved this later in Bible stories. Levi is the son of Alphaeus and the brother of James the Less. James the Less is also an apostle of Jesus Christ. The first time Matthew appear in the Holy Bible, he is in a tax booth on the main highway in Capernaum. According to Mary, “The site of Capernaum is on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, about one mile east of the Mount of the Beatitudes” (1). Capernaum is the most important place for Jesus activities in …show more content…
Look back to the story that Jesus Christ call for Matthew, when Jesus Christ said: “Follow me”. This verse impressed me(Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him) Matthew the apostle stood up and started to follow Jesus Christ without any hesitated. Matthew the apostle to do this needs a huge brave and strong faith. It is not easy to do this. Matthew not just lost his job. He lost everything around him after he follow Jesus. He might get a lot of money for his job and he can use this to do something else, such as marry someone, go travel by himself, even make a troop to build an empire. But when he faced the most important and difficult question in his life (this changed his whole life) he choose follow Jesus. When he follow Jesus, he never betray even until he will died because he is a Jesus follower. People might take days, months even years to consider to follow Jesus Christ and God our Father or not. People should be regretted about this because God sent his only son ------ Jesus Christ to save us. Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sin. (Matthew 27:34-37 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is Jesus, the king of the
Matthew, also called Levi. Jesus Christ gave Matthew the apostle this name----Levi, it means “the gift of God”. This name also represent the transfer between his sinful past and his future (follow Lord Jesus Christ) and he is not just a gift of God,he is the gift others. He proved this later in Bible stories. Levi is the son of Alphaeus and the brother of James the Less. James the Less is also an apostle of Jesus Christ. The first time Matthew appear in the Holy Bible, he is in a tax booth on the main highway in Capernaum. According to Mary, “The site of Capernaum is on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, about one mile east of the Mount of the Beatitudes” (1). Capernaum is the most important place for Jesus activities in …show more content…
Look back to the story that Jesus Christ call for Matthew, when Jesus Christ said: “Follow me”. This verse impressed me(Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him) Matthew the apostle stood up and started to follow Jesus Christ without any hesitated. Matthew the apostle to do this needs a huge brave and strong faith. It is not easy to do this. Matthew not just lost his job. He lost everything around him after he follow Jesus. He might get a lot of money for his job and he can use this to do something else, such as marry someone, go travel by himself, even make a troop to build an empire. But when he faced the most important and difficult question in his life (this changed his whole life) he choose follow Jesus. When he follow Jesus, he never betray even until he will died because he is a Jesus follower. People might take days, months even years to consider to follow Jesus Christ and God our Father or not. People should be regretted about this because God sent his only son ------ Jesus Christ to save us. Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sin. (Matthew 27:34-37 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is Jesus, the king of the