The Gospel Of Matthew: Transition Into The New Testament

The Gospel of Matthew has many interesting stories within it. Matthew is the first book in the transition from the Old Testament into the New Testament. Matthew starts off with the wonderful conception and birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. He writes, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 1:20. He praises Joseph for not leaving Mary; he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary home as his wife, where she had their son who they named Jesus. Although this was an important story in the Gospel of Matthew, one thing that stood out to me the most was Matthew chapters 5-7. This is named the Sermon on the Mount. This is where Jesus speaks to his followers, and becomes very well known. With his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ …show more content…
In these three chapters, Jesus is addressing the people and how they should live their lives to glorify Him. He speaks of how we should not do things in public so that others will know, but rather behind closed doors, and for this He will reward you. “ But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen, Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you,” Matthew 6:6. After telling of how you should pray in secret to your Father, he speaks of how you should pray and introduces the Lord’s Prayer. In the coming verses he speaks of fasting, adultery, and judging others. One of my favorite versus in the Bible happens to be in Matthew; Matthew 6:34 “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” I always use this as a daily reminder of not to worry too