Gospel of Matthew

Similarities occur in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke in that they are both telling the same narrative, with minor differences, however. Each story is from a different point of view, way of looking at things, and each author chose to highlight different parts of His birth story. Matthew gives more attention to Joseph and His lineage while Luke gives more attention to Mary and is also the only Gospel account in which “Gentile Magi come and worship the Christ Child” (Blomberg, 2009, p.149). In…

Christian back then and even now. The way Christians live and the way they represent God has not changed and it shows that if you live the way God wants you to and bless people in your ways you will be blessed and greater rewards are waiting for you. Matthew 5:1-12 states, When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a hill and sat down. His followers came to him, and he began to teach them, saying: “They are blessed who realize their spiritual poverty, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.…

We must understand that the Bible is a unified story, and without understanding the different connections it makes, none of it will make sense. 3. In Matthew’s gospel, the author is well aware of this fact. A. He aims to show his audience that Jesus completely fulfills the…

Matthew 24:45-51 describes the story with a servant whose master is away. The parable has two outcome; if the servant is faithful and do what he was assigned for then it is good; however, if the servant choose to disobey and “beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards” then he will be punished severely (NIV Bible, Matthew 24:49). Jesus was giving a warning for Christian underneath the actions of the servant. In the story, the master is Jesus himself, the Son of Man, but in this…

Testament because no two gospels are the same, and the Q source can be used to understand where differences and abnormalities come from. Fulfillment Citation- A fulfillment citation is a piece of text that contains a paraphrased line from a prophet, describing how a messianic figure fulfills said prophecy. These are important when studying the New Testament for understanding how the Hebrew Bible was being used to certify Jesus as a legitimate masiah. The Gospel according to Matthew and Mark…

Each of the four gospels share the answers of who Jesus is and what he has done for us in four distinctively different ways. Through stories, letters, and reoccurring parables, if one does not understand Jesus’ identity and his divine works through one gospel, they can look to another to gain a clearer understanding. The story where the question of paying taxes to Caesar is posed to Jesus appears in all three Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Each Synoptic has a different way of…

The Events Leading Up to Jesus’ Birth When did man, as we know man, really start? Our faith tells us it started with Adam and Eve. God gave instructions to Adam and then to Eve. However, temptations set upon them and they made a bad choice. The angel Gabriel, said to Zechariah, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife Elizabeth will have a son, and you will name him John” (Luke 1:13, NIV). Zechariah was told that his wife Elizabeth, who was unable to bear children,…

Why do I keep saying “daily” when talking about bearing fruit? The fruit of the spirit is one of the ways in which we stand out from the rest of humanity as followers of Jesus and bearers of the gospel, therefore it is important that we bear that fruit and stand out. Like our faith in God, spiritual fruit needs to be something others can see on a daily basis. Sure there are days when it might take a lot of effort for someone to see that we are gentle…

qualities are illustrated in Matthew Chapter 8. Jesus was teaching on a mountain and was followed by great crowds. As he descended the mountain, a leper approached him and Jesus cures the man’s leprosy. To promote the kingdom of God he so firmly believes in, Jesus brings consolation to people who are suffering. The Gospels portray Jesus as a benevolent man who…

in God, they would believe what Jesus said when He stated, I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. Believing that Jesus is the Son of the living God and the Messiah (Matthew 16:18) means believing, trusting and doing His every Word. Jesus is not the Messiah without being the Son of God and Jesus…