Matthew the Evangelist

The Setting of the Parable Both the placement of the parable in the Bible and when the parable took place in Jesus’ life are important in understanding the meaning of the parable. While Mark’s version of the Parable of the Wicked Tenants is regarded as the closest to the synoptic traditions source (De Moor 63), it is Matthew’s placement of the parable that is most significant. The parable is sandwiched by two other parables: the Parable of the Two sons and the Parable of the Marriage Feast. All…

apply to all theories of Gospel authorship. If Luke and Matthew used Mark to write their gospels, this would have been beneficial because it helps them to construct a better gospel for their own purpose. Mark was incredibly short and concise and helped construct the foundation of the Jesus Story. It did not contain many extraneous details (due to its urgent eschatology) and served as a source for Matthew and Luke. Retelling here is beneficial Matthew and Luke gain access to stories they may have…

kne of course, the scriptural promises that Israel would be the light of the world. He knew that Jesus had spoken of a time when people would come from east and west (this, significantl) was following Jesus’ own meeting with a devout centurion, in Matthew 8) into God’s new world. But it seems that he, like the others, had assumed that non-Jews who wanted to share in the life of God’s new world, the messianic world that had been opened up through Jesus, would have to do what Gentiles had always…

elevated as a high altarpiece. Automatically you are able to see that the painting pertains to a religious subject, the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. A prominent subject directly in the Gospels of the New Testament. In the left panel, St. John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary are visible in the back with a group of grieving women at their feet (Pritchard). In the right panel, the Roman soldiers are preparing the two thieves to be crucified next to Jesus Christ as told by the narrative…

perverted it (v. 7). Paul emphatically stated than anyone, whether man or angel, who preached a different gospel would “be accursed”. This curse is referring to God’s judgment against the unrighteous and their ultimate, eternal punishment in hell (Matthew 25:46). Paul restates this idea again in Galatians 5:4, when he states that those who had perverted the gospel had “fallen from grace”. Seeing that those who succumb to un-Scriptural teaching regarding the “current issues” are turning away from…

In following Jesus, this ministry will serve the Lord as his vessel on earth. In Matthew 4:10, “Then saith Jesus unto him, get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. “With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men.” (Ephesians 6:7) We believe that 8“Disciples…

Packer (1993) writes, “People say they believe in God, but they have no idea who it is that they believe in, or what difference believing in him may make” (p. 159). Understanding a the Creator, who makes all things possible, which presents Himself as boundlessness and love must give more comfort than we can fathom. Jeremiah 23:18 (NIV) admonishes, “But which of them has stood in the council of the Lord to see or to hear His word? Who has listened and heard His word?” Considering we are presently…

“One might wonder what John Cabot and Christopher Columbus have in common. Both were born in Liverpool, England. Cabot was born in 1405, but his birth certificate was lost at sea and no one knows for sure.” John Cabot was born Giovanni Caboto. He did not change his name. Giovanni Caboto is the Italian version of his name. John Cabot is the English version. He was born in Genoa, Italy around 1450. His father was a spice merchant. His fathers name was Giulio or Egidius Caboto. When Cabot was…

Paul preached the gospel in the midst of various oppositions and the converts live out their faith in the midst of many sufferings. During this hard time, they also “were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia” (v7). Paul, the great evangelist lived an exemplary life in which Christ is revealed through him and thereafter the converts follow his footsteps in doing the same. Living an exemplary life to other believers and to other churches is regarded as an obligatory…

The creation of the internet and social media has permanently changed how people interact with one another. Millions of people log on to the internet daily for the purpose of interaction. Additionally, according to Nils Smith, social media is the most popular activity on the internet. This twenty-first century phenomenon is a great opportunity for churches to capitalize on this innovative technology using it as a ministry tool for evangelism. Thousands of people use social media daily, but…