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Matthew

Matthew: the Gospel of the Messiah. What are the Gospels?Our English word ?gospel" comes from the Greek euangelion which in secular Greek, referred to a good report about an important event. The four gospels are the good news about the most significant events in all of history?the life, sacrificial

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Matthew

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    1. Matthew The Gospel of Jesus Messiah

    2. Matthew: the Gospel of the Messiah What are the Gospels? Our English word “gospel” comes from the Greek euangelion which in secular Greek, referred to a good report about an important event. The four gospels are the good news about the most significant events in all of history—the life, sacrificial death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. John MacArthur, The MacArthur Bible Handbook.

    3. Matthew: the Gospel of the Messiah What are the Gospels? During the first three centuries of the Christian era Matthew’s Gospel was the most admired and quoted of the New Testament’s portraits of Jesus. This, of course, is exactly what a Gospel is: a portrait of the Person who is Himself the Good News of God’s forgiving love. Larry Richards, The Bible Reader's Companion.

    4. Matthew: the Gospel of the Messiah What are the Gospels? Jesus of Nazareth is the unmistakable centerpiece of the biblical story. The evangelists [Gospel writers] make it especially clear that you cannot understand Jesus without seeing how he fits into the Old Testament story that has preceded him – as the climax and fulfillment of the hopes expressed almost from the beginning of the story. Fee and Stuart, How to Read the Bible Book by Book.

    5. Matthew: the Gospel of the Messiah Key verses to keep in mind when reading the Gospels: Hebrews 1:1 John 1:14, 17, 18 Galatians 4:4

    6. Matthew: the Gospel of the Messiah Authorship and date: Among the four gospels, which are the only indisputable ones in the Church of God under heaven, I have learned by tradition that the first was written by Matthew, who was once a publican, but afterwards an apostle of Jesus Christ, and it was prepared for the converts from Judaism. (Ecclesiastical History, 6:25) - Eusebius (A.D. 265-339) quoting Origen (A.D. 185-254) Probably written in the mid-60’s, before the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans in A.D. 70

    7. Matthew: the Gospel of the Messiah Structure The genius of Matthew’s Gospel lies in its structure, which presents a marvelous tapestry of narrative interwoven with carefully crafted blocks of teaching. The five blocks of teaching are presented on a topical basis. Each is marked off by a similar concluding formula, (“When Jesus had finished saying these things”), which Matthew uses to transition back to the narrative. Fee and Stuart, How to Read the Bible Book by Book

    8. Matthew: the Gospel of the Messiah Structure The five key discourses of Matthew are the Sermon on the Mount (5:3–7:27), Instruction of the Disciples (10:5–42), Parables of the Kingdom (13:3–52), Terms of Discipleship (18:3–35), and the Olivet Discourse (24:4–25:46). Bruce Wilkinson and Kenneth Boa, Talk Thru the Bible

    9. Matthew: the Gospel of the Messiah Message Matthew’s purpose in writing his Gospel is impossible to miss as one reads the opening chapters of the book.

    10. Matthew: the Gospel of the Messiah Message Matthew took his pen in hand to reintroduce Jesus to the Jews and to show that he was truly what he claimed to be, the Messiah, King of Israel. He pointed to the future when Jesus would return to the earth and set up his Kingdom and realize all the promises made to the patriarchs and Israel. Until that time, Jesus’ followers should give themselves to making and baptizing disciples and teaching them the things that Jesus taught (28:19–20). H. L. Willmington, Willmington's Bible Handbook.

    11. Crown Him with many crowns, The Lamb upon His throne! Hark how the heavenly anthem Drowns all music but its own! Awake, my soul! And sing Of Him who died for thee, And hail Him as thy matchless King Through all eternity!

    12. Matthew: the Gospel of the Messiah Discussion question Matthew 7:1 is commonly used by social liberals as an unassailable argument against any kind of dogmatic or absolute statement about right and wrong. How would you respond to that argument?

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