A Reflection Of The Gospel Of St. Mathew

The Gospel According to Mathew was the first of the four gospels in the New Testament. It reflects both the view that it was the first to be written, a view that goes back to the late second century A.D., and the esteem in which it was held by the church; no other was so frequently quoted in the literature of earliest Christianity. The Gospel According to Mathew presents the story of Jesus, the demands of Christian discipleship, and the breaking-in of the new and final age through the ministry but particularly through the death and resurrection of Jesus. Readers learn of actions that are approved of and actions that are frowned upon. One of those actions is the love of enemies, family, and friends.

The first part of the gospel starts out with a genealogy of Jesus starting with Abraham, the father of Israel. Yet at the beginning of that genealogy Jesus is designated as “ the son of David, the son of Abraham”. I interpreted the meaning of this first section two different ways. First I interpreted it to mean that Mathew was trying to point out that Jesus is the son of Abraham as well as David. This strengthens the Son o

Like it says on pages 32-33, Jesus’ followers’ love not only the members of their own national or religious group but even their enemies. This new demand is based not on human nature but on the example of god. It is human nature to love those who love you and to greet only members of one’s own family. Disciples of Jesus cannot limit their love to their own group or their own nation. The disciples’ perfection reflects and is measured by God’s perfection. I strongly believe in this one small paragraph. People today have a problem with judging people, and if they would use the energy that they put into hating someone because of their race or color, into love and gratitude, we as nation would be better off. From this one paragraph I learned so much. No one should limit his or her love. We should spread it out and make people unite together, and make peace.

The purpose of loving the enemy is to “be children of your Father in heaven (5:45).” We need to aim high to become as perfect in the ways of mercy. Be like our Father like it is said in 5:48 “ so be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” This commandment is primarily based on our heavenly Father and His nature. He is the one who “makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust” (5:45). This passage just gives us readers an idea of what God expects of his people before entering the Kingdom.

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