Matthew
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Matthew 3:1-3, Matthew 4:12-25, Ezekiel 18:21-32, Joel 2:12-13, Romans 2:1-11
BY She Reads Truth
This Is the New Testament is part of a twelve-week thematic overview of the entire Bible. As we read, we’ll gain a broader understanding of the redemptive story of Scripture. Each day we’ll read a thematic selection from a different book of the Bible, along with supplemental passages that show how the theme of that day’s main reading is found throughout Scripture. We’ll also read a brief summary of each book and a reflection on how the book fits into the larger story of Scripture.
What Is Matthew? The Gospel of Matthew is a testimony of Jesus’s life and ministry told from the eyewitness perspective of Matthew, a Jewish tax collector who became a disciple of Jesus. This Gospel affirms Jesus as the Messiah promised in the Old Testament, and the reigning King who inaugurated the kingdom of God on earth. It also describes Jesus coming to call His people to turn away from their sin and toward Him.
How Matthew Fits Into the Story: Our introduction to the New Testament, Matthew’s Gospel contains the greatest number of direct connections to the Old Testament while also looking forward to the Messiah’s future return. Matthew writes of Jesus as the climax of salvation history—the fulfillment of every prophecy and promise made to Israel, the incarnate presence and wisdom of God Himself, and the reigning sustainer of the Church.
Reflection Questions:
1. How is Jesus’s call to repent an invitation to follow Him?
2. How does today’s reading shape your understanding of the story of redemption?
Take time to reflect on your responses and share what you are learning with others in the community in the comments.
170 thoughts on "Matthew"
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When Jesus calls us to repent, He is saying, “leave behind your wicked ways & your sin. You don’t need them. You never did. I am all you will ever need.”
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If we do it repent, and remain in sin we cannot follow him in the paths of righteousness, sin and righteousness cannot co exist. We will be deaf to the voice of the Spirit and unable to truly follow Jesus. Choosing to remain in sin is so dangerous! So Grateful for these words as a reminder to ask for sin to be revealed and ask for help in repenting!
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Jesus knows what’s best for us. Him calling us to repent is his way of not just showing us but supporting us in that journey
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I love seeing all the comments and jotted down many similar things on my notes. I am so grateful for a Heavenly Father who shows me grace and mercy every minute of the day, but allow draws me to repentance.
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His selflessness carrying the burdens we have done all because of His love for us.
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His call to repent is Jesus saying I have a better way of living. He asks us to follow him to find redemption from our sins and old way of living and live in love with him.
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To repent is an invitation to follow Jesus because you are recognizing your own sins and flaws, simultaneously recognizing the grace of Jesus and his salvation for us. Our sin gives us something to be saved from, and by repenting, we are accepting Jesus grace and salvation.
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