Matthew's Gospel

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While the gospels are known for teaching parables and relating the history of Jesus, a close reading of the text often reveals more. The last three chapters of the Gospel of Matthew tell the story of Jesus's suffering, death, and resurrection. Within this story, we discover themes of Jesus fulfilling prophecy, Matthew's concern for the Jews to believe in Jesus, prayer, sacrifice, courage, belief, discipleship, the futility of working against God, and the Trinity. This paper examines these themes and how they relate to our lives.

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"Jesus also provides examples of what it looks like to be a believer. While He is in the garden of Gethsemane, we see Jesus, the man, praying to His Father. In these scenes, we view Jesus as a human who suffers like we do. This is important to the lives of believers because we can know that He understands our pains and our sufferings. He prays to God, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt" (Revised Standard Version Matthew 26:39). This illustrates the depth of His humanity. He was a man who experienced fears and turned to prayer as a way of dealing with them. Jesus then prays, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, thy will be done" (Revised Standard Version Matthew 26:42). These examples of prayer demonstrate an essential element in the life of a believer--prayer. Prayer and faith in God that things are going according to His plan are essential for every believer."

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