New Testament journal entry on Matthew
Read and reflect on passages from Matthew
Questions to help you reflect on the New Testament
The commentary sections in Called by the Gospel will help answer questions such as:
Personal observations
Example of good journal entries
January 24th, 2012
Matthew 1:1-17 The genealogies of Jesus. I never noticed the presence of women in Jesus’ genealogy (vv. 3, 5, 6). Each woman has a sexual scandal in her past. Why are they mixed in here?
Matthew 1:18 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way.†Some may say that Matthew’s Gospel is a long, beautiful extended poem about Christ, but it reads as history.
January 29th, 2012
Matthew 3 Jesus’ baptism. Done “to fulfill all righteousness.†What does that mean? (Ask in class!)
Matthew 7:1-20 “Do not judge†in context clearly means that we should in fact judge, after we can “see clearly†(v. 5). The text has the word, “then†we can be aware of “dogs,†“pigs†and “false prophets†(vv.6, 15). The word used here is “recognize†(v. 16).
“Lord, may I always not prejudge people, discern dogs, pigs and false prophets only when I can ‘see clearly.’â€
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