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31) True and False Disciples - Matthew 7:21-23
a) Matthew
7:21 - Do
the will of God to enter heaven -
In this scripture, not all who
call Jesus Lord, not all who say
they are
Christian will enter heaven. Instead they shall enter the lake of
Fire the great Judgment of God
has come upon them. Only those
who obey God, who through the
Holy Spirit has the power, to
learn and obey God and his Holy
Commandments with Love in their
hearts towards God and towards
their neighbors. They are those
who obey the "Laws of Love",
that is the 2 greatest
commandments to which is the
brief summary of the 10
commandments.
b) Matthew
7:22 - They
do things in Jesus Name -
These are professing Christians
who claim to do all sorts of
things using
spiritual powers in the name of Jesus Christ.
These are people who claim the
name of Jesus Christ and yet
they will not
enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Claiming Jesus as
Lord and doing anything in his
name DOES NOT guarantee a person
a
place in heaven because they practice sin (Mt 7:23, Gal 5:21-26, 1Co 6:9-11, Eph 5:5-7), they think there is nothing wrong with sin, or they take sin
very lightly. They show no
love to their neighbors (Mat 22:36-40, Rom 13:9, Gal 5:14, Jas 2:8).
c) Matthew
7:23 - Jesus
Christ Never Knew Them -
This is those who openly in
public proclaim Jesus Christ,
but in their own
hearts and minds, and in their daily actions, they act like
unrepentant sinners instead.
They have no real love to God,
to their neighbors or to their
enemies or the poor, the
oppressed, or those that are
hurting people, they have no
compassion. And they do not obey
Gods commandments, "The Laws of
Love".
32) The Wise and Foolish Builders - Matthew
7:24-29
a) Matthew
7:24-25 - Knowledge
with Obedience is True Faith -
This is those that not only
hears the Teachings of Jesus
Christ, but those that also do what he says, apply them to their
daily lives, even when the
storms of life comes, when the
persecutions, and bad times
comes, those are the only ones
that will stand and enter into
eternal life on Judgment Day. We
will be judged by what we have
done in this life according to
our deeds because our life, our
entire souls are founded on the
teachings of Jesus Christ and
not on the ways of this wicked
world.
b) Matthew
7:26-27 - Knowledge
with no obedience is a false
faith -
This is those that have the
knowledge of scriptures, but
instead of doing what Jesus Christ say in his
teachings these people of a
false faith do as the world
does, their foundation
is the things of this wicked world and its ways rather than the
teachings of Jesus Christ, these
are those who do not hear the
voice of Jesus Christ, the weeds
among the wheat, they even have
the form of Godliness and deny
the power of our Lord & our Lord
Jesus Christ. They call Jesus
Lord and do not do what he says.
c) Matthew
7:28-29 - Jesus
Taught with Authority -
The people were very impressed
with Jesus teachings because he
taught
with firmness, sincerity and Absolute Authority.
Not like the church leaders of
his day that has no authority
and most of the
talk no approval from God because of their hypocritical ways.
33) Jesus heals a man with Leprosy - Matthew
8:1-4 - To
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a) WHY
DID JESUS CHRIST HEAL PEOPLE? - 1) Jesus
didn't like to see people
suffer, 2) To show us what Faith in him is
capable of doing 3) To show his power and authority 4) To
glorify God
b) Matthew
8:1-2 - If
its the Lords Will -
A man with leprosy came to Jesus and asking him "IF" it his Jesus
Will, not the
mans will, not a word of so-called faith, but
Jesus will, if Jesus wants to
heal the man of leprosy. This man had the faith
to be healed but only if Jesus wants to be healed.
(WebMD
Explains Leprosy) - Leprosy is an infectious disease that causes severe,
disfiguring skin sores and nerve
damage in the arms and legs. The disease has been
around since the beginning of
time, often surrounded by
terrifying, negative stigma and
tales of leprosy patients being shunned as outcasts. At one time
or another outbreaks of leprosy
have affected, and panicked, people on every
continent. The oldest
civilizations of China, Egypt,
and India feared leprosy
was an incurable, mutilating, and contagious disease. However, leprosy is actually not highly contagious.
You can catch it only if you come into close and
repeated contact with nose and
mouth droplets from someone with
untreated, severe leprosy. Children are more likely to get leprosy than adults. Learn
More >> http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/leprosy-symptoms-treatments-history.
c) Matthew
8:3 - Immediately
Healed -
Jesus did not do a song and
dance per say as some
Pentecostal churches do, instead
Jesus just simply touched the man and he was instantly healed,
immediately healed. The healings
of God usually are done
immediately not over a length of
time.
d) Matthew
8:4 - Tell No
One -
After Jesus healed him he told
the man to tell no one because
Jesus did not want the people,
Jewish leaders, or the Roman Empire government to
know that he was the Messiah and
he if the people would have
known they would have proclaimed
him king. So Jesus as the law
stated to go and show himself to
the Priest Lev 14:4, that
consisted of 2 clean living birds, and some cedar wood with scarlet
and hyssop.
34) The Faith of the Centurion - Matthew
8:5-13
a) Matthew
8:5-8 - A
Soldiers Love for His Servant -
This Roman Centurions (a
gentile) had so much love for
his servant
that was in terrible condition, that he went to
Jesus and referred to Jesus as
"Lord" so that Jesus would heal
his servant.
Even though Jesus offered to go to the Centurions
home to heal his servant, the
Centurion has such a great Faith
that he
said only speak a word and my servant will be healed.
b) Matthew
8:9 - The
Centurion Confirms Jesus
Authority -
The Centurion confirms that
Jesus has complete authority by
using his own authority as an example, in this the Centurion also
confirms his own great faith in
Jesus Christ.
c) Matthew
8:10 - No
Greater Faith than this -
Oh yes Jesus said regarding this
"GENTILE CENTURION" that no one
has
a greater Faith than him, not even the Jews
because this Gentile Centurion
Soldier unlike the Jews and even
the most of
the modern day Christian believed Jesus words,
"ALL OF THEM" as was counted as
righteous for believing Jesus as
Abraham was counted righteous for believing God.
d) Matthew
8:11-12 - Gentiles
Will Enter Heaven -
Jesus said "many" (Gentiles)
will come from the east and west
and enter
the kingdom of heaven, but the sons of the kingdom (Jews) will
enter the lake of fire (hell)
because they had no faith, and
without Faith even in the Old
Testament a person can not be
saved.
e) Matthew
8:13 - According
to the Centurions Faith -
So since the Gentile Centurion
had such great faith in Jesus
Christ
Words, a great miracle took place at the same
hour. This shows us if we
believe not at all, then nothing
will be done for us,
or if we believe any a little, then only a little
will be done for us, but if we
completely believe then major
things will be done
for us.
35) Jesus heals many - Matthew 8:14-17 -
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a) Matthew
8:14 - Peter
Having a Wife -
This verse shows us that Peter
was married, but as far as him
having children we do
not know, but it is very likely that he did have children. Peters
mother in-law seemed to have
such a high fever that she may
have been bed ridden because of
it.
b) Matthew
8:15 - Peters
Mother in-law healed -
This shows us that as soon as
Peters mother in-law was healed,
a instant
healing to which when anyone is healed by Jesus Christ him self it
is instant, not over a period of
time.
36) The cost of following Jesus - Matthew
8:18-22 -
a) Matthew
8:16 - Jesus
Heals with a Word -
Jesus heals and cast out demons
with a word, there were no
jumping up and
down and yelling out his prayers like many Pentecostal type of
churches do. And this verse we
can assume means after sundown
Sabbath, many were brought to
Jesus to been healed, because
the Jews did observe the Sabbath
with a misunderstanding of the
Sabbath that it is lawful to do
good on the Sabbath (Mt
12:9-13)
b) Matthew
8:17 - Prophecy
Concerning Jesus Fulfilled -
(See Adam Clarkes Commentary) -
The region of Judea abounded
in demon posses and sick people because of their
addictions to magic and sorcery
that invited demon possession.
And it
was the demons that made them physical sick as
well. Jesus shows us that no one
is to evil or to bad of people
to be
delivered and healed, even the worse of the
worse. So this has also
fulfilled another prophecy
concerning our Lord Jesus
Christ in Isaiah.
37) Jesus calms the storm - Matthew
8:23-27
a) Matthew
8:23-24 - The Storms
of Life -
This is a example of the storms
of Life that will come upon the
Christian, and as
average humans with our emotions we give into
fear, we look at the situation
rather than have a better Faith
in our Lord
Jesus Christ.
b) Matthew
8:25 - They
Went to Jesus saying, Lord Save
Us -
The disciples as most humans
would do, is to fear fro the
worse, they thought they were going to die, so
when the storms of Life came
upon them, they went to Jesus
and ask him
to save them from those storms.
c) Matthew
8:26 - Jesus
Delivered them -
Even though the disciples had
very little Faith in Jesus
Christ, Jesus saved them
from the storm, the storms of Life, but Jesus WAS NOT happy with
them because of their lack of
Faith in him.
d) Matthew
8:27 - Who is
this Jesus -
When Jesus Christ calmed the
storm, the disciple were amazed,
very shocked that
even the winds & waves obeyed Jesus. Then they
really asked Who is this Man.
This insured them that Jesus is
the son
of God with power.
38) Jesus restores 2 demon possessed men - Matthew
8:28-34 -
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Study Resources Used; NIV
Software & Hardback,
Greek/Hebrew Interlinear Bible,
PC Study Bible, Biblical Map,
a) Matthew
8:28 - Power of
Jesus Christ Displayed Again -
Jesus & Disciples came to the
South East part of the Sea
of Galilee, the Garadenes region. The 2 demon
possessed men had absolutely no
control over them selves, the
demons
had so much control over those 2 men, that they
acted as if they were completely
insane beyond imagination. This
is
demon possession, to where a person has unbelievable strength and
no control over their selves at
all.
b) Matthew
8:29 - Even the
Demons Knew -
Here we noticed that the demons #1 knows that Jesus Christ has all authority
over them and that Jesus Christ is the son of God
to the point that they are
extremely terrorized of Jesus
Christ. And #2
The demons also knows of their future punishment and torment in the
lake of fire and there is no way
out for them!
c) Matthew
8:30-32 - The demons obeyed Jesus Christ - The demons so fearful of Jesus Christ, that they were
willing to be
to a herd of disgusting pigs! Rather than be
cast out without possessing a
person or animal. For some
reason, I'm not
sure that just had to possess something, maybe like find a home?
d) Matthew
8:33-34 - The town
people very afraid of Jesus -
The gentile men that were
attending pigs, got very fearful
and
ran and told the towns people all that took
place, and that made them all
extremely afraid since they have
never known
of anyone with such power and miracles that is
able to cast out demons and the
2000 or so pigs went insane and
drowned
in the lake
39) Jesus Forgives & Heals a Paralyzed man - Matthew
9:1-8 -
Study Resources Used; NIV Software & Hardback, PC Study Bible Deluxe V5, Easton's
Bible Dictionary,
a) Matthew
9:1-2 - Jesus
Forgives Sins Cause of Faith -
Since walking takes longer to go
to his home town, he got into a
boat and traveled to the other side. He still
had to do some walking to get to
Nazareth since the city was not
next to the
sea of Galilee. The people brought to Jesus a man
who was paralyzed, and because
of the Faith he not only healed
the
man he also forgive the mans sins.
b) Matthew
9:3-6 - Jesus
has the Power to Forgive sins -
The scribes with evil in their hearts, accused Jesus of Blasphemy
because he has forgiven the sins of the paralyzed
man. So Jesus shows the scribes and all around him that he being the
son of God has the power to forgive sins.
(Definition Scribe) - Easton's
Bible Dictionary - Scribes —
anciently held various important
offices in the public affairs
of the nation. The Hebrew word so rendered (sopher)
is first used to designate the
holder of some military office
(Judges 5:14; A.V., "pen of the writer;"
R.V., "the marshal's staff;"
marg., "the staff of the scribe"). The scribes acted as secretaries of state, whose business it was to
prepare and issue decrees in the
name of the king (2 Samuel 8:17; 20:25;
1 Chronicles 18:16; 24:6; 1 Kings 4:3; 2 Kings
12:9-11; 18:18-37, etc.).
They discharged various other
important public
duties as men of high authority and influence in the affairs of
state.
(See Easton's Bible Dictionary for More on this)
c) Matthew
9:7-8 - The Crowds
Marveled -
The crowds were so amazed that
God would give such power to a
man not
realizing that Jesus Christ is the son of God, our Messiah with
the keys to the kingdom of
Heaven.
40) The calling of Matthew - Matthew 9:9-13 -
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Study Resources Used; NIV Software & Hardback, PC Study Bible Deluxe V5,
a) Matthew
9:9-10 - Jesus Ate
with Sinners -
In those days like today tax
collectors (IRS Agents) were
feared, the prostitutes,
the thieves and so on were hated and yet our Lord Jesus Christ
called the refuge, the despised
of the world to be his disciple
and follow him. Matthew without
hesitation did just that.
Matthew left everything
including his Job and the
current activity that he was
doing for those that he worked
for. And evidently it may have
been Matthews house that Jesus
went to and sat down with other
tax collectors & sinners.
b) Matthew
9:11 - The
Pharisees, Hypocrites Looked
down on Sinners & Jesus -
The Pharisees in their unloving
and
hypocritical ways thought it was very wrong for Jesus to associate
himself with sinners and tax
collectors, because the
Pharisees thought of them selves
above that sort of thing, they
were self righteous rather than
of true righteousness that is
given to us from God himself.
c) Matthew
9:12 - The
Sick Needs a Doctor -
Jesus pointed out to the
Pharisees that it is the sick
(sinner) who needs a
doctor (savior) and those who are righteous (self
righteous) don't need a doctor
(savior) even though all people
need a savior,
a healing of their souls, but the Pharisees already think that they
are fine and righteous, even
though in truth they are lost
souls.
d) Matthew
9:13 - Sinners
Called to Repentance -
Jesus told the Pharisees (church
leaders) go and learn what that
means
referring to "Those who are well have no need for
of a physician, but those who
are sick. Evidently the
Pharisees (Church Leaders) had
no idea of what Jesus Meant and
they to are sinners, the sick
that they need a doctor, to
which they thought
that they were fine. And Jesus continued in
saying I desire Mercy, meaning
he wants mercy shown to sinners
rather than sacrificing them to
the lake of fire, that the
sinners remaining lost forever.
He wants all people to be saved
by calling all
people to come to repentance. |
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