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The bible is full of the teachings of Christ to help guide us through life. However, there are only 4 accounts that give us a look into his life and death.
These books-Mathew, Mark, Luke and John are known as the gospels. And from them, we can glean more about Jesus, and themselves as well.
Mathew was not a popular man. He was a tax collector. Not trusted by fellow Jews because they paid their taxes to the Roman Empire. And Mathew was the agent of that empire.
However, upon hearing the words of Jesus, "Come, follow me." That did it for Mathew. He dropped everything and did just that after paying back everyone that he had cheated and renouncing all his worldly ways of living. Mathew 9:12
We do not know a lot about his own personal life. But what we do know is this: He had a unique writing style because he as a tax collector had to have a sort of shorthand in recording a person's words as they spoke. And so in recording, for instance, the Sermon on the Mount, this is to actually realize that it was totally Holy Spirit inspired. As Jesus spoke, and Mathew recorded his words in his shorthand, it is realized that Jesus really spoke under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Not we ever doubt that. However, here we find proof of it in studying about Mathew because it is something perhaps we have never thought of or even heard about in sermons. And I found that quite interesting.
After Jesus was crucified and resurrected, Mathew was chosen to go out to spread the gospel. He helped plant new churches in Palestine where he spent most of his time.
As with Bartholomew, it is not know how he died. Old reports say he was not martyred, but others say he was stabbed to death in Ethiopia.
No matter his death, it was in life that he ultimately mattered. Going from cheating people to following Christ and then taking the gospel to other people, it just again makes us realize that God can and will call people from all walks of life to follow him. And it is up to us to decide whether or not we want to or not.
Martyred or not, Mathew made the choice. He gave up everything he had been working for. Can we do the same?
(Sources from today) Scripture, Matthew the Apostle: History, Facts & Death | Study.com,
Gospel of Matthew - Bible Survey and Whatever Happend to the 12 Apostles? How Did They Die?
Coming tomorrow? Mark
Thanks for coming by today. Please come back tomorrow and stay blessed today!
Mathew was not a popular man. He was a tax collector. Not trusted by fellow Jews because they paid their taxes to the Roman Empire. And Mathew was the agent of that empire.
However, upon hearing the words of Jesus, "Come, follow me." That did it for Mathew. He dropped everything and did just that after paying back everyone that he had cheated and renouncing all his worldly ways of living. Mathew 9:12
We do not know a lot about his own personal life. But what we do know is this: He had a unique writing style because he as a tax collector had to have a sort of shorthand in recording a person's words as they spoke. And so in recording, for instance, the Sermon on the Mount, this is to actually realize that it was totally Holy Spirit inspired. As Jesus spoke, and Mathew recorded his words in his shorthand, it is realized that Jesus really spoke under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Not we ever doubt that. However, here we find proof of it in studying about Mathew because it is something perhaps we have never thought of or even heard about in sermons. And I found that quite interesting.
After Jesus was crucified and resurrected, Mathew was chosen to go out to spread the gospel. He helped plant new churches in Palestine where he spent most of his time.
As with Bartholomew, it is not know how he died. Old reports say he was not martyred, but others say he was stabbed to death in Ethiopia.
No matter his death, it was in life that he ultimately mattered. Going from cheating people to following Christ and then taking the gospel to other people, it just again makes us realize that God can and will call people from all walks of life to follow him. And it is up to us to decide whether or not we want to or not.
Martyred or not, Mathew made the choice. He gave up everything he had been working for. Can we do the same?
(Sources from today) Scripture, Matthew the Apostle: History, Facts & Death | Study.com,
Gospel of Matthew - Bible Survey and Whatever Happend to the 12 Apostles? How Did They Die?
Coming tomorrow? Mark
Thanks for coming by today. Please come back tomorrow and stay blessed today!
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