Category Archives: Matthew

Jesus’ parable of the Wedding Feast clearly outlines the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven as promised throughout the Scriptures. The language of this parable is important, because it communicates everything God promised to His people from Adam until John the Baptist and everything that the Word communicates to us about the fulfillment of God’s promises to us. Continue reading →

By what authority did Jesus do what He did? The leaders of the Jews wanted to know what gave Jesus the right to clear the likely very profitable business ventures they shared in the temple courts. More importantly, they wanted to know if Jesus really claimed to be the Messiah. Continue reading →

Jesus’ resolute march toward Jerusalem was always framed in a single, compelling mission: Jesus came to fulfill the will of the Father. Because Jesus was the fulfillment of God’s will, He was also the fulfillment of God’s promises about who He would be. Continue reading →

The Kingdom of Heaven is a clean slate for all of God’s children, a chance for every once sinful human being to start over, sinless and under the full effect of God’s grace. That clean slate, however, does not mean equality, even in Heaven. Continue reading →

Jesus’ ministry had grown in the three years He had walked Galilee, Samaria, and Judea preaching the Kingdom of Heaven. In fact, in those last days, Jesus’ ministry had taken on something of a frenetic pace, as the Jewish religious leaders constantly came to Him asking questions, to which He gave answers that caused so many to look at what the thought they believed anew. The crowds were constantly riled, wondering what Jesus might say next. Continue reading →