Matthew 13.5 Jesus Report

Many people do not know that loving your enemy is the heart of the gospel. Although loving and praying for your enemy may seem impossible at times, it is written in the gospel of Matthew that loving your enemy is loving God. In Matthew 5:43, Jesus teaches about loving your enemy, praying for your enemy, and shows examples of loving your enemy.

In the Gospel of Matthew, the infancy narrative contributes a large sum of background information of Jesus that contributes to the development of Matthew’s Christology. In order to analyze how Matthew develops the Christology, we have to cut the infancy narrative into sections. This paper will discuss background information of the writing of this Gospel, literary elements of Jesus’ miraculous conception that reinforce his Jewishness, how Magi and literary devices help to understand Matthew’s Christology, what important biblical hero the infancy narrative parallels, and what foreshadowing is caused from this infancy narrative. Comparatively, the use of divine intervention in dreams to fulfill prophecy has been a key focus of the infancy narrative in order to create an unusual birth narrative and develop the unique Christology that Matthew envisioned specifically for the Jewish Messiah.

Before we can look at the impact it has had, it should be discussed why these food items are important. Salt has become equated with commonality in the last century. This was not the case though for the millennia beforehand. As a necessary mineral to maintain life, salt has been hunted and searched for as long as time itself. Mark Kurlansky explained in his writing on the subject that, “whoever controlled salt was in power.” This statement has been proven correct time, and time again, when those who are attempting to attain sovereignty, often will begin with maintaining control over the salt.

     Who is this man Jesus? Where was he from? What did he do for others and us? A great source of reference to answer this question would be someone who had direct contact with him in everyday life. Someone who saw the daily wonders he created would be the best source for information. Matthew, the apostle, is believed to have written the gospel of Matthew. He was able to experience firsthand all of the amazing miracles that Jesus performed. God inspired his words, and his gospel relates to the other three gospels in overall context. They were written in different formats and styles, but the overall message and story remains constant throughout all four gospels. This creates a strong

Jesus used salt in his parables and as an example all throughout scripture. One of many examples would be my opening statement. “Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.” The meaning of the statement is important but in this scenario all that matters is why Jesus used salt as an example. He used salt because it is something everyone in the culture of that time can relate to. Another example is Matthew 5:13 “ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under the foot of

First, in the Bible salt symbolizes peace and friendship. It is also a symbol of wisdom. Scriptures do not contain any mention of salt being used as a preservative. Salt was procured by the Jewish from the Dead Sea. They frequently gathered sea salt, filled rock crevices with it, and left it for the hot summer sun to evaporate. After evaporation, salt crystals were collected. (2 Samuel 8:13,

“Salt, A World History,” is an extensive aspect of world history by Earth’s one edible rock - salt. The book begins at the start of recorded history, and highlights humanity’s dependence on salt, up to roughly present day times. It focuses on the effect salt had on, and its contributions to, humankind. The book details how salt affected, economics, religion, science, and culinary practices all over the world.

Women played a most important role in early Christianity Women’s interaction with Jesus is very crucial roles within the life and teachings of Jesus. The resurrection of two people are restored to women, Nain to his unnamed mother (Luke 7:11-17), and Lazarus to Mary and Martha (John 11:1-44). Women attend to Jesus at the cross and are the first to see the resurrection of Jesus. More specifically Jesus infers there should be no hierarchy in Christian relationships (Matthew 20:25-26). Women also played a considerable role in the formation of the church. Many early churches were home churches and the environment was provided by the women. For example, Martha becomes a church leader by offering her house as a home church and by assisting in

Well known Apostle and Evangelist, Matthew of Galilee, records a parable told by Christ in Chapter 13:24-30 in the Gospel of Matthew. Christ expresses through his story that people will often bring negativity into your life to purposely cause you pain and suffering. Although the negativity can easily become a heavy burden on your life, sometimes it is best to let it stay, as God will later set you free from the weight on your shoulders. Matthew’s purpose for recording this parable is to relay the message of Christ that although there will be evil in everything around you, you shouldn’t take getting rid of it into your own hands. A lot of times, humans will turn to revenge, hate, and even torture to ease the pain caused by those around them.

Issues that are related to gender, heritage, sexuality and religion have been some of the leading controversies of Catholicism for decades. Whether it is the sexualization of women, the overuse of power by men, or the stereotypical gender roles, the problems we see in the readings from the bible are problems that we often can relate to even in the 21st century. The three passages from the New Testament that I will examine in this paper all contain examples of how the bible has influenced and shaped our world and the Catholic Church today.

In this week, we learned about the Gospel of Matthew, especially, the Sermon on the Mount is essential to the understanding of the teaching of Jesus and what will Jesus do if he is here today. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus teaches people the importance of forgiveness, humbleness, righteousness, and great caring to the others such as love our neighbor. These teaching are useful to my signature assignment: How to Manage? In my signature assignment, I need to think if Jesus was a general manager of the restaurant and see an employee is struggling in her life: single mother with children and financially unstable due to her sickness.

Table salt, unlike sea salt, is mined from underground salt deposits, processed to eliminate some minerals and add iodine and non-clumping additives, and then packaged for sale. Sea salt, the salt referred to in the Bible, comes from ocean or saltwater lake water.The main source of salt for the Israelites was the Dead Sea and the valleys surrounding it. The Dead Sea is eight times saltier than any other ocean or sea in the world. The shores of the Dead Sea are also the lowest point of dry land on earth, being 1, 350 feet below the Mediterranean Sea level.. Due to its low altitude, water from the Dead Sea does not drain into any other bodies of water, but rather evaporates, leaving behind salt and other minerals in the remaining water, thus increasing the saltiness of the Sea. The valleys surrounding the Dead Sea are also full of salt. There is a mountain by the name of Jebel Usdum in one of these valleys that is made almost entirely of salt. People in Biblical times could often be found gathering salt from mountains such as this one. They would also gather water from the Dead Sea itself in buckets, pour it into crevices of rocks, and let it evaporate in the hot sun, leaving behind salt and other minerals that provide sea salt with its unique color and taste. They would then collect that salt, often forming it into cakes or bars for easy

The first Chapter in the Gospel of Mark and the third Chapter in the Gospel of Matthew discuss the same topic - the baptism of Jesus Christ. As Matthew's Gospels were written after those of Mark, most of Matthew overlapped that of Mark and at times was copied verbatim. For example, the quote in the third line of both gospels was identical, "Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths." Furthermore, as aforementioned they both divulged into Christ's baptism and discussed John the Baptism and his preaching. While sharing similar themes, there are key differences that make each text unique. In Matthew's Gospel, he tends to add information left out by Mark like the quote that identifies Jesus' enemies - the Pharisees and the Sadducees

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus describes to his disciples, both the apostles and his followers today, words of prayer to God. Jesus describes the prayer as beginning with a call to God, who resides in heaven. The prayer then proceeds to describe God’s very name as Holy, to be revered and given the utmost respect. The prayer continues, stating that the Kingdom of Come will be and is present on earth, and then asks that God’s will and His plan be carried out on earth as it is in Heaven. Moreover, the prayer petitions that God provides for our needs, the physical and spiritual ones, and then asks God that as we forgive those that sin against us that He forgives us. The prayer ends with asking that God not allow us to stray into the path of temptation and but to deliver us from the evil

Borchert, G. L. is an Evangelic scholar. This resource is a well-rounded commentary that examines not only the grammar and syntax of John’s Gospel; looking at each verse, but it also examines the themes found in that text. Discussing aspects of John 13 the author says, “This chapter, which introduces the Farewell Cycle, is one of the masterpieces of Christian literature that sears itself on the mind of anyone who has heard or read it. Indeed, the foot-washing scene is a classic turnabout that is made increasingly more vivid by contrasts with the human miscues of the well-meaning Peter.” Because this work is well written and easy to follow it will be useful in research relating to leadership because it helps one understand the text of John 13:1-20