The BIBLE, the Gospel of MATTHEW with comments for better understanding and practical application. For more videos and articles at: https://nekomunatobezalezi.cz/en/home-2/ ‘Who wants me to follow, stop thinking of yourself, don’t worry for me suffer (I’m still with you) and come with me.’ verse 24
- Religious leaders are asking for a sign from heaven
Once came to Jesus by the religious leaders of the time, and enforce the evidence on it that has God’s authority to… He answered and said to them: Phenomenon in the sky you know how to judge and what happens before your eyes, you still not enough? COMMENT: … SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO BELIEVE, THEY WILL STILL ASK THE SAME QUESTIONS AND ON TOP OF IT FORWARD. CHRISTIAN FRANK TUREK SAYS THAT WHEN HE LECTURES AT UNIVERSITIES AND THE STUDENTS THEY GET A MICROPHONE, AND HE ASKS IF THEY HAD EVIDENCE THAT JESUS EXISTED AND HE WAS WHO HE SAID HE WAS AND THAT THE BIBLE IS HISTORICALLY DOCUMENTED ETC., IF THEY BELIEVE IT. TO HIS SHOCK OVER 90 PERCENT OF THEM WILL SAY NO!!! SOME OF THOSE SAME STUDENTS SAY THAT CHRISTIANS DO NOT USE REASON AND THAT THEY PERSONALLY ONLY BELIEVE IN WHAT IS DOCUMENTED, BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, THEY ARE ABLE TO SAY THIS! …AS SOMEONE SAID TO THE WISE, JESUS WAS NOT ONLY HISTORICALLY DOCUMENTED PERSON WAS, WHAT HE DID AND WHAT HE SAID. AND IF HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOD’S SON AND THE MESSIAH, SO HE WAS EITHER CRAZY OR IT’S THE TRUTH. AND IF ANYONE CAN PREDICT THAT HE WOULD DIE AND 3 DAYS LATER RISE FROM THE DEAD, SO I REALLY WONDER WHAT EVER HE SAID, WHO HE IS AND WHAT EFFECT DOES THIS HAVE ON MY LIFE!
- Jesus warns against false teachings
Jesus said to them: ‘beware of the self-righteous and saducejský kvass!’ … Only then understand that the leaven meant distorted teachings of the jewish leaders. COMMENT: WITH THE TWISTED TEACHINGS WE MEET EVERYWHERE. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS TRUE, IT MUST BE THE BIBLE, STUDYING TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE WHAT’S REALLY THERE AND WHAT IS NOT. … WHEN WE READ THE WHAT OF WHICH HE DID BACK THEN FOR THEM, IT WILL GIVE US THAT FAITH, THAT’S THE SAME THING IT CAN DO FOR US. Romans 10:17 says: Faith grows by hearing the word of God. THE MORE FAITH WE HAVE, THE MORE WE WILL THE WORD OF GOD TO READ OR LISTEN TO HIM. – MAYBE EVEN DIFFERENT SERMONS ON YOUTUBE ETC.
- Peter confesses that Jesus is the Messiah
… Simon Peter exclaimed: ‘you are The Christ, the Son of the living God!’ … (Jesus) to His disciples then ordered to tell no one that he is the expected Messiah. COMMENT: HE SAID ABOUT HIMSELF, JESUS SOMETIMES, THAT HE IS THE MESSIAH? YES, AND A FEW TIMES! WHAT DOES VERSE 19? – I’ll give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: What decides here on earth, will pay even in heaven.“ THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROMISE! THE BIBLE IS FULL OF PROMISES, WHICH APPLIES NOT ONLY FOR PETER, OR THE PEOPLE OF JESUS ‘ TIME, BUT ALSO FOR US. THIS PROMISE SPEAKS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THOSE WHO ACCEPT JESUS AND THE MESSAGE OF GOD HERE ON EARTH, WILL HAVE A PLACE IN HEAVEN. AND THIS APPLIES TO PRAYER AS SUCH – WHEN WE ASK HERE ON EARTH, HEAVEN GIVE US.
- Jesus predicts his death
From that day on, Jesus began to speak openly with his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and what awaits him there – many will suffer from jewish religious leaders, be killed, but on the third day rise again to life. Peter took him aside and began to talk sense to him: ‘don’t talk Like that, nothing like that we don’t.’ He, however, from Peter turned away and said: ‘Get out of my way, satan! You’re trying me, because you can see it only from the human point of view and not from God!“ COMMENT: WOW! THIS SEEMS TO BE HARSH. LIKE PETER SAID, IT IS SATAN. IN FACT, JESUS KNEW WHAT HIS MISSION IS AND WHAT’S WAITING FOR HIM AND IT COST HIM A LOT OF EFFORT TO FOCUS ON IT TO GIVE IT AND TO THE DEVIL WITH HIM THROUGH PETER TRIED THIS MISSION DISCOURAGED. …IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SATAN SINCE HE DISCOURAGED! IF JESUS DIDN’T DIE! DOPADEK SUCH A DECISION WOULD HAVE HAD A GREAT INFLUENCE ON OUR LIFE! WE COULDN’T GET YOURSELF TO RESTORE THE PATH TO GOD! I THINK THAT’S WHY JESUS USED SUCH STRONG WORDS. Then he said to his disciples: ‘Who wants me to follow, stop thinking of yourself, don’t worry for me suffer and come to me. COMMENT: THIS SUMS UP THE TRUE PURE CHRISTIANRITES – STOP THINKING ONLY OF YOURSELF, DON’T WORRY SUFFERING (JESUS IS ALWAYS WITH YOU) AND FOLLOW HIM – IDEALLY EVERY DAY, BE GUIDED BY DUCHECH THE HOLY SPIRIT IN EVERYTHING WE DO! Anyone who would like to stay in life for himself, he loses it. Who surrenders his life, he gets it. What a man benefit if he gains the whole world and the real life will lose? What can balance the value eternal life? I shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then I will judge each person according to how he lived. Some are still in my life to witness the glory and the power of my kingdom.“ COMMENT: WHAT IT MEANS TO BECOME A WITNESS OF THE GLORY AND POWER OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD EVEN IN THIS LIFE, AND WHO OF THE DISCIPLES THAT BECOME SPOKEN OF IN THE NEXT TWO VERSES IN THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER. LET’S NOT FORGET THAT THE BIBLE WAS DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS LATER, IN THE 13TH CENTURY. WHEN MATTHEW WROTE, IT WAS A COMPREHENSIVE TEXT. THEREFORE, FOR THE CORRECT UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIBLE HOW MANY TIMES GOOD TO ALSO READ THE CHAPTER BEFORE AND AFTER, BECAUSE OF THE CONTEXT. Translation mainly SNC Bible online: https://www.bible.com/cs/bible/162/MAT.16.SNC
