The Importance Of Faith In The Gospel Of Matthew

“You of little faith, why do you doubt?” (Matthew 14:31) I feel like at some point in our lives, this quote describes every human being. Faith is so simple, yet we always seem to complicate it. We often forget how easily Christ can take away our doubts and turn them into triumph. Matthew is a very powerful gospel, it gives many parables, miracles, and shows Christ’s love for all of mankind. I love how Christ’s character is revealed so much more, not that the other gospels don’t reveal that, but just the idea of another gospel that Christ is present in. It’s remarkable. The genealogy of Jesus Christ is a very important thought to ponder on. Where did everything originate from? The obvious answer would be to think that every good and perfect

If Joseph and the Wise Men had no faith, Jesus would have been killed as an infant. How mind boggling is it to think that by one person’s choice, the world is completely different. Granted, we still live in a sinful world, but it would be so different if any of those people had not listened to the angel of The Lord.

John the Baptist seemed like such a neat man, I think it would have been so wonderful to see all who he had baptized, especially Jesus. I feel like a key point from this chapter was where the Heavens opened and God’s voice was heard throughout Jesus’ baptism. John must have felt extremely humbled to have been the lucky soul to baptize Christ, and especially hear the voice of God.

The Beatitudes are part of what seems to be the key to success. The beatitudes describe how we, as humans, should act, if we want to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. We need to be lawful and just, but most importantly loving and compassionate. It may seem like a difficult task, and it will always be, but we can overcome absolutely anything through Jesus. After all, he overcame the devil when we was at one of His lowest points. If we rely fully on God, and not ourselves, we can overcome each and every temptation we

The Lord’s Prayer is given to us as an example of how to pray, we should pray simply, yet fully mean all we say. It is unnecessary to have repetition in prayer, for God knows what we need even before we ask. We need not to pray with the mindset of having what we think we need, but rather we ask for God’s will to be done.

Jesus explains the meaning behind the aspect of “parables”. He speaks with authority, He is determined to say what is the truth with such couth that we may be able to understand. Unfortunately, every single human being is sinful, and will not understand in the same way Jesus does, so He spoke in parables. Explaining what we are to know in this way, we are able to comprehend His teachings, therefore being able to further the work of Christ.

Jesus tells the importance of forgiving other people. He gives appropriate reasoning when dealing with confrontation, and gives hope for praying with a group of people. If we aren’t forgiving, why would we ever think we would have a chance of being forgiven? Realizing that we all make mistakes and fall short of the glory of God makes us no better than anyone else. If we grasp that now, there should be no problem in showing mercy to one