headline image

STUDIES IN THE BIBLE – LESSON 43

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW: CHRIST IS KING 

1. Jesus’ Practices: Weddings, Wrestlings, Warnings & Woes, (Matt. 22-23). 

Key: The Never-Ending Struggle Between Religious Traditionalism & True Religion. 

a. The Wedding, (22:1-2). 

  • Religious Traditionalism Does What It Wants With God’s Invitation, (22:5-6). 
  • True Religion Is Simply Glad To Be Invited, (22:9-10).   
  • Religious Traditionalism Has No Answers, (22:12).   

b. The Wrestlings (Entanglements), (22:15).   

  • God Has His Place & Government Has Its Place, (22:21).  
  • God Is A God Of The Living, (22:32).     
  • God Is To Be Humanity’s 1st Love, (23:37-38).  
  • Neighbor Is To Be Humanity’s 2nd Love, (23:39). 
  • Everything Else Hinges On These Two, (22:40).  
  • Jesus Christ Is Lord, (22:42-45). 
  • Conclusion: Shut ‘Em Down! (22:46).  

c. The Warnings, (23:1-2). 

  • Be Careful Of Talkers, (23:3).  
  • Be Careful Of Showmen, (23:5). 
  • Be Careful Of Title-Chasers, (23:6-7).  
  • Be Careful Of Usurpers, (23:8-10).  
  • Conclusion: Another Repeat Lesson On Humility, (23:11-12).  

d. The Woes:  

  • Woe When Ministry Keeps Others Out, (23:13). 
  • Woe When Ministry Is Pretentious, (23:14). 
  • Woe When Ministry Makes People Worse, (23:15). 
  • Woe When The Vision-Less Dare To Lead, (23:16-17). 
  • Woe When Ministry Focus Is Only Minutiae, (23:23a). 
  • Woe When Ministry Lacks Justice-Mercy-Faith, (23:23b). 
  • Woe When Ministry Is Only In Appearance, (23:27-28). 

The Pattern: True Religion Is Jesus Religion, (James 1:26-27).