Post by endtimesnow on Sept 10, 2021 1:47:40 GMT
I wish we knew more about Matthew. Why do we have such an important work, the Gospel of Matthew, written by this man but so little historical knowledge of him? But is that not the nature of gospel work? The Gospel of Matthew is not about Matthew, it’s about Jesus. Matthew has done his job if our attention is focused upon the one he is pointing towards, and not the finger which does the pointing. So is it a surprise that we know so little of Matthew?
Robert Murray McCheyne once wrote these words: “I need to be made willing to be forgotten. Oh! I wish that my heart were quite refined from all self-seeking. I am quite sure that our truest happiness is not to seek our own. Seeking only, and above all, that our God may be glorified.
This is the way of discipleship. Who was Matthew? We don’t know many details, but we know the important one. He was a sinner and through Jesus he became a disciple. Matthew was one who followed Jesus. Is there a better thing that can be said about someone?
www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/how-much-do-we-know-about-matthew-the-disciple.html
Robert Murray McCheyne once wrote these words: “I need to be made willing to be forgotten. Oh! I wish that my heart were quite refined from all self-seeking. I am quite sure that our truest happiness is not to seek our own. Seeking only, and above all, that our God may be glorified.
This is the way of discipleship. Who was Matthew? We don’t know many details, but we know the important one. He was a sinner and through Jesus he became a disciple. Matthew was one who followed Jesus. Is there a better thing that can be said about someone?
www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/how-much-do-we-know-about-matthew-the-disciple.html