Sunday, August 26, 2007

The Outline of Matthew's Gospel, V

THE SIDES ARE DRAWN (Mt 14-18)
The conflict sharpens. Jesus’ followers confess him as Messiah and he foretells his coming death in Jerusalem at the hands of the religious leaders. Jesus speaks of the different ways “the children of the Kingdom and the others” act (18:24-27). This leads to the New Community Discourse, in which he teaches his followers about to live and relate to others in the church he is forming.

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