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Matthew (8:18-34)
When I read the bible, we could find lots of things but I choose to write about the Jesus’ trip that he went place to place and help people or do such a things for them. Also he traveled a lot by boat and do lots of things on the boat. I choosed to write about it.
Unlike most preachers today, Jesus always seems to be avoiding the crowds. So He announces a trip
Across the sea. This voyage is the occasion of a discussion with two of His disciples about following Him.
The voyage itself is an opportunity for Jesus to rebuke the disciples little faith as well as the wind and the
Waves. Their arrival on the other side provides opportunity for Jesus to deliver two men from the grasp of
The devil.
Following Jesus. When Jesus announces plans to travel across the sea, one of His disciples who was also
A scribe (!) says, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” [8:19] this seems like a laudable
Confession, there are no “if's” or “but's”, but Jesus, who knows man's heart, knows something of this
Disciple that we don't. This disciple “is like the seed on stony ground which grew but lacked root to
Withstand the hot sun. He is an idealist, enthusiastic, of sanguine temperament. He is superficial and does
Not count the cost. He sees the soldiers on parade, the fine uniforms and the glittering arms, and is easier to
Join, forgetting the exhausting marches, the bloody battles, the graves, perhaps unmarked. It is less cruel to
Disillusion such a man than to let him rush in and go down to disappointment.” [Len ski, 339] To such
Exuberant and reckless willingness Jesus speaks a word of warning, “the Son of Man has nowhere to lie
His head.” [8:20]
This is the first time that we see the title “Son of Man” in the Gospel of Matthew. It is Jesus' favorite
Self-title, and He is the only one to use it (except for Stephen in his great confession before his martyrdom
In Acts 7:56). The old dogmaticians used this title to express Jesus' humanity, his...
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