The Gospel of Matthew, Volume One

William Barclay

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9780664224912
• eBook ISBN: 9781611640175
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Commentary

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Though we find the Gospel of Matthew first in the New Testament, many scholars believe that the Gospel of Mark is older. Matthew then is often seen as an expansion of Mark, incorporating most of the content of Mark while also adding sections that contain the teachings of Jesus, such as the Sermon on the Mount, and stories about the birth and infancy of Jesus. The Gospel of Matthew presents Jesus as one who is "God with us" even until the end of time.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Series Foreword
• General Introduction
• General Foreword
• Editor’s Preface
• Introduction
• Introduction to the Gospel of Matthew
• The Lineage of the King
• The Three Stages
• The Realization of People’s Dreams
• Not the Righteous, But Sinners
• The Saviour’s Entry Into the World
• Born of the Holy Spirit
• Creation and Re-Creation
• The Birthplace of the King
• The Homage of the East
• The Crafty King
• Gifts for Christ
• Escape to Egypt
• The Slaughter of the Children
• Return to Nazareth
• The Years Between
• The Emergence of John the Baptizer
• The Message of John – the Threat
• The Message of John – the Promise
• The Message of John – the Promise and the Threat
• The Message of John – the Demand
• The Message of John – the Demand
• Jesus and his Baptism
• The Testing Time
• The Temptations of Christ
• The Sacred Story
• The Attack of the Tempter
• The Son of God Goes Forth
• The Herald of God
• Christ Calls the Fishermen
• The Methods of The Master
• The Activities of Jesus
• The Sermon on the Mount
• The Supreme Blessedness
• The Bliss of the Destitute
• The Bliss of the Broken Heart
• The Bliss of the God-Controlled Life
• The Bliss of the Starving Spirit
• The Bliss of Perfect Sympathy
• The Bliss of the Clean Heart
• The Bliss of Bringing People Together
• The Bliss of the Sufferer for Christ
• The Bliss of the Blood-Stained Way
• The Salt of the Earth
• The Light of the World
• Shining for God
• The Eternal Law
• The Essence of the Law
• The Law and the Gospel
• The New Authority
• The New Standard
• The Forbidden Anger
• Words of Insult
• The Insurmountable Barrier
• Make Peace in Time
• The Forbidden Desire
• The Surgical Cure
• The Bond Which Must not be Broken
• The Bond that Cannot be Broken
• The Bond that Cannot be Broken
• A Word is a Pledge
• The End of Oaths
• The Ancient Law
• The End of Resentment and of Retaliation
• Gracious Giving
• Christian Love
• Christian Love
• The Reward Motive in the Christian Life
• Right Things from the Wrong Motive
• How Not to Give
• The Motives of Giving
• How Not to Pray
• How Not to Pray
• How Not To pray
• The Disciple’s Prayer
• The Father in Heaven
• The Father in Heaven
• The Father in Heaven
• The Hallowing of the Name
• The Prayer for Reverence
• God’s Kingdom and God’s Will
• God’s Kingdom and God’s Will
• Our Daily Bread
• Our Daily Bread
• Forgiveness Human and Divine
• Forgiveness Human and Divine
• The Ordeal of Temptation
• The Attack of Temptation
• The Attack of Temptation
• The Defence Against Temptation
• How Not to Fast
• How Not to Fast
• The True Fasting
• The True Treasure
• Treasure in Heaven
• The Distorted Vision
• The Necessity of the Generous Eye
• The Exclusive Service
• The Place of Material Possessions
• The Two Great Questions about Possessions
• The Forbidden Worry
• Worry and Its Cure
• The Folly of Worry
• The Error of Judgment
• No One Should Judge
• The Truth and the Hearer
• Reaching Those Who are Unfit to Hear
• The Charter of Prayer
• The Everest of Ethics
• The Golden Rule of Jesus
• Life at the Crossroads
• The False Prophets
• Known by Their Fruits
• The Fruits of Falseness
• On False Pretences
• The Only True Foundation
• Love in Action
• The Living Death
• Compassion Beyond the Law
• True Prudence
• A Good Man’s Plea
• The Passport of Faith
• The Power which Annihilates Distance
• A Miracle in A Cottage
• Miracles in a Crowd
• The Summons to Count the Cost
• The Tragedy of the Unseized Moment
• The Peace of the Presence
• Calm Amid the Storm
• The Demon-Haunted Universe
• The Defeat of the Demons
• The Growth of Opposition
• Get Right with God
• The Man Whom Everyone Hated
• A Challenge Issued and Received
• Where the Need is Greatest
• Present Joy and Future Sorrow
• The Problem of the New Idea
• The Imperfect Faith and the Perfect Power
• The Awakening Touch
• All Heaven’s Power for One
• Faith’s Test and Faith’s Reward
• The Two Reactions
• The Threefold Work
• The Divine Compassion
• The Waiting Harvest
• The Messengers of the King
• The Making of the Messengers
• The Commission of the King’s Messenger
• The Words and Works of the King’s Messenger
• The Equipment of the King’s Messenger
• The Conduct of the King’s Messenger
• The Challenge of the King to his Messengers
• The King’s Honesty to his Messengers
• The Reasons for the Persecution of the King’s messengers
• The Prudence of the King’s Messenger
• The Coming of the King
• The King’s Messenger and the King’s Sufferings
• The King’s Messenger’s Freedom from Fear
• The King’s Messenger’s Freedom from Fear – the Courage of the Right
• The King’s Messenger’s Freedom From fear – God Cares!
• The Loyalty of the King’s Messenger and Its Reward
• The Warfare of the King’s Messenger
• The Cost of Being A Messenger of the King
• The Reward of Those who Welcome the King’s Messenger