Matthew 20-21 Q&A with Carl Matthei
“How is God not fair and yet the Bible says God is perfectly just?” “Who is the daughter of Zion mentioned in Matthew 21:5 – what relevance does it have to the passage?” “How does 21:20-22 fit into the understanding of the fig tree as an analogy?” “Why did you skip v21-22 (ch 21)” “How …
Jesus, the Leader we need: Matthew 20-21
Matthew 18-19 Q&A with Carl Matthei
“How do we read Matthew 18:35? Does it not imply that God’s forgiveness is conditional on our actions?” “Does someone need to be sorry in order for you to forgive them?” “In Matthew 18 with the parable of an unforgiving servant, when the master forgives the servant of debt what is this supposed to metaphorically …
Jesus, the Leader we need: Matthew 18-19
Matthew 16-17 Q&A with Carl Matthei
“If faith was only provided once Jesus sent the Spirit after his ascension, was the Spirit at work at all in the OT?” “When other people come to Jesus with “great faith” i.e. Canaanite woman & Roman official, did they have the Holy Spirit before Pentecost?” “If faith is either you have 100% or not, …
Jesus, the Leader we need: Matthew 16-17
Matthew 14:1-21 Q&A with Carl Matthei
“How do we know that 14:1-12 is a flashback?” “How do we know definitely that Matthew’s placement of the story of John the Baptist’s death before Jesus feeding 5000 and walking on water was a deliberate choice? Modern readers of course can see the contrast between the kings but are we certain this was intentional …
Jesus, the Leader we need: Matthew 14:1-21
Matthew 13 Q&A with Tim Rowe
I don’t quite get the logic in 13:13. If the reason he speaks in parables is because the people will not perceive or understand, doesn’t that mean would be free to speak plainly (given the crowd would not understand either way?). I think it is interesting in v15 that God could clearly present the secrets …
Jesus Gives Certainty: Matthew 13
