Showing posts with label Matthew. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Matthew. Show all posts

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Jesus On Works

From the Gospel of Matthew



Jesus preached repentance - Mat 4:17

Beatitudes - blessed people act a certain way - Mat 5:3-12

Must be more righteous than the Scribes and Pharisees - Mat 5:20

Better to go through life blind than to sin with your eyes and go to hell - Mat 5:27-30

Kindness to enemies part of being children of God - Mat 5:43-45

Forgive or you will not be forgiven - Mat 6:14-15

We will be judged as we judge - Mat 7:1-2

The path of life is difficult, narrow, and unpopular - Mat 7:13-14

Fruit is test of claims - Mat 7:19-20

Doing God's will essential to eternal life - Mat 7:21

Confess God or God will deny you - Mat 10:32-33

Total commitment required by God - Mat 10:37-39

Kingdom of heaven taken by force - Mat 11:12

We will be judged by our words - Mat 12:33-36

Those who do God's will are the family of Jesus - Mat 12:46-50

Must guard the seed of the word - Mat 13:20-21

The righteous will shine but the iniquitous will burn Mat 13:41-43

Take up cross - reward according to works - Mat 16:24-27

The Father will not forgive those who refuse to forgive from the heart - Mat 18:23-35

Obedience the path of life - Mat 19:16-18

Those who do the will of the Father will enter the kingdom - Mat 21:28-31

The nation that did not bear fruit had the kingdom of God taken from it - Mat 21:33-43

The faithful servant will be rewarded. But the unfaithful servant will be punished - Mat 24:45-51

We must receive and put on the righteousness (wedding garment) God gives - Mat 22:1-14

Discernment, fervent love, and endurance required of those who will be saved - Mat 24:11-13

Faithful servants will be rewarded. Unfaithfulness will be punished - Mat 24:45-51

Watchful are rewarded(wise/foolish virgins) - Mat 25:1-13

Good use of talents rewarded. Talent hiders are cast into outer darkness - Mat 25:14-30

Sheep and goats judged on basis of action (or inaction) - Mat 25:31-46

Jesus sent his disciples to make more disciples, "teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you" - Mat 28:19-20