Matthew 16: 24-28 Big Picture Essay

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In all of the Gospels, Jesus is shown flouting some of the minor conventions of Mosaic Law, although he holds fast in his adherence to the Ten Commandments. Jesus teaches that following laws and protocols is no substitution for having a righteous heart. Material goods and glory, even the spiritual glories of fulfilling doctrine in a technical fashion, or giving ostentatious donations to a religious organization are not as important as inner, spiritual light. One must place the world its proper context, and put aside the petty, mundane concerns of the world to live in Christ.

Section 3: Personal reflection

The idea that one cannot 'buy' one's way to heaven accumulating material goods is an important idea. All too often people believe they have 'done right' by their families if they provide their families with material rather than spiritual wealth.

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They use working hard in their jobs as an excuse to shut spirituality out of their lives. They may use the need to make a living as a justification for living an unethical life. But a life without a spiritual grounding is bankrupt, because it focuses on what is transitory, rather than what is eternal. The soul has no price: "What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul" (Matthew 16:26).

D. Martin Lloyd-Jones, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount, (Banner of Truth, 1971), Best Commentaries, http://bestcommentaries.com/book/4043/studies-in-the-sermon-on-the-mount-d-martin-lloyd-jones/

Donald Senior, The Gospel of Matthew, (Abington Press, 1997), Best Commentaries, http://bestcommentaries.com/book/4802/the-gospel-of-matthew-donald-senior/.....

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