Jesus Heals the Gadarenes Possessed

Matthew 8:28-34   This reading is part of Matthew Chapter 8. It follows Chapter 5-7 which covers the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew in the Sermon on the Mount has shown Jesus as the New Moses, and now in Chapter 8 is showing his readers that he is much more than Moses, that Jesus’ roots […]

Peter’s Declaration about Jesus

Matthew 16:13-19   Who do we say Jesus is? Oh some holy man, someone who had a great treasure chest of wisdom, maybe a conman, someone irrelevant today. But only the one who has tried him will know truly, all other statements are opinions from the side line. Some say that Peter was inspired by […]