Matthew’s Gospel and Luke Parables Flashcards
The author of Matthew is a _
tax collector/jewish
Matthew likes to connect his gospel and Jesus to _ bc of his background and audience
the Old Testament/Jewish customs
nickname for Matthew 5-7
The Sermon on The Mount
Name 2 works of mercy Jesus mentions in “Judgement”
hungry; you gave me food
naked; you gave me clothes
sick; you cared for me
Prison; you visited me
Describe the Prodigal Son parable–> who/what is represented by younger son, older son, father
FILL IN
“do not commit adultery”–>
do not even have lust in your heart
no murder –>
or even unjust wrath
eye for an eye –>
learn to love your enemy
Why does Jesus command, “do not even have lust in your heart”
-he encourages us to look past the words and into the meaning/spirit of the law
-trains one to not commit sin
-conscious effort
the gospel of Matthew is
organized
Jesus is like Moses bc
new lawgiver
(parable) Kingdom of heaven=
treasure in the field
“Love God with all your heart, soul, and
strength
External observance is not enough, people need to
have a changed heart
parable
story with a moral or spiritual lesson
reveals nature and importance of Kingdom of God
Parable of Lost Sheep; after losing the sheep shepherd
goes after the one sheep
Parable of Lost Sheep lesson
Jesus seeks out the lost because he cares greatly for those that have wandered away from him
“Blessed are the __ for they will inherit the land.”
meek
“Blessed are the _ for they will be children of god”
peacemakers
“Blessed are those that _ for they shall be satisfied.”
hunger and thirst for righteousness
effective love=
action and choice
Why do people that know how to love have a special kind of freedom?
Because they can always choose to love, even if they are oppressed or have rights taken from them
in parable treasure=
kingdom of god
in ten bridesmaids
some of the women are prepared for the wedding and others not
Matthew 25 in Last Judgment
the good and the wicked will be separated by the King
Eschatology=
the study of the end of times
T/F Catholic Christians are called to forgive and forget
FALSE
T/F Jesus makes reference to hell in parables
T
T/F net parable is about the eventual separation of the good and the wicked
T
T/F love our neighbor and hate our enemy
FALSE
T/F The wheat in parable = evil and temptation
FALSE
Blessed are the poor in spirit (empty oneself)
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
mourn
will be comforted
pure of heart
for they shall see god
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
