The Gospel of Matthew in Me

Matthew, like the other three evangelists who follow him, was called to write the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Each writer imprints his personal style without altering the essential content of God’s inspiration. Although we are not called to seek originality or emulate Matthew—since we already have four Gospels, we don’t need another, and if we were to consider a justified fifth, it would be the letters written by the apostle Paul.

What I am trying to explain is that the Gospel of Jesus Christ also expects my response to each of the evangelists, considering each writer as a man transformed by Jesus Christ.

This first Gospel is often called “the Gospel of the Teacher”, because Matthew focuses heavily on Jesus’ teaching ministry and emphasizes the need for Christian leaders to understand the Word (13:23) and teach it to others (5:19; 28:19-20).

Likewise, Matthew could easily be called “the Gospel of the Accountant”, because the author is very interested in keeping a record of things. Matthew loves triads, presenting examples or points in groups of three (for example, three acts of piety in 6:1-18). He also likes pairs and dualism: two masters (6:24-25), two paths (7:13-14), two builders (7:24-27).

There are things we simply do not understand…