Matthew: All Authority in Heaven and on Earth (Preaching the Word)

The point is that Jesus came in humility and took on human flesh. In doing so, he became, as Hebrews says, "for a little while lower than the angels," in the incarnation for the sake of the cross. Then, in His humanity, He was crowned with glory in resurrection life and seated at the right hand of the Father. The purpose was not so that He could gain something that He lacked.

The purpose was for us! Christ became for a short time "a little lower than the angels," Hebrews 2: For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham.

Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted," Hebrews 2: Thus, Jesus was not a man by nature who was elevated to something greater. He was God by nature who took on the lowliness of human flesh, suffering, and death for our redemption, so that we as humans if we are in Him by faith might share in the subsequent glorification of His own humanity.

This is actually strikingly similar to what we find in Philippians Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father," Philippians 2: This all makes sense so long as we understand that God is one Being eternally existing in the three distinct persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

God the Father sends God the Son who, while remaining fully divine, also takes on a complete human nature as the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

Matthew - All Authority on Heaven and Earth (Preaching The Word Series)

He comes lowly as a servant and faces the humiliation of the cross. Jesus, in His humanity as the Messiah, the suffering servant, is then granted heavenly glory that we who are in Him can one day share after our own days of humble suffering. Jesus, as the second person of the Trinity, was always eternal, divine, and thus had all authority over everything.

Yet, in love for us and submission to the Father, He humbled Himself and also became a man. As a man, He was the son of David, the rightful king of Israel. Yet, like David, who was anointed King yet spent many years of suffering and exile before He formally took His throne, Jesus spent many years as a servant "with no place to lay His head," the authorities seeking and finally taking His life. Only after His death and resurrection did Jesus, in His humanity, claim the Kingly authority over the nations which were already His right and ascend in the flesh to be seated at the right hand of the Father not only as God but also as man.

Only then, after His resurrection, did He send His followers out to all nations to proclaim His name to all peoples. Only then did He elevate even His human nature to the place above that of the angels. In this, He sealed our salvation, and these otherwise vexing passages are pointing to this truth. If Jesus was already God, what does it mean that He was "given" authority and the name above all names? The Passages and the Question There are four main passages we must consider that present us with this conundrum: All Authority Has Been Given? But sometimes overlooked is this very first phrase: Bestowed on Him the Name?

It concludes with the words: Becoming Better than the Angels and Inheriting a Name? But it includes the words: And it quotes from the Psalms about Him: Elsewhere in the book, he writes things like: Appointed the Son of God?

Finally, the last and most contestable example comes in Romans 1, where Paul says: Paul used the same word when preaching in Athens in Acts 17 when He said: God promises David regarding his descendants: Similarly, we read in Psalm And later in the Psalm: Interestingly, the point Paul makes in the very next verse of Romans 1 is: The Incarnation and the Angels The Messianic reading of the Psalms is also relevant regarding Hebrews 1 and Jesus' status in relation to the angels. The author of Hebrews sees a special Messianic fulfillment of this passage in Christ: This is actually strikingly similar to what we find in Philippians 2: Jesus Himself prayed to the Father: Conclusion Jesus, as the second person of the Trinity, was always eternal, divine, and thus had all authority over everything.

Third Edition University of Chicago Press, Yes, it's at least twice the length of the whole New Testament. But it's worth reading. In eighty-nine chapters, O'Donnell covers all twenty-eight chapters of Matthew. The commentary isn't written with a verse-by-verse approach, but, a section by section approach. Each chapter is a sermon essentially that unpacks that section of Scripture. There are eleven chapters on the I definitely enjoyed reading Douglas Sean O'Donnell's commentary on the gospel of Matthew.

There are eleven chapters on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew Every verse gets covered some way, some how. But not every verse gets equal amount of attention.

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O'Donnell begins by talking about all four gospels. He points out that, "They have the same bass line. Yet each Gospel has a distinct melody of its own. Jesus is the King of Jews and Gentiles. Therefore, this King Jesus is to be worshipped. This happens in the last three verses—the Great Commission. Listen for the culmination of all the subtle and strong sounds. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.

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