Class 06 - Living the Gospel - Matthew 20-25

In this class, we continue with St. Matthew's Gospel, covering chapters 20 through 25.

Some of the topics include:
--the workers who are paid at the 1st and 11th hours
--nobody sits in the presence of God;
--receiving our spiritual sight; Palm Sunday's entry into Jerusalem
--Jesus cleansing the temple of our hearts
--making your Christianity genuine
--when not answer to answer those questioning your faith
--the wicked vinedressers
--the wedding feast and the man without his wedding garment
--should we pay taxes to an evil government?
--prayers to the saints
--love as the greatest commandment
--the church is full of hypocrites (including me)
--the fall of Jerusalem
--the end times & last judgment
--the wise and foolish virgins
--the five, two, and one talents
--the sheep and the goats

In this series, we focus on how we should live our lives according to the commandments of Christ found in the Gospels. While theology is important, we can't truly understand it until our hearts are purified. This purification comes by grace and praxis, that is, living the Christian life. With that in mind, we sometimes breeze over portions of chapters that are less about how to live and more about teaching theology. Praxis first; theology later.