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Jesus Demonstrates His Authority
April 23, 2023
Matthew’s Case for Jesus’ Authority
• Chapters 5-7 make the case for Jesus as Messiah through his
• Chapters 8-9 demonstrate that Jesus is Messiah through his
The Completeness of God’s Authority
• God creates by the invisible power of his word.
• God’s will is done in
• God has the authority to
Jesus has authority … even to forgive sins!
• Before Jesus, forgiveness of sins was through the Temple and the Jewish priesthood.
• Jesus proved himself to the scribes as not a
• Forgiveness authoritatively offered through the Son of Man was a
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9