Matthew is UNSETTLING

[@JamesGoetzke]

Thank you. I'm 63 and my life is coming to an end. Sickness happens. Clips like this help me sleep in comfort and hope. Our Lady of Fatima pray for us. And she does.

[@writtenpieceopaper1]

Your earthly life is coming to an end, but I will see you in heaven! Sleep well until then!

[@colinwaller3792]

Pray for us, Fr. Casey, there's several of us working towards Confirmation. Our parish priest also was recently diagnosed with stomach cancer.

[@stampinggrannieboyd9170]

I will pray for all of you.

[@biblegirl]

I'll be praying

[@kilo3989]

Ooh, praying for you and your fellow catechumens/candidates! And certainly praying for your Father 🙏

[@kendrarice7223]

Heartfelt prayers.

[@CountesssBathory]

I'm in rcia right now and my full initiation is in 86 days. Along with rcia, your videos have helped me understand the faith in a multitude of ways!!

[@humbirdms2784]

Thanks be to God. I'm in the same boat as well. I'm getting married and confirmed this easter vigil after being absent from the Holy Church for nearly 20 years I'm so excited I can't wait to be apart of the Church and God's Covenant

[@kendrarice7223]

​@@humbirdms2784I was received into full communion with God's beloved church 19 years ago, and the joy and excitement never end, only increase. So happy for you 🙏

[@gana511]

Read the Gospel of Matthew for a university class and it inspired me to start going to church for the first time in my life.

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

That's my hope with these videos and Bible studies.

[@BigFUNShirtCompany]

I hope you continue this series with more books of the Bible, Father (besides the other Gospels)! Thoroughly enjoyed these 4!

[@susanhsiang8468]

Welcome back, Father Casey, thanks for drawing us closer to Jesus through your teachings. God Bless ! ❤

[@kevinun-s1i]

Hi Susan👋 Good morning.🌹🌹🌹I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌺🌺🌺

[@fsnicolas]

Wow! All that in less than 7 minutes. Very concise and inspiring, Fr. Casey! The Gospel of Matthew is actually my favorite Gospel.

[@patriciafeehan7732]

Matthew has always been my favorite gospel and now I know why? Thank you, Friar Casey. God Bless all of You.

[@menzz2497]

Thank you Father for talking about my favorite gospel

[@Muhgoats]

I’m currently reading through the first volume of the Word On Fire Bible. Currently around halfway through Matthew, so I’m looking forward to coming back to this set of videos and watching them as I go through each book.

[@russelljackson7034]

Right on

[@GiMatthan]

Best part of Matthew: It has my name in its first chapter 😊

[@alphacause]

Often as Christians, we put the Old Testament in our periphery, deemphasizing its importance. The Gospel of Matthew invites to see the connective tissue between the Old and New Testaments, and how we cannot balkanize our understanding of scripture.

[@antoniosanjurjo8442]

Father thank you for your videos. Im now a volunteer at my Parish OCIA class, please pray for us and all the new students on our faith journeys to God.

[@snugglyduck6534]

The Book of Matthew is what I was told I needed most in these days since 2018 and hasn't failed me yet. Proverbs 9:10 was the start of knowing this.

[@michaelready8347]

You really touch at a core issue of the Gospel of Matthew and its targetting of the Jewish people. It is a primary reason for Jewish persecution at the hands of the Church for centuries. Ultimately leading to the Holocaust. Father, if your goal is to enlighten people of these core theological principles, it is paramount you discuss the shortcomings as well.

[@lordtanatos84kmkn59]

There is an editing error at minute 2:15, not a big deal, great video.

[@benbelardo]

What’s the error? I couldn’t see it

[@lordtanatos84kmkn59]

@@benbelardo it repeat the same frase twice.

[@JustLukeE.]

Hey father, this is a great series. FYI the video duplicates a short section in the middle. Thank you for helping me understand the gospels more

[@JuanMartinez-xl2oj]

Great series Father!

[@nathanngumi8467]

Word.

[@rayv7010]

My favorite Gospel, Casey. In this episode, you hit it out of the park. God bless!

[@johnshaffer3405]

Have you thought about doing a series of videos describing the difference between various religious orders?

[@ornanventura5581]

Amen. (Today my reading is chapter XXVI, the longest one with 75 verses)

[@Fenrisson]

You're making me want to go back to Church, sir.

[@WhiteRabbitTheology]

Matthew's gospel is providing a perfect example of how missionary work is supposed to be done. It makes all sorts of connections to the beliefs of the people it is preaching to (references to Jewish law and the prophets), while at the same time challenging them for failing to recognize the God who has always lived in their midst. We need to build bridges across cultures and reach people where they are at, but the gospel message is still supposed to be difficult to accept.

[@j897xce]

Before becoming Catholic, I was in plenty of arguments of "Paul's gospel vs. Jesus' gospel" which is wild to consider the implications of. Reducing the arguments would look like: Jesus taught Torah observant Christianity as necessary belief and Paul taught Sola Gratia. It was a variation of grace vs. works. There are many attempts to balance the paradox between them, but nothing as complete as the Catholic teaching. By Grace, through Faith, in Love! I think too many Christians, especially in America, have a "by grace through belief" theology. Faith is where our beliefs are put into action as faith takes trust which takes a decision. God cares deeply about our choices, especially the ones we make to build on the foundation of Christ. The salvation of those around us has some dependence on what we do. Of course, no one could be saved by completing the works of the law, but the works of faith that we were saved to do allow us to participate in the grand salvation of the world by our Lord!

[@Winterclaw42]

Actually the actor playing Matthew in the Chosen is on the spectrum and brought that into the role.

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

It's very fitting.

[@ryannel3899]

I love st Matthew's gospel account

[@annagattellari85]

Matthew the Apostol. ❤

[@963-bat]

Which gospel is the best to read first for someone who have never read the Bible ?

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

Probably Luke.

[@bugsbunny021]

You can do The Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Scmitz right here on KZbin. You get to read the entire Bible with Fr. Mike explaining it all along the way.

[@democraticpatriot2657]

Some recommend John for introducing neophytes to Christ.

[@LanaCelebic]

There's currently a podcast on the Ascension Present app called Luke in 50 Days. They read a short passage from Luke's Gospel every day and talk about it. It's a great start if the Bible in a Year seems too much, and it's completely free.

[@TJ1920]

Matthew The Apostle Jesus is the new covenant

[@timthetiger1665]

fantastic video!

[@theowarner]

Someone just dropped his magnum opus!!!!

[@Enid-y1f]

Thank u for ur video Fr.Casey. Actually, I have something to ask u. Can you film a video about exorcism and possession? Recently I experienced something about that..

[@SteffenTimo-di4id]

Not sure it's the right niche Father but I'd love you to cover Schwerpunkt if possible. He's doing such a great job in amplifying the Traditional Catholic message

[@vinoneil]

Googled it. Just got a bunch of generic results in German

[@CatalinaShafer-zc1ob]

Father, can you this with the Book of Revelation, please

[@minnic.6992]

Is anyone actually being able to be "perfect" as God? How is that possible? Are there really people on this earth that never ever had even one bad thought, behaved angrily, never said anything hurtful? Even after they are being born again? Hard to believe...

[@br.m]

Did you hear when he said that the law is there to make us become good, so we can be saved? That's why there was a reformation. Have you heard about salvation by the grace of God? It is yours, if you have faith in Jesus. Faith is a free gift. We have the law not to try and force us to be good or perfect. You are right, that is impossible. Why we have the law is to convict us of our sins, to defeat us so that we see that we need a savior.

[@kathleenwharton2139]

Matthew is MY FAVORITE Gospel. Moses brought us the Ten Commandments and Matthew brought us Jesus Sermon on the Mount. The only really Helpful thing in that Bible. Teaches us the Way to Live in Peace and Happiness and Health. Religious people go out of their way to find another Way! Very short sighted is the nicest word I can find to describe them 😊❤

[@kilo3989]

The Sermon on the Mount is for sure an excellent lesson on how to live in love--but it's far from the only helpful thing, in my estimation! Even just looking at what Jesus does, even just in the gospel of Matthew, gives us an instructional picture of how to live in love. Jesus' words and actions pair together, like two wings of a bird, to help our hearts reach the heights of love they are called to. I pray that everyone (including "religious" folks who have forgotten how to love) may learn from His words and actions!

[@kevinun-s1i]

Hi Kathleen👋 Good morning.🌹🌹🌹I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌺🌺🌺

[@MichaelThompson-jq3zf]

👍😊.

[@Shevock]

Not my favorite gospel. To read. But still truth.

[@topsecret4635]

Unsettling? You sold the Gospel of Matthew to me very well, Father. Hahaha.

[@johannalenker1734]

But how, Father Casey? How on earth could we possibly meet all the demands of Jesus in Matthew? If it's shape up or rule out, I feel like the first one to go. Like when someone threatens to take my clothes, leave them my warm blanket I might need to survive the could nights in the middle - east? I don't think I ever witnessed someone actually act like that (and I think it's questionable if that would be always wise). Same with the command to give whenever you are asked. Like, giving someone my bank card or my car if they ask for it and not caring if they return it or not? Really?

[@haronsmith8974]

Its only by the Grace of God that we can. We cannot save ourselves. Its a miracle through grace that we may one day be saved from our sinful state and be perfect like our Father in heaven.

[@alexpietsch7997]

Practical step. Pay off your car. You will care significantly less when someone needs it.

[@Clyde-S-Wilcox]

Matthew was a tax collector taking money from his own people for the benefit of their oppressors. You have to be ice cold to do that job, and even though he repented that wouldn't change his entire personality. I love his portrayal in Jesus of Nazareth.

[@kevinkelly2162]

And that is legend. No one knows who wrote Matthew or what he did for a living or how he died.

[@Avinkwep]

@@kevinkelly2162 but by that logic no one knows anything about history

[@AndrewTheMandrew531]

@@kevinkelly2162 In the nineteenth century Pope Leo XIII noted the double standard in critics for whom “a profane book or ancient document is accepted without hesitation, whilst the Scripture, if they only find in it a suspicion of error, is set down with the slightest possible discussion as quite untrustworthy” (Providentissimus Deus, 20). We should call out this double standard when critics demand that every writer of the Scriptures has to be corroborated in other non-biblical accounts before they can be considered to be historical.

[@kevinkelly2162]

@ It is precisely because we know history that we can point out that your scriptures are not history.

[@kevinkelly2162]

@ Or if you are claiming your books are historical and the word of a god and we should live by your interpretation of them, people should be extra careful before accepting your very doubtful claims.

[@richardsemione7012]

I could listen to you expound about the Gospel of Matthew all day. Another great job, Father Case. Your words bring life because the Holy Spirit freshly reveals Christ through your reading of the Holy Scriptures. The Word of God, the Sword of the Spirit, God breathed, these are they that speak of Jesus, giving Life to all that come to Him. I don't want to offend you, but can't you see the difference between the Living Word as opposed to dusty Church proclamations and Church rules and practices even though they are penned in Latin. Your eyes and whole being shines when you are talking about Jesus and the Glory of God in the Scriptures. Can't you see how the Church rules that control what Scriptures can be read at mass according to the calendar stifles your homily because you are not allowed to speak as to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Paul warned the foolish Galatians to stand fast in the liberty wherein Christ had set them free and be not entangled in a yoke of bondage. I can tell how much you love Jesus, and that you are full of the Holy Spirit. Don't be afraid to walk in the full liberty of your calling.

[@terrlaw328]

I think you are a good men. A well meaning kind man. As an ex Benedictine Monk for ten years I soon found out while in the noviate that most all the priests and lay brothers in my monastery were good but troubled men . Many, like me, came from dysfunctional families. They had many personality issues. Most of them were gay….as I am. I think you are in denial yourself. I would wish that you would learn how to think critically about churches, gay people etc. in you heart you know I am touching on some truths about you that you have not yet come to terms with. Wish you well and that you get a good non-partisan counselor to help you sort out who you really are .

[@geohaber]

Jeez, presumptuous much?

[@howardgootkin4216]

The Jews were not the intended audience of the Gospels. If they were, they would not have been written in Konic Greek which Jesus did not preach in or speak and which the Jews of first century Palestine did not speak. The intended audience of the Gospels were non-Jews

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

Matthew’s audience was Jewish Christians

[@howardgootkin4216]

@ The gospels were written in Konic Greek which first century Palestine Jews did not speak and which Jesus did not preach in. Jews could not have been the Gospels intended audience. That they were written in Konic Greek proves that their intended audience were non Jews. Your insisting that their intended audience were Jewish Christians arises from your belief that Christianity is an extension of and the fulfillment of the Old Testament when in fact Christianity is a total break with Judaism and a new religion

[@zdzislawmeglicki2262]

If Matthew was addressed to Jews it wouldn't be written in Greek.

[@vinoneil]

There were many Jewish diasporas in the first century who primarily spoke Greek. Read the article "Ancient Jewish History: Hellenism (323 B.C.E. - )" in the Jewish Virtual Library online. There is a bibliography at the end of the article to satisfy your intellectual curiosity.

[@vinoneil]

Also read the Britannica article "Diaspora: Judaism" which estimates 5 million Jews living outside of Palestine in the 1st century, four-fifths of those lived within the Roman Empire. There was a reason the Torah was translated into Greek, which became known as the Septuagint.

[@vinoneil]

Also search for the article "The Significance of Greek for Jews in the Roman Empire" by Kurt Treu (translated by William Adler) online which treats with this matter in-depth

[@zdzislawmeglicki2262]

@@vinoneil You know, these numbers (5 million) are so uncertain. We don't even know how many practicing Jews lived in Palestine at the time, and even less how many lived in the Diaspora. But, I agree, the whole New Testament is really addressed to the Diaspora, not to Jews living in Palestine and speaking Aramaic.

[@democraticpatriot2657]

Then there's the academic matter of the "synoptic problem" which deals with earlier source material and traditions, probably in Aramaic or Greek, which led to the composition of Matthew, Mark and Luke.