From d73af1e5e3fe6865b231ed774d1c3bee1568b4ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bonnieheglund Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:45:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update '41-mat/06.md' --- 41-mat/06.md | 34 +++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/41-mat/06.md b/41-mat/06.md index 60e8bad..d258a1b 100644 --- a/41-mat/06.md +++ b/41-mat/06.md @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ See: [Reward](../articles/reward.md) In ancient times, people who worshipped many gods would pray in a certain way. When they prayed, they would say the same things over and over again. They did this so that their false gods would pay attention to them so they could tell these gods what they need. This was not how Jesus wanted people to pray. God knows what people want when they pray. However, Jesus still wanted people to pray. -See: False gods; [Pray (Prayer)](../articles/prayprayer.md) +See: [False gods](../articles/falsegods.md); [Pray (Prayer)](../articles/prayprayer.md) @@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ Jesus taught people to pray in Matthew 6:9-13. Scholars call this the “Lord’ Jesus spoke about “our father in heaven.” God is the father of Christians and he lives in heaven. -See: God the Father; Heaven; Family of God +See: [Godfather](../articles/godfather.md); [Heaven](../articles/heaven.md); [Family of God](../articles/familyofgod.md) ### What is holy? -See: Holy (Holiness, Set Apart) +See: [Holy (Holiness, Set Apart)](../articles/holy.md) @@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ See: Holy (Holiness, Set Apart) Jesus prayed for the kingdom of God to come. He wanted Christians to pray for this to happen soon. -See: Kingdom of God; [Pray (Prayer)](../articles/prayprayer.md) +See: [Kingdom of God](../articles/kingdomofgod.md); [Pray (Prayer)](../articles/prayprayer.md) ### What is the will of God? -See: Will of God +See: [Will of God](../articles/willofgod.md) @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ See: Will of God God gave the disciples daily bread by providing for everything they needed. Bread was a metaphor for food. That is, it included any food the disciples needed. Some scholars say it also included everything else the disciples needed for living. That is, God provided clothing, housing, and everything else they needed. Other scholars say bread was a metaphor for the things in heaven God will give to them. -See: Disciple; Metaphor; Heaven +See: [Disciple](../articles/disciple.md); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Heaven](../articles/heaven.md) @@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ See: Disciple; Metaphor; Heaven In ancient Israel, people thought that sins created a kind of debt where someone owed someone else. God’s forgiveness of the disciples’ sins was related to the disciples forgiveness of sins people did against them because God wanted the disciples to love other people. God did not forgive the disciples’ sins because they did good things. God forgave them because of his mercy. However, when the disciples prayed and asked God to forgive their sins, they needed to be ready to forgive sins people did against them. -See: Sin; Disciple; Redeem (Redemption); Forgive (Forgiveness, Pardon); Mercy; [Pray (Prayer)](../articles/prayprayer.md) +See: [Sin](../articles/sin.md); [Disciple](../articles/disciple.md); [Redeem (Redemption)](../articles/redeem.md); Forgive (Forgiveness, Pardon); [Mercy](../articles/mercy.md); [Pray (Prayer)](../articles/prayprayer.md) ### How did Jesus use the word “temptation”? Some scholars say Jesus when he used the word “temptation”(πειρασμός/g3986) he was thinking about sin. Other scholars say Jesus was thinking about testing. That is, persecution or suffering the disciples had. -See: Sin; Tempt (Temptation); Test; Persecute (Persecution) +See: [Sin](../articles/sin.md); [Tempt (Temptation)](../articles/tempt.md); [Test](../articles/test.md); [Persecute (Persecution)](../articles/persecute.md) @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ See: Sin; Tempt (Temptation); Test; Persecute (Persecution) Satan, or the devil (see: Matthew 4:1), is the evil one. -See: Satan (The Devil) +See: [Satan (The Devil)](../articles/satan.md) @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ See: Satan (The Devil) Some ancient copies of the Greek New Testament contain the words “for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” More and older ancient copies of the Greek New Testament do not have these words. Therefore, scholars do not think Matthew wrote these words. -See: Kingdom of God; Glory (Glorify) +See: [Kingdom of God](../articles/kingdomofgod.md); [Glory (Glorify)](../articles/glory.md) @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ See: Kingdom of God; Glory (Glorify) In verses 14 and 15, Jesus spoke about trespasses. He was saying the same thing he said in verse 12. A trespass is something someone does that goes against the law or against God in some way. It is sin. -See: Sin +See: [Sin](../articles/sin.md) ## 6:16-18 @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ See: Sin ### What is fasting? -See: Fasting +See: [Fasting](../articles/fasting.md) @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ See: Fasting Jesus spoke about hypocrites. He was speaking about Jewish teachers. They fasted so that people could see them fast and think these teachers did things to honor God. -See: Hypocrisy (Hypocrite); Fasting +See: [Hypocrisy (Hypocirte)](../articles/hypocrisy.md); [Fasting](../articles/fasting.md) @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ See: Hypocrisy (Hypocrite); Fasting Jesus wanted people to anoint or wash their face and head when they fasted. This was the opposite of what the Jewish leaders did. If they did this, they did not look like they were hungry. He did not want other people to know they were worshipping God in this way. If they did this, God would reward them. -See: Fasting; Anoint (Anointing); Reward; Worship +See: [Fasting](../articles/fasting.md); [Anoint (Anointing)](../articles/anoint.md); [Reward](../articles/reward.md); [Worship](../articles/worship.md) ## 6:19-34 @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ See: Fasting; Anoint (Anointing); Reward; Worship Jesus talked about treasures. Treasures are things people keep that are very valuable. Jesus did not want people to collect things that were valuable on the earth. This is because they did not last long. They were destroyed or someone took them. He wanted people to not care very much about the things they had on the earth. They only have these things while they are alive. Instead, they should store treasures in heaven. This is a metaphor. They should collect rewards from God. These rewards will last forever. -See: Reward; Metaphor; Heaven +See: Reward; Metaphor; [Heaven](../articles/heaven.md) @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ See: Faith (Believe in) Jesus talked about the Gentiles being anxious about getting the things they need to live. This was because they did not know God and they did not know he would provide for them. Jesus wanted Christians to trust in God for these things because he promised to give them the things they need. Instead, they are to be concerned about other things. That is, they were to think about how to honor God and teaching other people about Jesus. -See: Gentile +See: [Gentile](../articles/gentile.md) @@ -238,6 +238,6 @@ See: Gentile Jesus spoke about seeking first the kingdom of God and God’s righteousness. He wanted Christians to think about how they could serve God and his kingdom and how they could do things that honor him. -See: Kingdom of God; Righteous (Righteousness) +See: [Kingdom of God](../articles/kingdomofgod.md); [Righteous (Righteousness)](../articles/righteous.md)