CONTENTS
Matthew Chapter 19
•Biblical Exposition
Summary of the entire content • The perspective of the gospel of the water and the Spirit — 21
Eternal life is not obtained by the righteousness and the wealth of man, but is the grace of God received by faith in the gospel of the water and the Spirit — 44
•Questions and Answers — 74
•Sermons by Paul C. Jong
- Stand as a little child before the will that God has established (Matthew 19:1–15) — 101
- Do not join hands with the harlot, but become one who joins hands with God alone (Matthew 19:16–26) — 113
- God, who accomplished the salvation that was impossible for man (Matthew 19:16–30) — 127
- Those who are rich in heart cannot follow the Lord (Matthew 19:23–30) — 139
- We are those who absolutely need the help of God (Matthew 19:23–30) — 147
- What have we cast away in order to follow the Lord? (Matthew 19:27–30) — 159
Matthew Chapter 20
•Biblical Exposition
Summary of the entire content • The perspective of the gospel of the water and the Spirit — 171
Salvation is given not by the labor of man but by the grace of Jesus, who came to serve sinners — 189
•Questions and Answers — 209
•Sermons by Paul C. Jong
- The Lord who has given us a fitting salvation (Matthew 20:1–16) — 237
- Let us live bound as the laborers of the Lord and receive the wage that the Lord gives (Matthew 20:1–16) — 258
- Abide in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1–16) — 269
- The Lord who called us by grace and gave us a fitting salvation (Matthew 20:1–16) — 278
- Follow the Savior who served us and opened our eyes (Matthew 20:17–34) — 290
- Live for the gospel (Matthew 20:20–28) — 302
Matthew Chapter 21
•Biblical Exposition
Summary of the entire content • The perspective of the gospel of the water and the Spirit — 313
Jesus, the King who came lowly, has become the chief cornerstone of salvation and makes those who believe in Him bear the fruit of the gospel — 334
•Questions and Answers — 367
•Sermons by Paul C. Jong
- We are instruments used by God (Matthew 21:1–11) — 393
- The faith that is loosed by the lowly King and used by Him (Matthew 21:1–22) — 400
- The person who believes the way of righteousness and renders the fruit of the vineyard (Matthew 21:23–46) — 412
- If you cannot deny your own thought you cannot be born again (Matthew 21:25–32) — 424
- The kingdom of God belongs to the vinedressers who bear fruit (Matthew 21:33–43) — 436
- We are those who do the work of bearing fruit in the vineyard (Matthew 21:33–43) — 445
Matthew Chapter 22
•Biblical Exposition
Summary of the entire content • The perspective of the gospel of the water and the Spirit — 457
Only those who have put on the robe of righteousness through the gospel of the water and the Spirit enter the wedding feast of the kingdom of heaven — 477
•Questions and Answers — 510
•Sermons by Paul C. Jong
- Put on by faith the robe of salvation that the Lord has given (Matthew 22:1–14) — 536
- Can you prepare the wedding garment with which you may be married to Jesus Christ? (Matthew 22:1–14) — 543
- Put on the robe of salvation that the King has prepared (Matthew 22:1–14) — 557
- Give your heart and your life to the God of the living (Matthew 22:15–46) — 569
- God is the God of the living (Matthew 22:23–33) — 581
- Let us do the work of the Lord with all our body and heart and mind (Matthew 22:34–40) — 589
Matthew Chapter 23
•Biblical Exposition
Summary of the entire content • The perspective of the gospel of the water and the Spirit — 599
The hypocrisy that adorns the outside cannot wash away the sin of the heart; only the gospel of the water and the Spirit truly makes a man clean — 620
•Questions and Answers — 648
•Sermons by Paul C. Jong
- Let us not imitate the works of the Pharisees (Matthew 23:1–12) — 680
- Hypocrisy and blind guides (Matthew 23:1–33) — 688
- We must come out of heresy (Matthew 23:1–34) — 701
- The faith that has woe (Matthew 23:13–39) — 712
- Believe and keep the true gospel that opens the door of heaven (Matthew 23:13–39) — 722
- Come back under the wings of the Lord (Matthew 23:29–39) — 734
This book shows, from the perspective of the gospel of the water and the Spirit, how a person enters the kingdom of God, what kind of faith those who have entered that Kingdom live by, and what fruit of faith they bear.
Through Matthew chapters 19–23, it deals in turn with marriage and possessions, grace and service, the temple and fruit, the wedding garment for the marriage feast, and the hypocrisy of the scribes and the Pharisees.
There is only one conclusion. No one can remove sin by his own works. But Jesus took the sin of the world upon His own body through the baptism He received from John the Baptist, was judged and died on the cross, and then rose from the dead, thereby removing all sins once and for all. By believing this, a person becomes sinless.
Even behind the stern rebukes, the Lord’s heart is one of love, not desiring sinners to perish but desiring them to be saved by believing in the gospel of the water and the Spirit. Through this book, lay down your own righteousness and put on the robe of salvation of the water and the Spirit that God clothes you with.