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The Gospel Of Matthew: Aspects Of Jesus's Humanity
The Gospel of Matthew portrays many aspects of Jesus’s humanity. It was directed to the Jews to show that Jesus was the promised Messiah, the "King of the Jews." When they put Jesus on the cross “Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.(Matthew 27:40)” The passersby who walked by mocked Jesus saying that if he was really the Son of God, he would be able to get himself down. When they mocked Jesus, this showed they believe that Jesus is below them. When people mock others it is when they believe that they are better than them. So when they mocked Jesus, they didn’t believe that he was the Son
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