Gospel of Matthew Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Third narrative and discourse (Matthew 11:2β13:53)=== Opposition to Jesus comes to a head with accusations that his deeds are done through the power of Satan. Jesus in turn accuses his opponents of [[Blasphemy|blaspheming]] the Holy Spirit. The discourse is a set of [[Parables of Jesus|parables]] emphasizing the sovereignty of God, and concluding with a challenge to the disciples to understand the teachings as scribes of the [[Kingdom of heaven (Gospel of Matthew)|Kingdom of Heaven]].{{sfn|Turner|2008|p=285}} (Matthew avoids using the [[names of God in Judaism|holy word God]] in the expression "Kingdom of God"; instead he prefers the term "Kingdom of Heaven", reflecting the Jewish tradition of not speaking the name of God).{{sfn|Browning|2004|p=248}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page