>> “Umm, can you at least tell me what is in your Book of Matthew?” <<
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Yes, total condemnation of Catholic practices:
Mat 6:7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Mat 15:3
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Mat 15:9
But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.
Mat 23:9
And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Not in your Bible, are they?
let's see not, the crucifixation has taken place and the apostles decide to fulfill their command to go forth and teach all nations. They have a copy of the Torah and a pile of various letters, documents, notes, submitted by followers up to date. As they try to decipher the various submissions, more keep coming in from apostles and other followers who have gone about their tasks. They recieve a gospel from James, Barrabas, Thomas, and letters and documents from all over the area. They decide to make a "book" compiling all the things that they recieve from their followers, but they must first edit it and decide what to use and what they will not put in their book.
They (the early Catholic church) take a look at Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and THEY decide that these will be the gospels, the good news of Christianity. They also include a bunch of letters from Paul, James, and many various and sundry writings which THEY considered relevant. They did, however, eliminate many which simply did not pass THEIR muster. They formulated the book and had someone HAND WRITE IT. As years went by, the monks and other clergy of the Catholic church copied the new bible many thousands of times. Only royalty and the wealthy could afford to purchase a copy hence the lack of distribution among the common people. Along came Gutenberg and his printing press.
from that point on, virtually anyone who could read (few at the time) could afford a bible, and soon one was available in many different languages (of course converted from language to language by Catholics. (there was no one else).The Catholics even left that pesky book of Matthew in...since they were the only ones around, they certainly could have eliminated it!!!
So, sit back, relax, read your Catholic protected bible, and let the true Christian church decide on how to handle St Matthew. I'm sure he will be impressed by their efforts!!
You keep posting the same things and we keep showing you that you are posting out of context and post the context, as well as supported Gospel and NT verses (as I have done several times here) and you simply ignore it and keep repeating your claim.
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Perhaps we can say: when you make false claims, use not vain repetitions, as the bigots do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
You keep claiming Christianity, yet you have spoken often in the past about rejecting Christianity in favour of your own version of religion. One that is remarkable similar to the various spawn of Azusa Street from a hundred years ago.
We Christians on the other hand, believe in the Trinity (one of the last things that Christ told His Apostles about), and about their role in the Church that He created. You have rejected both of these ever on these boards.