This book is written for a Seminary student studying the Bible, or for a Pastor creating a sermon. It is an In Depth look at the book of Matthew (the 1st writer in the New Testament). I especially enjoyed the author's description of the Beatitudes - it is important that we not only recognize God's saving grace but also His transforming grace; both His forgiving grace and His enabling grace. We are the salt of the earth; we are to influence purity within society, we are to be a preserving element to society, and we are to make the earth more authentically as it should be. We are to be prayerful and forgiving. We are to share the Kingdom of Heaven, and the gospels Good News. Jesus Christ; saves and redeems, He has sent His spirit to us, we will be reunited with Him in the glory of heaven.