Meditations on Matthew - CCS by August Van Ryn.
Meditations in Matthew is issued with the fervent hope that it may provide help to a better understanding and deeper appreciation of the central theme of this Gospel, The King and His Kingdom.”
This present gospel was written, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, by a Jew for the Jews in particular, and largely unfolds the ultimate future of the people of Israel. It is not by any means an easy book to either understand or interpret and hence there exists much difference of opinion even among believers concerning the truths it unfolds and their relation to ourselves today or to Israel by and by. I have, of course, expressed my judgment on these matters as I see them in the light of God's Word, but I can assure my readers that this has only been done after careful and prayerful study and consideration. Please read this book by the divine rule laid down in the scripture: “Prove (or test) all things (by the Word of God), and hold fast that which is good.”
I would add that these meditations have been written not chiefly to instruct the mind; but more particularly to help mould and fashion the life of the Christian, and to form his character so that God may be glorified in and through him.
