HEART THAT ACCEPTS (9 OF 10)
Scripture: John 4:5-26
This content is part of a series.
Heart That Accepts (9 of 10)
Series: The Heart of Jesus
Stephen Whitney
John 4:5-26
People are looking for meaning in their life through - acceptance, purpose, relationships, success..They seek and try different things hoping that one will bring them meaning for their life.
Professor Zane Hodges (Dallas Seminary) in The Hungry Inherit wrote, ''Love, success, wealth, fame - these were but a few of the countless springs at which men had stooped to drink, only to rise from them to fine that they offered no lasting inward satisfaction, no enduring personal fulfillment . . .''
Jesus accepted people for who they were. Some were outcasts of society because of a disease such as leprosy, others because of their present occupation such as tax collectors and others because of their race such as Samaritans.
When Jesus was criticized by the religious leaders for eating with Zacchaeus, who was a tax collector he told them in Luke 19:10 ''The Son of Man came to seek and to save those who were lost.''
John Gill - ''Christ looked him up and called him by his grace.'' That is what Christ did throughout the gospels and he does to each one of us. We are lost in our sins and looking for acceptance by people or success, but true acceptance and contentment is only found in Jesus Christ who forgives us of our sins.
QUESTION ASKED :5-9 Samaria - was the area between Judah in the South and Galilee in the north. After Solomon died the kingdom of Israel split between the north and the south. The northern kingdom established their capital in the city of Samaria and over 200 years later most of the people were taken into captivity. Those who remained intermarried with Gentiles living in the area over the years so that by the time of Christ the people living there were an ethnically mixed group which were known as Samaritans.
Sychar - one of the oldest cities in Palestine which in OT times was the town of Shechem where Jacob had tended his sheep.
:6 Jacob's w ...
Series: The Heart of Jesus
Stephen Whitney
John 4:5-26
People are looking for meaning in their life through - acceptance, purpose, relationships, success..They seek and try different things hoping that one will bring them meaning for their life.
Professor Zane Hodges (Dallas Seminary) in The Hungry Inherit wrote, ''Love, success, wealth, fame - these were but a few of the countless springs at which men had stooped to drink, only to rise from them to fine that they offered no lasting inward satisfaction, no enduring personal fulfillment . . .''
Jesus accepted people for who they were. Some were outcasts of society because of a disease such as leprosy, others because of their present occupation such as tax collectors and others because of their race such as Samaritans.
When Jesus was criticized by the religious leaders for eating with Zacchaeus, who was a tax collector he told them in Luke 19:10 ''The Son of Man came to seek and to save those who were lost.''
John Gill - ''Christ looked him up and called him by his grace.'' That is what Christ did throughout the gospels and he does to each one of us. We are lost in our sins and looking for acceptance by people or success, but true acceptance and contentment is only found in Jesus Christ who forgives us of our sins.
QUESTION ASKED :5-9 Samaria - was the area between Judah in the South and Galilee in the north. After Solomon died the kingdom of Israel split between the north and the south. The northern kingdom established their capital in the city of Samaria and over 200 years later most of the people were taken into captivity. Those who remained intermarried with Gentiles living in the area over the years so that by the time of Christ the people living there were an ethnically mixed group which were known as Samaritans.
Sychar - one of the oldest cities in Palestine which in OT times was the town of Shechem where Jacob had tended his sheep.
:6 Jacob's w ...
There are 10565 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
