THE LAST CALL: THANK GOD THEY DIDN'T ANSWER (44 OF 75)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: John 12:35-50
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The Last Call: Thank God They Didn't Answer (44 of 75)
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 12:35-50
At the close of John 12, the curtain is falling on the public ministry of Christ, at least so far as this 4th gospel is concerned. From this point on Jesus will be primarily behind the scenes, speaking to His disciples and His Father. But before exiting the public stage, Jesus pauses to issue what seems to be one last call.
One last call to believe...to repent...to receive Christ and be saved
Now, had the crowd answered the call, had they understood what was at stake, they would have had no interest in seeing the Master crucified...no interest in Calvary...in the death of Jesus on the cross.
Since there is no forgiveness of sin without the death of Christ, we should be grateful to God that they didn't answer that call.
Because Jesus was ''despised and rejected of men'' we don't have to be despised and rejected by God.
1. The call to reception of Jesus (35-36)
While there is debate about whether Jesus is talking to the unbelieving Gentiles (verse 20) or the unbelieving Jews, there is no debate that He is speaking to UNBELIEVERS.
And here is one final and fleeting opportunity for them to be saved. Years ago the hymn writer described the soft and tender call of Christ unto salvation and declared,
Time is now fleeting the moments are passing
Passing from you and from me
Shadows are gathering, death's night is coming
Coming for you and for me
Little do they realize how close they are to eternal damnation. But it's not because they are close to physical death. It's because the sunlight of the gospel is about to set on them and the blackness of night will forever fall across their darkened hearts.
A. He didn't respond to their cry - He'd shown enough (35)
It's worth noting that Jesus does not go into some defense of the faith. It's not because He was opposed to presenting evidence. Acts 1:3 records the risen Christ giving i ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 12:35-50
At the close of John 12, the curtain is falling on the public ministry of Christ, at least so far as this 4th gospel is concerned. From this point on Jesus will be primarily behind the scenes, speaking to His disciples and His Father. But before exiting the public stage, Jesus pauses to issue what seems to be one last call.
One last call to believe...to repent...to receive Christ and be saved
Now, had the crowd answered the call, had they understood what was at stake, they would have had no interest in seeing the Master crucified...no interest in Calvary...in the death of Jesus on the cross.
Since there is no forgiveness of sin without the death of Christ, we should be grateful to God that they didn't answer that call.
Because Jesus was ''despised and rejected of men'' we don't have to be despised and rejected by God.
1. The call to reception of Jesus (35-36)
While there is debate about whether Jesus is talking to the unbelieving Gentiles (verse 20) or the unbelieving Jews, there is no debate that He is speaking to UNBELIEVERS.
And here is one final and fleeting opportunity for them to be saved. Years ago the hymn writer described the soft and tender call of Christ unto salvation and declared,
Time is now fleeting the moments are passing
Passing from you and from me
Shadows are gathering, death's night is coming
Coming for you and for me
Little do they realize how close they are to eternal damnation. But it's not because they are close to physical death. It's because the sunlight of the gospel is about to set on them and the blackness of night will forever fall across their darkened hearts.
A. He didn't respond to their cry - He'd shown enough (35)
It's worth noting that Jesus does not go into some defense of the faith. It's not because He was opposed to presenting evidence. Acts 1:3 records the risen Christ giving i ...
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