NOT THE JESUS THEY WANTED (1 OF 6)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: John 12:28-43
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Not the Jesus They Wanted (1 of 6)
Series: The Final Week - Part 1
Jeff Strite
John 12:28-43
I'm told these were actual answers that children gave in Sunday School:
''Noah's wife was called Joan of Ark.''
''The epistles were the wives of the apostles.''
''Moses got the 10 Commandments at Mt. Cyanide.''
''King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 porcupines.''
''The men who followed the Lord were called the 12 decibels.''
And then there's my personal favorite: ''Lot's wife was a pillar of salt by day and a ball of fire by night.''
You'd expect kids to mangle Bible stories once in a while, and it's kinda funny when they do it. But when adults mangle the Bible... that's usually not so funny. When adults distort Scripture its often because they don't agree with what they're reading.
Someone once said: ''People don't reject the Bible because it contradicts itself. They reject the Bible because it contradicts them.'' Folks like that might KNOW the Bible, but they just don't agree with it. And so they can end up NOT having their theological ducks in a row.
And that's what's happening in our story today. Jesus told the crowds that ''when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all people to myself.'' (John 12:32) And the people understood Jesus to be saying He's not going to be with them long. He's going to be ''lifted up from the earth'' In fact, Jesus confirmed that by saying ''The light is among you for a little while longer....'' John 12:35
Now the crowds heard this and they knew just enough Scripture to say ''Hey, wait a minute! That doesn't sound right! We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?'' John 12:34
Well, were they right?
Was the Christ supposed to REMAIN forever? (PAUSE) Well ... yeah. The Old Testament spoke of the Messiah this way: ''... I have sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. HIS SEED SHALL ENDURE FOREVER, and his thr ...
Series: The Final Week - Part 1
Jeff Strite
John 12:28-43
I'm told these were actual answers that children gave in Sunday School:
''Noah's wife was called Joan of Ark.''
''The epistles were the wives of the apostles.''
''Moses got the 10 Commandments at Mt. Cyanide.''
''King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 porcupines.''
''The men who followed the Lord were called the 12 decibels.''
And then there's my personal favorite: ''Lot's wife was a pillar of salt by day and a ball of fire by night.''
You'd expect kids to mangle Bible stories once in a while, and it's kinda funny when they do it. But when adults mangle the Bible... that's usually not so funny. When adults distort Scripture its often because they don't agree with what they're reading.
Someone once said: ''People don't reject the Bible because it contradicts itself. They reject the Bible because it contradicts them.'' Folks like that might KNOW the Bible, but they just don't agree with it. And so they can end up NOT having their theological ducks in a row.
And that's what's happening in our story today. Jesus told the crowds that ''when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all people to myself.'' (John 12:32) And the people understood Jesus to be saying He's not going to be with them long. He's going to be ''lifted up from the earth'' In fact, Jesus confirmed that by saying ''The light is among you for a little while longer....'' John 12:35
Now the crowds heard this and they knew just enough Scripture to say ''Hey, wait a minute! That doesn't sound right! We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?'' John 12:34
Well, were they right?
Was the Christ supposed to REMAIN forever? (PAUSE) Well ... yeah. The Old Testament spoke of the Messiah this way: ''... I have sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. HIS SEED SHALL ENDURE FOREVER, and his thr ...
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