THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION (16 OF 31)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: John 10:22-42
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The Court of Public Opinion (16 of 31)
Series: The Gospel of John
Tim Badal
John 10:22-42
We’re in a series titled ‘‘The Gospel of John.’’ We’re meeting and learning from Jesus so we might trust Him and believe in Him. We’re now near the end of John 10. Last week we learned that Jesus is the Good Shepherd, the One who guides and leads people into a relationship with God. We also learned that He’s the door, the One by Whom we enter into the relationship that brings everlasting life. This morning we’ll be seeing a lot of opinions and thoughts about Jesus. Back in verse 21, we saw the response of many to Jesus’ claim to be the Good Shepherd and the door. ‘‘These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?’’ This argument came on the heels of the accusation that Jesus indeed had a demon or was insane. Our world is not that different from the world of the first century. We also find that many people have opinions about Jesus. Many times their opinions are not based on any evidence.
Today Jesus will give us three evidences that explain why He is in fact the Son of God. Nevertheless, many people were not convinced. In fact, we see in verse 31 that some people were ready to stone Him for blasphemy. Today it seems as if everyone has their own perspective on Who Jesus is, usually with no evidence for what they think. Taken as a whole, this might be what we call ‘‘the court of public opinion.’’ The decisions aren’t being made in a courtroom or derived from what the text teaches. They come from the outside.
We can see a similar pattern regarding modern football today. I could ask, ‘‘Who’s going to win the Super Bowl game today?’’ Some of you will say the Bengals, others will say the Rams. Then I would ask you a follow-up question and very few of you would be able to answer it: ‘‘Why do you think that?’’ In the first service I asked a lady this question and she replied, ‘‘I think the Rams are going to win.’’ I ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Tim Badal
John 10:22-42
We’re in a series titled ‘‘The Gospel of John.’’ We’re meeting and learning from Jesus so we might trust Him and believe in Him. We’re now near the end of John 10. Last week we learned that Jesus is the Good Shepherd, the One who guides and leads people into a relationship with God. We also learned that He’s the door, the One by Whom we enter into the relationship that brings everlasting life. This morning we’ll be seeing a lot of opinions and thoughts about Jesus. Back in verse 21, we saw the response of many to Jesus’ claim to be the Good Shepherd and the door. ‘‘These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?’’ This argument came on the heels of the accusation that Jesus indeed had a demon or was insane. Our world is not that different from the world of the first century. We also find that many people have opinions about Jesus. Many times their opinions are not based on any evidence.
Today Jesus will give us three evidences that explain why He is in fact the Son of God. Nevertheless, many people were not convinced. In fact, we see in verse 31 that some people were ready to stone Him for blasphemy. Today it seems as if everyone has their own perspective on Who Jesus is, usually with no evidence for what they think. Taken as a whole, this might be what we call ‘‘the court of public opinion.’’ The decisions aren’t being made in a courtroom or derived from what the text teaches. They come from the outside.
We can see a similar pattern regarding modern football today. I could ask, ‘‘Who’s going to win the Super Bowl game today?’’ Some of you will say the Bengals, others will say the Rams. Then I would ask you a follow-up question and very few of you would be able to answer it: ‘‘Why do you think that?’’ In the first service I asked a lady this question and she replied, ‘‘I think the Rams are going to win.’’ I ...
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