CUTTING TO THE CHASE (47 OF 70)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: John 5:1-16
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Cutting to the Chase (47 of 70)
And The Word Became Flesh
John 5:1-16
Pastor Jeff Schreve
I've entitled this message Cutting to the Chase. Many of us use that expression, "Cut to the chase," when we're talking about things. Somebody might be beating around the bush, and we just want to know, what is the main point here? We say, "Cut to the chase." I did a little research to determine where that came from and it's interesting. We have a lot of sayings and idioms in English, and it's like, where did that come from? Cut to the chase is something that was used in the early days of silent films. And from what I read, they said the early days of silent films, the part of the film that really got people going was it had a chase scene. It would have kind of an introductory romantic-type of scene, and then it would end up in a chase scene. If the romantic scene got going too long in terms of, "Yeah, right, right," cut to the chase. That's what we want to see. And so, that phrase came from the silent movie industry. When we use it, we talk about, "Hey, what is the main point here?"
Well, Jesus is the Master. In the Scripture we see how He dealt with people. And Jesus didn't spend a lot of time, as was recorded in Scripture, of beating around the bush. He was really good at cutting to the chase. He was really good at getting to the heart of the issue. And, no doubt, He would be good at that. He is God in the flesh. But you'll notice when He deals with people, there's not a lot of introductory things. He typically cuts to the chase. Such is the case in the story in John, chapter 5 - only recorded in the gospel of John. There's Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are very similar. They talk about the same things. That why theologians call the first three gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the synoptic gospels. Synoptic means "seeing the same." They see the same things, and they talk about them. There are some nuances and variances in Matthew, Mark, and Lu ...
And The Word Became Flesh
John 5:1-16
Pastor Jeff Schreve
I've entitled this message Cutting to the Chase. Many of us use that expression, "Cut to the chase," when we're talking about things. Somebody might be beating around the bush, and we just want to know, what is the main point here? We say, "Cut to the chase." I did a little research to determine where that came from and it's interesting. We have a lot of sayings and idioms in English, and it's like, where did that come from? Cut to the chase is something that was used in the early days of silent films. And from what I read, they said the early days of silent films, the part of the film that really got people going was it had a chase scene. It would have kind of an introductory romantic-type of scene, and then it would end up in a chase scene. If the romantic scene got going too long in terms of, "Yeah, right, right," cut to the chase. That's what we want to see. And so, that phrase came from the silent movie industry. When we use it, we talk about, "Hey, what is the main point here?"
Well, Jesus is the Master. In the Scripture we see how He dealt with people. And Jesus didn't spend a lot of time, as was recorded in Scripture, of beating around the bush. He was really good at cutting to the chase. He was really good at getting to the heart of the issue. And, no doubt, He would be good at that. He is God in the flesh. But you'll notice when He deals with people, there's not a lot of introductory things. He typically cuts to the chase. Such is the case in the story in John, chapter 5 - only recorded in the gospel of John. There's Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are very similar. They talk about the same things. That why theologians call the first three gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the synoptic gospels. Synoptic means "seeing the same." They see the same things, and they talk about them. There are some nuances and variances in Matthew, Mark, and Lu ...
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