Matthew 11

[Drought of the Heart]

Matthew 11

Jesus is now teaching and preaching in the cities, He is finished with His commands for the 12 Disciples.



The first part of this chapter tells us much about John the Baptist. Jesus and John have known each other since the womb. John knows what to watch for and Jesus tells them to tell him this is verse 5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.



Jesus explains that John came to prepare the way for Him and share the good news. Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Wrath to come ,not so sure we teach and preach Jesus as the wrath to come. The next part the of chapter 11 shows us Jesus preaching and teaching the day of judgment and hell.

Verse 23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.



This was Jesus's first messages to the cities. Love is not what the world has created , love is to teach and preach a message how to be saved from hell.

2 Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
When we teach and preach any other message than Jesus taught we can be seen in 2 Corinthians 11.

If we go to chapter 11 and only teach and preach Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light,,,

Then we end up where we are , with the churches making new rules and changes sending people to hell thinking that is love and compromise...

The love of Jesus Christ saves souls from hell but we are in 2 Timothy 3 and did away with ¾ of Matthew Chapter 11.

Leviticus 18 is full of what God calls an abomination to Him and yet the church has decided it no longer matters.
Leviticus 18:30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the Lord your God.

The World says that was the old rules , when Jesus Himself came to do His Father's will. We are in perilous times, know the Words of God better than those that teach and preach it. In 2 Corinthians 11 they had a problem and we seem to be fulfilling all Jesus told us we would do before the end days. Love is not being nice and fair , Love is teaching and preaching the true Word of God about the wrath that came and will come if we do not follow Leviticus 18...Understand what times we are in...

 

[Uber Genius]

Matthew 11

Jesus is now teaching and preaching in the cities, He is finished with His commands for the 12 Disciples.



The first part of this chapter tells us much about John the Baptist. Jesus and John have known each other since the womb. John knows what to watch for and Jesus tells them to tell him this is verse 5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.



Jesus explains that John came to prepare the way for Him and share the good news. Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Wrath to come ,not so sure we teach and preach Jesus as the wrath to come. The next part the of chapter 11 shows us Jesus preaching and teaching the day of judgment and hell.

Verse 23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.



This was Jesus's first messages to the cities. Love is not what the world has created , love is to teach and preach a message how to be saved from hell.

2 Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
When we teach and preach any other message than Jesus taught we can be seen in 2 Corinthians 11.

If we go to chapter 11 and only teach and preach Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light,,,

Then we end up where we are , with the churches making new rules and changes sending people to hell thinking that is love and compromise...

The love of Jesus Christ saves souls from hell but we are in 2 Timothy 3 and did away with ¾ of Matthew Chapter 11.

Leviticus 18 is full of what God calls an abomination to Him and yet the church has decided it no longer matters.
Leviticus 18:30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the Lord your God.

The World says that was the old rules , when Jesus Himself came to do His Father's will. We are in perilous times, know the Words of God better than those that teach and preach it. In 2 Corinthians 11 they had a problem and we seem to be fulfilling all Jesus told us we would do before the end days. Love is not being nice and fair , Love is teaching and preaching the true Word of God about the wrath that came and will come if we do not follow Leviticus 18...Understand what times we are in...

Apparently Paul is a, "Worldly teacher."

Galatians 3:

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. 2 Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by[a] the flesh? 4 Did you suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? 5 Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith— 6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?

Paul has made a direct contrast between Faith and the Law. They are not mingled or conflated.

Those who rely on the Law are described as:

"Bewitched"

"Ignorant of how they received the Spirit"

"Foolish"

"Fleshly"

Those are hardly superlatives.

But that's not all,

"For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”11 Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.”[d] 12 But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.” 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— 14 so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit[e] through faith."

"Under a curse"

"Not justified before God"

"Ignorant of Christ's redemptive purpose"

"3:19 Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. 20 Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one.21 Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. 22 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe."

Law in place "UNTIL"

This word demonstrates a time limit!

"The offspring of the promise" (messiah)

"If a law had been given that could give life! righteousness indeed be by the law."

"If" makes this a conditional clause. One that is not ever satisfied according to Paul's thinking.

Now Paul goes on in Gal 4 to describe life as adopted sons (also in Roms 8)

Torah, the Law in Matt. 5 stands directly oppose to Gal 3 and 4. But wait (moderator: recognize the context of my rhetoric as I don't think the Bible contradicts itself but am pointing out how if this poster's inference is correct then we do have an indisputable conflict between Paul and Jesus) if we don't look at the context of the Matthean account we will be forced to conclude Paul and Jesus contradict one another.

Jesus is talking in Matt 5:18ff to the religious leaders, who are asking how they gain relationship withGod through the Law. Jesus is saying, "Let me tell you how strict that law is."

"It is also about one's thought life." It must be perfect.

And you can't just slowly pile good works up because the requirement is eternal. That is if you want to abrogate God's plan of entering by faith and instead enter by your own good works the eternal requirement is perfection (Matt 5:48)

God's holiness is eternal. Anyone trying to enter by his or her own good works will have to be without any sin in thought word or deed. That is the "eternal" piece. But it is both in Gal, Romans, and Matthew a misunderstanding of the purpose of the law.

This is why as Christians we don't keep the Torah. We destroy Satan's kingdom and replace it with God's kingdom, by healing the sick, casting out demons, feeding the hungry, clothing the poor, comforting the oppressed, setting the captives free.

The Law doesn't produce God's goodness. It just restrains evil. It is a prison for a convict. But God, through Jesus reforms people from the inside out, empowering them to destroy evil and spread God's immense goodness.

The Law is a museum piece. Faith in Jesus has transformed me into a destroyer of evil and ambassador of God's goodness.

Here is a passage in 2 Corinthians that properly sets the context of the law, chapter 4:

"4Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. 5Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, 6who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

7Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, 8will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory?9For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory. 10Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it.11For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory.

12Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, 13not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. 14But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. 15Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. 16But when onec turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.17Now the Lordd is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.18And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,e are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.f For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit."

Do we want to return to the "ministry of death?"

 

[Drought of the Heart]

Apparently Paul is a, "Worldly teacher."

Galatians 3:

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. 2 Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by[a] the flesh? 4 Did you suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? 5 Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith— 6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?

Paul has made a direct contrast between Faith and the Law. They are not mingled or conflated.

Those who rely on the Law are described as:

"Bewitched"

"Ignorant of how they received the Spirit"

"Foolish"

"Fleshly"

Those are hardly superlatives.

But that's not all,

"For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”11 Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.”[d] 12 But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.” 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— 14 so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit[e] through faith."

"Under a curse"

"Not justified before God"

"Ignorant of Christ's redemptive purpose"

"3:19 Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. 20 Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one.21 Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. 22 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe."

Law in place "UNTIL"

This word demonstrates a time limit!

"The offspring of the promise" (messiah)

"If a law had been given that could give life! righteousness indeed be by the law."

"If" makes this a conditional clause. One that is not ever satisfied according to Paul's thinking.

Now Paul goes on in Gal 4 to describe life as adopted sons (also in Roms 8)

Torah, the Law in Matt. 5 stands directly oppose to Gal 3 and 4. But wait (moderator: recognize the context of my rhetoric as I don't think the Bible contradicts itself but am pointing out how if this poster's inference is correct then we do have an indisputable conflict between Paul and Jesus) if we don't look at the context of the Matthean account we will be forced to conclude Paul and Jesus contradict one another.

Jesus is talking in Matt 5:18ff to the religious leaders, who are asking how they gain relationship withGod through the Law. Jesus is saying, "Let me tell you how strict that law is."

"It is also about one's thought life." It must be perfect.

And you can't just slowly pile good works up because the requirement is eternal. That is if you want to abrogate God's plan of entering by faith and instead enter by your own good works the eternal requirement is perfection (Matt 5:48)

God's holiness is eternal. Anyone trying to enter by his or her own good works will have to be without any sin in thought word or deed. That is the "eternal" piece. But it is both in Gal, Romans, and Matthew a misunderstanding of the purpose of the law.

This is why as Christians we don't keep the Torah. We destroy Satan's kingdom and replace it with God's kingdom, by healing the sick, casting out demons, feeding the hungry, clothing the poor, comforting the oppressed, setting the captives free.

The Law doesn't produce God's goodness. It just restrains evil. It is a prison for a convict. But God, through Jesus reforms people from the inside out, empowering them to destroy evil and spread God's immense goodness.

The Law is a museum piece. Faith in Jesus has transformed me into a destroyer of evil and ambassador of God's goodness.

Here is a passage in 2 Corinthians that properly sets the context of the law, chapter 4:

"4Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. 5Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, 6who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

7Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, 8will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory?9For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory. 10Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it.11For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory.

12Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, 13not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. 14But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. 15Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. 16But when onec turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.17Now the Lordd is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.18And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,e are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.f For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit."

Do we want to return to the "ministry of death?"

Hebrews 10

Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

 

[Drought of the Heart]

Hebrews 10

Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

Matthew 5:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
Christ Fulfills the Law
17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.