João 4

H.A. Ironside · Citado em PreceptAustin

João 4

Ironside - No one has ever yet found satisfaction in the things of the world. They cannot satisfy a heart that has been created for eternity. (John 4 Commentary) Ray

João 4

Ironside - John 4:24 In considering the subject of worship, the highest exercise of which the spirit of man is capable, it is important to remember that there is a great difference between the way it is presented in the two Testaments. In former dispensations God was hidden in large measure. His wisdom and His providence were displayed in creation. His love was seen in His care of those who confided in Him. His grace was declared by the prophets as something yet to be revealed. Consequently there was no immediate access into the presence of God. The veil was unrent. His word to Israel was, “Do not draw near this place” (Exodus 3:5); “Worship from afar” (24:1). But since the advent of Christ, all is changed. Grace and truth are now revealed. The veil is rent. The way into the holiest is now made clear. In spirit every believer is invited to “draw near … in full assurance of faith” (Hebrews 10:19–22). The worship of the new creation is based upon the finished work of our blessed Lord. In spirit we enter the immediate presence of the Father in full consciousness of our sonship. Worship is far more than prayer, or the enjoyment of helpful ministry. It is the spirit’s adoring occupation with God Himself, not merely in gratitude for His gifts, but because of what He is. It is this that the Father seeks. Worship is lowered as we become occupied with the externals even of Christianity. It reaches its highest point as our spirits are absorbed in contemplation of the matchless perfections of the eternal God, in the light of the cross and the empty tomb. Father, we Thy children, bless Thee For Thy love on us bestowed; Source of blessing, we confess Thee Now, our Father and our God. Wondrous was Thy love in giving Jesus for our sins to die! Wondrous was His grace in leaving, For our sakes, the heavens on high! —Samuel P. Tregelles John 4:25 The woman *said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.” BGT John 4:25 λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή· οἶδα ὅτι Μεσσίας ἔρχεται ὁ λεγόμενος χριστός· ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐκεῖνος, ἀναγγελεῖ ἡμῖν ἅπαντα. NET John 4:25 The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (the one called Christ); "whenever he comes, he will tell us everything." NLT John 4:25 The woman said, "I know the Messiah is coming-- the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us." ESV John 4:25 The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things." NIV John 4:25 The woman said, "I know that Messiah" (called Christ) "is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us." GNT John 4:25 λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή, Οἶδα ὅτι Μεσσίας ἔρχεται ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός· ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐκεῖνος, ἀναγγελεῖ ἡμῖν ἅπαντα. KJV John 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. YLT John 4:25 The woman saith to him, 'I have known that Messiah doth come, who is called Christ, when that one may come, he will tell us all things;' ASV John 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (he that is called Christ): when he is come, he will declare unto us all things. CSB John 4:25 The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When He comes, He will explain everything to us." NKJ John 4:25 The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming " (who is called Christ). "When He comes, He will tell us all things." NRS John 4:25 The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us." NAB John 4:25 The woman said to him, "I know that the Messiah is coming, the one called the Anointed; when he comes, he will tell us everything." NJB John 4:25 The woman said to him, 'I know that Messiah -- that is, Christ -- is coming; and when he comes he will explain everything.' GWN John 4:25 The woman said to him, "I know that the Messiah is coming. When he comes, he will tell us everything." (Messiah is the one called Christ.) Messiah: John 4:42 1:41,42,49 Da 9:24-26 when: John 4:29,39 De 18:15-18 John 4 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries MESSIAH IS COMING Swindoll - Now Jesus brings the conversation to such a burning focus that her very soul is on the verge of igniting! (Insights on John - pages omitted or BORROW Insights on John) The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah (messias) is coming (He who is called Christ (Christos) - Messiah is the Jewish Name, and clearly this Name was known by the Samaritans. And so she may have been an immoral woman, but she was not totally ignorant of spiritual truth (cf also her mention of "a prophet" suggesting knowledge of Dt 18:15,18+), for this is a strong, clear, and true proclamation on her part! In fact she has the same knowledge that one of John the Baptist's disciple's, Andrew, had expressed (John 1:41+). John, as he does frequently in this Gospel, adds the parenthetical explanation for his readers that the more commonly used name Christ (Christos) is synonymous with the word Messiah. HOW might this Samaritan woman know about the Messiah? Walter Kaiser says there are 5 prophecies in the Pentateuch, the only book the Samaritans accepted with 2 in Ge 1-11, 2 major ones in Ge 12-50, and two in Ex-Dt. Kaiser writes “The first two prophecies in these five books of the Law declared that the coming Man of promise would be from the “offspring” (seed) of a woman (Ge 3:15+)(ED: SEE What is the protoevangelium?), but He would also later on be none less that God come to dwell among the families of Shem (Ge 9:27). The second set of promises announced that there would be two marvelous results that accompany the coming of this Man of promise. By means of Abraham’s offspring, blessing would be mediated to all the families of the earth (Ge 12:3+). However, as the plan gathered more specificity and was attached particularly to one of Jacob’s sons, namely Judah, it became clear that this coming one would be given not only the rule and authority over all the nation of Israel, but also authority over the nations (Ge 49:10). During the Mosaic era of revelation, two events stood out with regard to this emerging and accumulating doctrine of the coming Man of promise. In the prophecies of a Gentile named Balaam, the same coming Man (in the seed or offspring of Eve, Shem, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Judah) would acts as a victorious king as he crushed His enemies (Nu 24:17+). In addition to His function of ruling as a King, Moses declared He would be a prophet as well (Dt 18:15, 18+). (ED: I think we must add the Passover lamb in Exodus 12, especially Ex 12:3-7+, given that Paul clearly states “Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.” 1Cor 5:7+). Thus, even when sketched in its boldest and simplest strokes, the Pentateuch set forth in rudimentary forms lines of thought that were anchored seminally in truth that would be enlarged in later revelation. Already, this Person would known by His titles of “Seed,” “Shiloh,” “Scepter,” “Star,” “King,” and “Prophet.” (BORROW The Messiah in the Old Testament, 1995) NET Note - Both Greek "Christ" and Hebrew and Aramaic "Messiah" mean "the one who has been anointed." Swindoll - The woman fell back to her last line of defense, one commonly used today: delay. She tried to backpedal out of the conversation, claiming that all matters of theology are moot until the Messiah comes to resolve them. The Samaritans expected a Messiah to be like Moses, more teacher and prophet, less ruler and priest (Deut. 18:15–18). According to this line of reasoning, “No one can really say what is truth and what isn’t until this great Teacher comes to reveal all things.” The woman’s attempt to back out of the conversation played perfectly into Jesus’ hands. John’s description of the encounter builds toward a climax. The Lord successfully bypassed all of her defenses in order to lay the ultimate truth before her. He said, in effect, “Good! You don’t have to wait any longer. I am the Messiah, and I am here just as promised.” (Insights on John - pages omitted or BORROW Insights on John) Grant Osborne explains that "Jesus’ deep explanation of worship triggered a thought, so she explored the possibility of the coming “Messiah,” who will “explain everything”. This fits the Samaritan messianic beliefs. They normally did not use the term “Messiah” but spoke of a taheb or “restorer” who would be the new Moses (Deut 18:15–18) and restore true worship by teaching and revealing the final truths of God. She had not yet identified this one with Jesus but had a dim awareness that something extraordinary was happening. Jesus confirmed this when he replied, “I AM the Messiah.” There is tremendous emphasis in John on the “I am” sayings, for the Greek phrase found in John (egō eimi], “I am”) reflects Exodus 3:14, where God reveals that the meaning of the new covenant name he has revealed to Moses, Yahweh, is, “I AM WHO I AM” (cf. also Isa 41:4; 43:10–13, 25; 45:18–19; 48:12; 52:6; and the discussion on 8:58). Thus, the “I am” sayings (such as this one) in effect mean, “I, Yahweh, am the Messiah” (cf. Ridderbos, Keener, Whitacre). Jesus is the true and only taheb, Who alone can “explain everything” and provide the living water. (See The Gospel of John) A T

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Ironside comments on the gift of God - What a wonderful revelation concerning the gift of God! Do you know the gift of God? Do you know that salvation is the gift of God? Do you know that eternal life is a gift? Do you know that God is not a merchantman seeking to bargain with people, but God is a Giver, offering everything freely? It is so hard for people to understand that, and so they have devised all kinds of ways and means whereby they hope to earn salvation and thus to win, at last, a place in God’s heaven. My dear friend, the God of this Bible is too rich to sell His salvation to anyone, and if He put a price on it in any degree comparable with its value, you and I are altogether too poor to purchase it. But, thank God, it is a gift. “If thou knewest the gift of God.” (Ironside's Notes) Boa - She was ignorant of three important facts… She was ignorant of Who He was. She was ignorant of what He had to offer. She was ignorant of how she could receive it. When you stop to think about it, that’s the Gospel. Who is this Jesus? What does He have to offer? How do you receive Him? That’s the essence of the Good News. (John - Chapter 4) Gift (1431)(dorea from didomi = to give) refers to a free gift and emphasizes the gratuitous character of the gift. Dorea carries the sense of a bountiful, free, honorable gift which is bestowed freely, without price or compensation. The Gift primarily refers to the Living Water or salvation, but in a real sense Jesus is the ultimate Gift from the Father. This gift however was not free to God for He first had to pay in sinless blood before He could say "Finished! (Tetelestai!) Paid in Full!" (Jn 19:30-note) This Gift cannot be earned by depraved sinners, but only received from God by grace through faith (Eph 2:8-9-note, Jn 1:11-13). What can we say but "Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!" (2Cor 9:15)

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Ironside - No one has ever yet found satisfaction in the things of the world. They cannot satisfy a heart that has been created for eternity. Ray