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J. Vernon McGee · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Vernon McGee - There are three beginnings recorded in Scripture. Let us put them down in chronological order. 1. “In the beginning was the Word” (John 1:1). This goes back to a dateless beginning, a beginning before all time. Here the human mind can only grope. It is logical rather than chronological because in my thinking, I must put my peg somewhere in the past in order to take off. If I see an airplane in the air, I assume there is an airport somewhere. I may not know where it is, but I know the plane took off from some place. So when I look around at the universe, I know that it took off from somewhere and that somewhere there is a God. But I don’t know anything about that beginning. God comes out of eternity to meet us. I just have to put down the peg at the point where He does meet us, back as far as I can think, and realize He was there before that. 2. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Gen. 1:1). This is where we move out of eternity into time. However, although many people have been attempting to date this universe, no man so far knows. Man’s guesses have ranged from six thousand years to three billion years. We know so little, but when we come into His presence and begin to know even as we are known, then we will realize how we saw through a glass darkly. I’m sure we will marvel at our stupidity and our ignorance. Our God is a great God. He has plenty of time. 3. “The beginning of the gospel …” (v. 1) is the same as “That which was from the beginning …” (1 John 1:1). This is dated. It goes back to Jesus Christ at the precise moment He took upon Himself human flesh. Jesus Christ is the gospel! Lowell
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Vernon McGee - Now our Lord was tested. That raises the question. Could Christ have fallen? There’s a great deal of difference of opinion here today. Could Christ have yielded to Satan’s suggestions when He was tempted? May I say to you, the answer is a categorical no. He could not fall! Well, somebody says, then was it a legitimate temptation? Yes, it was a test, a test to demonstrate that He could not fall, that He was the immaculate Son of God, that He was an impeccable Savior, that He was able to save to the uttermost those who come unto God through Him. It was a demonstration. Now that’s not contrary to our way of living, even today. New articles are tested. Automobiles are tested, and tires are tested. If you should go to a site where one of the tire companies has a testing ground for their tires, and if you should stop and say, “What are you trying to do, ruin them?” they would say, “Oh, no. We’re just proving that they cannot be ruined.” Let me give this very homely illustration. When I was a boy I lived in a west Texas town that is no longer on the map. Nothing is there now but mesquite bushes. But there was a time when those who founded the town had high hopes it would become a booming town. It never did. The little town was named Burnham. It was on the Santa Fe Railroad, right by the west fork of the Brazos River. The Brazos River is unusual in that during summertime you can’t find enough water to wade in it. In fact, in late summer a mosquito couldn’t even get a drink in it. But in the wintertime you could float a battleship up the river. One year we had a flood. It washed out the bridge for the Santa Fe tracks, so the company came in and built a new strong bridge. When they had finished it, they ran in two locomotive engines on top of that bridge and tied the whistles down. All of us who lived in the little town—all twenty-three of us—ran down there because we’d never heard two whistles at the same time. Several officials of the Santa Fe were present for the occasion, and the engineer who had built the bridge was there. So one of the citizens of our community stepped up to him and asked, “What are you doing?” “We’re testing the bridge.” Of course, this citizen of our community went on to ask, “Are you trying to break it down with those two engines?” This engineer with great disdain looked at him, actually with contempt, “Of course not. Two engines could never break down that bridge!” “Then why in the world are you putting them on there?” “We’re putting them on to demonstrate that two engines cannot break the bridge down.” Our Lord was tempted for that same reason. And, my friend, because of that fact, He was tested in a way that you and I have never been tested. The pressure on Him was greater than it’s ever been on any of us. For you and me, when the pressure builds up from temptation, we give way, and the minute we give way the pressure is relieved. But our Lord never gave way, and the pressure continued to build up. You and I really don’t know what extreme temptation is as He knew it. He knew what even Adam didn’t learn. Adam, created innocent, never knew what it was to resist to the very end. Adam gave way to sin. You and I give way to sin, and the pressure is removed. Jesus never gave way, and the pressure built up. Only He knows what it was to really be tempted. SATAN TEMPT'S JESUS Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil (Luke 4:1-2). "I see the devil's hook and yet cannot help nibbling at his bait," bemoaned Moses Adams, the eighteenth-century American humorist. The biggest fish Satan could hook would be God Himself. In the wilderness temptation, the Spirit led Jesus to Satan; God did not fear the wiles of the master trickster. To the Jews of the first century, the three temptations had a powerful message. Although God had promised to meet their needs, protect their lives, and give them hope for tomorrow, Israel of old continually worried about groceries, safety, and the future. In resisting Satan's offers of food, protection, and power, Jesus proved that God could provide these three things and more. We do not easily grasp how God Incarnate could be tempted in all the same ways as we are, but real men have real temptations. We can believe in Christ's sinless perfection, but our minds invariably sanitize His temptations. Though Christ totally resisted sin, He was not tempted with just lily-white dalliances. Whatever our attempts to whitewash Christ's humanity, the perfect God-man, nevertheless, truly knows temptation. Only such a Person could provide a salvation that meets people's deepest needs. Satan may have a digitized fish-finder and chartreuse lures, but Christ has seen all his devices. He understands and sympathizes with us, and He provides us with food that satisfies and gives us strength to resist Satan's shiny bait. LUKE 4:1-13, MARK 1:12-13 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil (Matthew 4:1). Every temptation is an opportunity to get nearer to God. POWER OF SCRIPTURE IN TEMPTATION "I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you, I will uphold you" (Isaiah 41:10). On the day before my mother died in 1976, my brother and I were called to her bedside. Though too weak for extended conversation, she quoted two verses—Isaiah 41:10 and John 10:29—not simply to con-sole us, but to reinforce her own faith. She held fast to what God had said; and what God said held her fast. The Word of God has tremendous holding power. When tempted in the wilderness, our Lord overcame the enemy's suggestions by quoting Scripture. He did this to strengthen Himself, not to intimidate Satan. Though sinless, Jesus was truly human, and the temptation was real. Sometimes we allow His deity to overshadow this event and assume that the Savior casually brushed Satan aside with a few Scripture verses. But the Bible leaves no doubt that He was "tempted as we are, yet without sin" (Heb. 4:15). Therefore, the Word held Him steady. Jesus did not quote verses to Satan because they contained some magical power. Rather, He called them to mind to guide and reinforce Himself so that He would remain true to God's will. Because He kept His life under the control of the Word, Satan could not deter Him from doing His Father's will. The strongest weapon in Satan's arsenal is no match for the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God (Eph 6:17+) Charles Stanley - THE STRUGGLE WITH TEMPTATION SCRIPTURE READING: LUKE 4:1–13 KEY VERSES: LUKE 4:1–2 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. Everyone faces temptation. Even the Son of God was tempted by Satan to turn away from God. But Jesus saw through the enemy’s schemes and remained firm in His love and devotion to the Father (Luke 4:1–13). One of the reasons Jesus came was to personally identify with our needs and struggles. He understands how you feel under the weight of temptation. He has faced the tempter and overcome the darkness and adversity associated with Satan’s fiery trials. When you face temptation, know that you do not face it alone. Jesus is with you, and He provides the strength you need to say no to every dark thought or evil imagination. In times of temptation, when the enemy whispers lies to defeat and discourage, take your stand against him by clothing yourself in the mighty armor of God (Ephesians 6:11-18). Also know that you can never disappoint God. He knows exactly what you are doing even before you do it, and He loves you still. Temptation is not a sin. Sin is the result of our acting on the temptation. God provides the strength we need to steer clear of temptation. You can say no to all evil because Jesus lives in you, and He has given you the Holy Spirit to lead you into all truth and knowledge. Therefore, take your stand as a child of God and claim His strength and victory! Father, I know temptation is common to all. Give me the strength to steer clear of temptation and reject evil. Related Resources: Holman Bible Dictionary - Satan American Tract Society Satan Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Satan Baker Evangelical Dictionary Satan Easton's Bible Dictionary Satan Fausset Bible Dictionary Satan Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Satan Hastings' Dictionary of the NT Satan (2) Satan Watson's Theological Dictionary Satan Was Satan an angel? How, why, and when did Satan fall from heaven? Does Satan exist? Who is Satan? Who is the devil? How much power does Satan possess? What does it mean that Satan is the accuser? Why did Satan think he could defeat God? Is Lucifer Satan? Does the fall of Lucifer describe Satan? Is Satan the master of hell? Do Satan and his demons punish people in hell? God vs. Satan - if God is all-powerful, why does He not just kill Satan? Does Satan have to get God's permission before he can attack us? What does Satan look like? What do demons look like? Did God create Satan? What did Jesus mean when He said, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven”? Why are both Jesus and Satan referred to as the morning star? Does Satan still have access to Heaven? Why does God allow Satan to enter Heaven, as recorded in the Bible? Is Satan in hell? Where is Satan? Are Jesus and Satan brothers? Does a believer have authority over Satan? Why does God allow Satan to attack us? Is the devil / Satan a person or a force / personification of evil? What does it mean that Satan is prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2)? How is Satan god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4)? Does Satan have the power to control the weather? Can Satan read our minds or know our thoughts? If God knew that Satan would rebel, why did He create him? What does it mean that Satan is the father of lies (John 8:44)? Why did God allow Satan and the demons to sin? Was Satan in charge of music in Heaven? Why is God going to release Satan after the 1000 years? Why were Michael and Satan disputing over the body of Moses (Jude 9)? Is the king of Tyre prophecy in Ezekiel 28 referring to Satan? Questions about Angels & Demons Was Satan the serpent in Genesis chapter 3? Why did Jesus say to Peter, “Get behind me Satan”? What does it mean that Satan masquerades as an angel of light? Did Jesus fight Satan for the keys to the kingdom? Is it possible to make a deal with the devil? What is the unholy trinity in the end times? What is Satanism? What are the various theories on the atonement? Did one third of the angels fall with Lucifer? What is Luciferianism? Is the war in heaven in Revelation 12 describing Satan's original fall or an end times angelic battle? Are demons fallen angels? Mark 1:14 Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, NET Mark 1:14 Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God. GNT Mark 1:14 Μετὰ δὲ τὸ παραδοθῆναι τὸν Ἰωάννην ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν κηρύσσων τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ NLT Mark 1:14 Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God's Good News. KJV Mark 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, ESV Mark 1:14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, ASV Mark 1:14 Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, CSB Mark 1:14 After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, preaching the good news of God: NIV Mark 1:14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. NKJ Mark 1:14 Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, NRS Mark 1:14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, YLT Mark 1:14 And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the reign of God, NAB Mark 1:14 After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: NJB Mark 1:14 After John had been arrested, Jesus went into Galilee. There he proclaimed the gospel from God saying, GWN Mark 1:14 After John had been put in prison, Jesus went to Galilee and told people the Good News of God. BBE Mark 1:14 Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God, Now after John had been taken into custody: Mt 4:12 11:2 14:2 Lu 3:20 John 3:22-24 Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God: Isa 61:1-3 Mt 4:23 Mt 9:35 Lk 4:17-19,43,44 8:1 Ac 20:25 28:23 Eph 2:17 Mark 1 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Hiebert considers this passage the beginning of a long section on Jesus' ministry Ministry of the Servant, Mark 1:14-13:37 Ministry in Galilee, Mark 1:14-4:34 Summary of the preaching, Mark 1:14-15 Call to four fishermen, Mark 1:16-20 Ministry in Capernaum, Mark 1:21-34 Excitement in the synagogue, Mark 1:21-28 Healing of Peter's mother-in-law, Mark 1:29-31 Healing ministry at sundown, Mark 1:32-34 Tour of Galilee, Mark 1:35-45 Departure from Capernaum, Mark 1:35-39 Cleansing of a leper, Mark 1:40-45 THE GALILEAN MINISTRY OF JESUS Now after John had been taken into custody - Now after is an important expression of time. Why so? Because by comparing the events in the beginning of the Gospel of John it is apparent that all three Synoptic writers bypass the events that transpire during the first year of Jesus' ministry. In other words between Mark 1:13 and Mark 1:14 there is TIME GAP of 12-14 months of Jesus' EARLY MINISTRY, a period which is omitted from the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke. If you are somewhat confused below is a chart to help visualize the record of Jesus' ministry in Judea which is not found in the three Synoptic Gospels. There are a couple of points you need to notice. First note that Mt 4:12+, Mk 1:14+ and Lk 4:14+ each mark the beginning of Jesus' Galilean Ministry, but only Matthew and Mark specifically associate this beginning with John the Baptist's imprisonment. Luke 4:14+ does not say anything about the imprisonment. Luke (and here is where one could be easily confused) actually describes the imprisonment of John the Baptist in Luke 3:19-20+, which is BEFORE his description of Jesus' Baptism and Temptation in the chart below. Here is what you need to understand -- Luke is not giving a chronological description. William Hendriksen agrees that "As is so often the case, Luke’s account here is not chronological....But though not always chronological, Luke’s account is logical. He wishes to bring the story of John’s ministry to a close, in order to write the story of Christ’s ministry. There surely can be no objection to that." (BNTC-Luke) Baptism Mt 3:13-17+ Mk 1:9-11+ Lk 3:21-22+ Temptation Mt 4:1-11+ Mk 1:12-13+ Lk 4:1-13+ Jesus Early Judean Ministry Year of Obscurity TIME GAP Only described in John 1:19-4:54 No Record in Synoptic Gospels Jesus Begins Ministry in Galilee Mt 4:12+ Mk 1:14+ Lk 4:14+ From the chart note that the TIME GAP occurs only in the Gospel of John between Mk 1:13 and Mk 1:14, Mt 4:11 and Mt 4:12 and Luke 4:13 and Luke 4:14. This TIME GAP is estimated to be about 12-14 months and constitutes Jesus' EARLY JUDEAN MINISTRY completely omitted by Matthew, Mark and Luke. Some refer to this TIME GAP as the "YEAR OF OBSCURITY." (See study by S Lewis
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McGee points out "We’ve gone through a busy day with Him, and you would think that after such an exhausting Sabbath Day, He would sleep late the next morning. But we read" was praying! McGee goes on to add "I know a lot of preachers take Monday off after a busy Sunday. I don’t blame them for that. I formerly did it myself, but I haven’t done it for quite a few years now. No, we see Jesus rising up early to go to a solitary place to pray. What a lesson this is for us." Was praying (4336)(proseuchomai pros = toward, facing, before [emphasizing the direct approach of the one who prays in seeking God’s face] + euchomai = originally to speak out, utter aloud, express a wish, then to pray or to vow. Greek technical term for invoking a deity) in the NT is always used of prayer addressed to God (to Him as the object of faith and the One who will answer one’s prayer) and means to speak consciously (with or without vocalization) to Him, with a definite aim (See study of noun proseuche). It is notable that at the very inauguration of His ministry as He was baptized by John, Lk 3:21 records that He was praying! And then again at the very end of His ministry, He was praying (Lk 22:44+, Lk 23:34+). Proseuchomai encompasses all the aspects of prayer -- submission, confession, petition, supplication (may concern one's own need), intercession (concerned with the needs of others), praise, and thanksgiving. Vine says that proseuchomai carries with it a notion of worship (but see the Greek word for worship = proskuneo) which is not present in the other words for prayer (eg, aiteo, deomai, both of which involve spoken supplication)
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Vernon McGee - Some years ago I was holding meetings in a church in Prescott, Arizona, and I jokingly remarked to the preacher, "If you want to get a crowd here this week, set the place on fire." Do you know that when I was preaching on Sunday night he got up, walked out in the Sunday school department, came back in, pushed me aside, and said, "Friends, the church is on fire." He asked them to file out in an orderly way, and by then we could hear the sirens and the fire engines coming. Now I tell you, we had a good crowd all week. The announcement of the meeting had been on the back pages of the newspaper, but on Monday, it was on the front page with the account of the fire at the church and the assurance that the meetings would go on. So the crowds came all week. After that I facetiously recommended to every preacher who was going to hold meetings that he set the place on fire! That's one way to get a crowd. So this healed man blazed abroad the news. He disobeyed the Lord, however..."The Lord told him not to tell anybody and he told everybody. He tells us to tell everybody and we tell nobody." James Smith - Handfuls of Purpose - CONFESSION, COMPASSION, CLEANSING Mark 1:40–45 Jesus had been preaching thoughout all Galilee, and healing “all manner of sickness and all manner of disease” (Matt. 4:23). This poor leper doubtless heard of the great and various cures wrought by the Lord. Good tidings of great joy to him, cold water to a thirsty soul. Would he not long in his inmost heart for an opportunity of getting within reach of such a Physician? How could he refrain from accepting the chance when it did come? Oh! that thou hadst known in this, thy day. Look at— I. The Need. “There came a leper to Him” (v. 40). Oh, the significance of the terrible word “leper,” and its synonymy “sinner,” in the light of the presence of the Holy One! Every such leper was shut out from the place of the holy, separated from the fellowship of the pure, and compelled by their own character to keep company with the vile and the outcasts. He was— 1. A NEED DEEPLY FELT. He knew he was a leper. He made no attempt to justify himself or conceal his true state. This is not a comfortable feeling. When a sinner is convicted of sin it is an awakening shock, a self-loathing revelation. 2. A NEED NO HUMAN HELP COULD MEET. His cry was “unclean,” his prospects were dark and hopeless, his disease was incurable. Sin as a plague in the heart cannot be touched with the plaster of outward reformation “Vain is the help of man” (Psa. 60:11). 3. A NEED THAT DROVE HIM TO JESUS. “There came a leper to Him.” Hunger often constrains a child to come home. When the prodigal began to be in want he said, “I will arise and go to my father” (Luke 15:18). Blessed sadness that leads us, though with a rope round our necks, to the overcoming feet of Jesus. “Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matt. 5:4). II. The Manner in which he Came. He came— 1. EARNESTLY. “Beseeching Him” (v. 40). He has a spirit within that is clamouring for emancipation. This cry now reaches his lips and falls on the ear of the Almighty Deliverer. It is easy to be in earnest when the need is keenly felt. 2. HUMBLY. “Kneeling down to Him” (v. 40). A thorough consciousness of our guilt, uncleanness, and helplessness is enough to bend the stiffened knees and to make “kneeling down” a glad and precious privilege. This poor leper does not need to ask the Lord “to pour contempt on all his pride.” 3. BELIEVINGLY. “If Thou wilt Thou canst make me clean” (v. 40). He was quite confident that if the Lord was willing He was abundantly able to save. “Is anything too hard for God?” (Gen. 18:14). He willeth not the death of any. III. The Reception. Infinite holiness and power alone can deal with the pressing and awful need of guilty man, and these flow out and through the channel of compassion. 1. HIS HEART WAS MOVED. “Jesus, moved with compassion.” The earnest, humble, believing cry of need moved the deep waters of sympathy in the soul of the Saviour. His love moved Him from Heaven to earth, and from the manger to the accursed tree. “A high priest touched with the feeling of our infirmities” (Heb. 4:15). “Jesus wept” (John 11:35). 2. HIS HAND WAS MOVED. “He put forth His hand and touched him” (v. 41). When the heart moves the hand is sure to be put forth to help. This is the first kindly touch the lonely outcast has felt since the day he became a leper. None can touch the aching heart or soothe the sorrowing soul like Him. He has touched humanity by His incarnation, that we might through faith be made partakers of His divine nature. His heart is tender. Come to Him. His hand is mighty—trust in Him. His arm is not shortened that it cannot save. IV. The Result. “I will, be thou clean” (v. 41). He was— 1. MADE FREE. “The leprosy departed from him.” The disease, being in his very blood, he could not shake it off. No earthly surgeon’s knife can separate between you and your sins, the word of the Heavenly Physician is enough. “He that believeth on the Son is not condemned” (John 3:18). “All that believe are justified from all things” (Acts 13:39). 2. MADE CLEAN. “He was cleansed” (v. 42). To be delivered from the dominion of sin is to be saved from its polluting power. The word of Christ, heard and believed, was the means of the leper’s full and perfect salvation. “He spake, and it was done.” “Now are ye clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.” “Ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth” (1 Peter 1:22). 3. MADE CLEAN IMMEDIATELY. “As soon as He had spoken, immediately” (v. 42). We are justified the moment we believe. There is no interval between the striking of a light and its shining. Growth must be gradual and progressive, but life as a quickening principle comes instantaneously in answer to the soul’s look of trust (John 3:14, 15). Look and live!