João 11
William Barclay · Citado em PreceptAustin
João 11
Barclay - “Jesus is saying that a man must finish the day’s work within the day, for the night comes when work is ended.” Henry Alford interpreted Jesus this way "I have a fixed time during which to work, appointed me by my Father; during that time I feel no danger, I walk in His light, even as the traveller in the light of this world by day.” THOUGHT - One application of Jesus' words is that we each only have so much time allotted to us. Every believer has only a "short time" left on earth. And as Jesus' declared in John 9:4+ night is coming when no man can work. This reminds me of Jesus' words in Jn 4:34+ “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work." (cf Jn 17:4) As David declared "in Your book were all written The days that were ordained." (Ps 139:16) We each have a finite amount of time and a divine plan of work we are to do (Eph 2:10+), so in light of an imminent eternity, we each must make wise decisions with our time, and treasure, fully surrendered to our Father's will to accomplish His Work for His glory. How much time do you (I) have left to redeem (Eph 5:16+)? God Alone knows. But one thing we can know is that our life is "immortal" until we have accomplished His work (cf the 2 witnesses in Rev 11:7+), because God is sovereign over time/eternity and life/death. Another principle to remember is "when life gets hectic it’s helpful to remember that God never gives us more to do than the time that we have to do it....we all have been given a certain amount of time to be used in light of eternity. But how we use our time depends on the decisions that we make." (Cole) NEGATIVE ILLUSTRATION -J. Vernon McGee once told of a man who had been studying the doctrine of predestination and he had become so convinced of God’s sovereign protection of the believer under any and every circumstance that he said to Dr. McGee, “You know, sir, I’m so convinced that God is keeping me no matter what I do that I think I could step out right into the midst of the busiest traffic and if my time had not come, I would be perfectly safe.” In his folksy manner, Dr. McGee replied, “Brother, if you step out into the midst of busy traffic, your time has come!” Principle - there is a balance between God’s sovereign protection and our being prudent and sensible. David
João 11
Barclay concludes (The Gospel of John, 2:103), “It does not really matter whether or not Jesus literally raised a corpse to life in A.D. 30, but it matters intensely that Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life for every man who is dead in sin and dead to God today.” Strange reasoning! (ED: I QUOTE BARCLAY BUT WITH CAUTION. WHY? See discussion of his orthodoxy especially the article "The Enigmatic William Barclay") That’s like saying that it doesn’t really matter whether Jesus was raised bodily from the dead, as long as we learn the spiritual lessons from the story. Paul refutes that nonsense by arguing that if Christ is not literally raised from the dead, our faith is worthless (1 Cor. 15:1-19). If Jesus did not literally raise Lazarus from the dead, then John’s credibility as an eyewitness of Jesus’ glory is worthless. His entire Gospel becomes just a clever fable, alongside Aesop’s fables, but not worth staking your life and eternal destiny on. It’s clear that John is narrating an event that he saw take place in actual history. The story does not read as a concocted fable or myth. It is straightforward and realistic, with many factual details. Even Jesus’ enemies acknowledged that He was doing many miracles (John 11:47). They couldn’t question that Lazarus had been dead and now was alive. So Jesus’ critics who lived at that time didn’t doubt the fact that Lazarus was raised from the dead, but modern critics, living 20 centuries later do doubt it! Thus what we have here is not a parable or a fable making some moral point. Rather, it is a historical account of Jesus raising a decomposing corpse to life. But John wants us to apply this actual miracle to our lives: FAITH AND UNBELIEF John 11:45–57 - Croft Pentz (Expository Outlines on the Gospel of John) I. THE POWER—John 11:45–48 A. Faith—John 11:45. Many of the Jews who saw Lazarus raised from the dead now believed in Christ. They knew He had to be God’s Son to perform these miracles. Note Nicodemus’s words, “For no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.”—John 3:2 B. Fear—John 11:46–48. The Jewish leaders were afraid. They feared all the Jews would believe in Him, and their nation would be under His control. WHY DOESN’T MAN ACCEPT CHRIST? Here are some reasons: 1. Pride. Too proud to admit they are sinners. 2. People. Fearful what people may think and do. 3. Persecution. This keeps people away, and causes others to backslide. II. THE PROPHECY—John 11:49–52 Caiaphas, not realizing it, prophesied of Christ’s death. Compare with John 18:14. Here are some predictions of Christ’s death: A. The Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible)—Genesis 3:15: The promised Redeemer to come and destroy Satan. B. The Psalms—Psalm 22. Of course, there are many more, but this Psalm tells of His suffering and death. C. The prophets—Isaiah 53. Isaiah speaks often of Christ’s birth, suffering, and death. Many of the prophets spoke of His coming. The New Testament Scriptures are a fulfillment of the Old Testament, showing us that God’s Word is inspired. Many of the Old Testament prophecies came true in the New. The remainder will come true. III. THE PRIVATION—John 11:53–54 A. Plan—John 11:53. The Jews again plan to kill Christ. This was the ninth time they sought to take His life. B. Privation—John 11:54. Christ escaped those seeking to kill Him. If he had been killed before the cross, man would have no hope. The prophecy of Isaiah 53 would be untrue. Many other Scriptures, including the words of Christ, would be untrue. Satan tried to destroy Christ many times. Before He entered the ministry He was tempted for 40 days and nights. Through the Jewish people, Satan attempted to destroy Christ. IV. THE PLAN—John 11:55–57 A. The Passover—John 11:55. The Passover started as “The Lord’s Passover.”—Exodus 12:11, 27; Leviticus 23:5; Numbers 28:16. Now it had become “The Jewish Passover.” Man’s opinions are often added, destroying God’s Word. B. The plan—John 11:56–57. If any saw Jesus, they were to report it. John 11:46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done. BGT John 11:46 τινὲς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἀπῆλθον πρὸς τοὺς Φαρισαίους καὶ εἶπαν αὐτοῖς ἃ ἐποίησεν Ἰησοῦς. KJV John 11:46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. NET John 11:46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and reported to them what Jesus had done. CSB John 11:46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. ESV John 11:46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. NIV John 11:46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. NLT John 11:46 But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. NRS John 11:46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what he had done. NJB John 11:46 but some of them went to the Pharisees to tell them what Jesus had done. NAB John 11:46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. YLT John 11:46 but certain of them went away unto the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus did; MIT John 11:46 Some of them, however, went away to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. Jn 5:15,16 9:13 12:37 Lu 16:30,31 Ac 5:25 John 11 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Luke 16:30-31+ But he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!’ 31 “But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” Acts 7:51+ (STEPHEN JUST BEFORE HE WAS STONED) “You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did. JESUS ACCUSED OF RAISING A MAN FROM DEAD! But - What a sad contrast. Sadly seeing is not always believing, as this group of "some" testify! They had just witnessed a miracle that only God could do and yet they refused to believe Jesus was the Messiah. Their response reminds me of a number of responses in the Revelation where the earth dwellers can discern without question that it is God sending the plagues, etc, and yet what is their response? John describes it writing that "men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God Who has the power over these plagues (THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHO WAS BEHIND THE SCENES!); and they did not repent, so as to give Him glory." (Rev 16:9+). Belief in Jn 11:45 and unbelief in Jn 11:46. Is this not a "microcosm" of all humanity's response to Jesus? Once again we see that Jesus divides all humanity even as He did on the cross between two criminals, one saved and the other lost. Some of them went to the Pharisees (pharisaios) and told them the things which Jesus (Iesous) had done - The things rather than the thing (resurrection/resuscitation) is interesting, possibly referring to other miracles or signs He had done. The point is that they came not denying the miracle of a dead man coming back (in bandages no less) alive. They could not deny it because they witnessed it! Miracles per se do not cause belief in Jesus! Could they be "spies" the Pharisees had sent? We cannot be certain, but what we can be certain of (assuming they never repented and believed) is that they will have an even greater degree of punishment throughout eternity for have rejected such clear evidence of the divinity of Jesus Christ (read Mt 11:21-24+) Even seeing a resurrection did not result in belief in Jesus. These witnesses of the miracle of resurrection remind us that God has given all men evidence of His power, Paul writing For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who (WILLFULLY, ACTIVELY, CONTINUALLY HOLD DOWN OR) suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that (PURPOSE CLAUSE) they are without excuse (READ THAT AGAIN IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE NATIVES IN DEEPEST JUNGLES BEING GIVEN A FAIR CHANCE FROM GOD - FOR MORE DISCUSSION READ What happens to those who have never heard about Jesus? | GotQuestions.org). (Romans 1:18-20+) Steven