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William Barclay · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Barclay on leaven - “It was the Jewish metaphorical expression for an evil influence. To the Jewish mind leaven was always symbolic of evil…leaven stood for an evil influence liable to spread through life and to corrupt it.”
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Barclay points out that even today the Jews expect Elijah to return before the Messiah. In the celebration of the Passover, they always leave a chair vacant for him to occupy. POSB notes that "Elijah had also been used by God to miraculously feed a widow woman and her son (1 Kings 17:14). The people connected Elijah's miracle and Jesus' feeding of the multitude." (Borrow The Preacher's outline & sermon Bible) but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets (prophetes) - In other words they perceived Jesus as speaking for God to men. The mention of the specific prophet Jeremiah is because the Jews had always thought that Jeremiah was going to return to earth right before the Messiah and bring with him the tabernacle, ark, and altar of incense. "He was said to have taken these and hid them in Mount Nebo right before he died (2 Maccabees 2:1-12; 2 Esdras 2:18)." (Borrow The Preacher's outline & sermon Bible) One of the prophets recalls the prophecy by Moses in Deuteronomy - (Deut. 18:15) -“The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him." and (Deut 18:18) ‘I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him." Broadus sums it up - no class of the people at this time regarded him as being the Messiah. How could they, when in their view Messiah was to be a splendid conqueror and king? POSB - It should be noted that the same false confessions about Christ exist in every generation. ⇒ There are some people who think that Jesus was only a great man of righteousness who was martyred for His faith. Therefore, He leaves us a great example of how to live and stand up for what we believe. ⇒ There are other people who think that Jesus was only one of the great teachers and prophets of history. ⇒ There are still others who think that Jesus was only a great man who revealed some very important things to us about God and religion. Therefore, He can make a significant contribution to every man in their search for God. ⇒ There are some others who think that Jesus was just a great man and prophet sent to the people (Jews) of His day. We can learn about Him by studying His life. (Borrow The Preacher's outline & sermon Bible) Matthew 16:15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" But: Mt 13:11 Mk 8:29 Lu 9:20 Matthew 16 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Mark 8:29+ And He continued by questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter *answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.” Luke 9:20+ And He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.” 21 But He warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone, Who Am I? THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR EVERY SOUL EVERY BORN! The diagram above marks Chapter 16 as a strategic time in this Gospel in regard to the life of Jesus. He said to them, "But who do you say that I am? - “But you, who say ye that I am?” Jesus has heard what the people think of Him. Now He wants to know what the twelve who have followed Him over 2 years think of Him. Note that YOU (emphatic - humeis - in the PLURAL = You twelve) is the personal pronoun used for contrast and so it might be paraphrased “As for YOU, in contradistinction to others, who are you saying that I am?” John
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Barclay - Antallagma is an interesting word. In the book of Ecclesiasticus we read: “There is no antallagma for a faithful friend,” and, “There is no antallagma for a disciplined soul” (Ecclesiasticus 6:15; 26:14). It means that there is no price which will buy a faithful friend or a disciplined soul. So then this final saying of Jesus can mean two things. (a) It can mean: Once a man has lost his real life, because of his desire for security and for material things, there is no price that he can pay to get it back again. He has done something to himself which cannot ever be fully obliterated. (b) It can mean: A man owes himself and everything else to Jesus Christ; and there is nothing that a man can give to Christ in place of his life. It is quite possible for a man to try to give his money to Christ and to withhold his life. It is still more possible for a man to give lip-service to Christ and to withhold his life. Many a person gives his weekly freewill offering to the Church, but does not attend; obviously that does not satisfy the demands of church membership. The only possible gift to the Church is ourselves; and the only possible gift to Christ is our whole life. There is no substitute for it. Nothing less will do. The Treasure Myth Read: Psalm 37:7-20 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul. —Mark 8:36 When the great ocean liner Titanic sank in 1912, it was rumored to have gone down with a fortune in jewels and gold. That longstanding myth was dispelled, however, by the discovery of the ship’s manifest, which showed that the ship was carrying raw feathers, linen, straw, hatter’s fur, tissue, auto parts, leather, rabbit hair, elastics, hair nets, and refrigerating equipment. There is another persistent rumor about riches. It is widely believed that a wealthy person should be honored and valued, even though he may be ungodly. On the other hand, a godly, self-disciplined person is considered by some to be of little worth if he is not wealthy. David, the author of Psalm 37, cautioned the poor and needy not to be envious of the rich and prosperous. In time, the cargo manifest of the ungodly will be uncovered, revealing that their lives contain nothing of enduring value. Some people think they have it all When riches come their way; But their great loss will be revealed On God's accounting day. —Bosch It's better to be poor and walk by faith than to be rich and walk by sight. Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) understood what the normal Christian life should look like. The way may be hard, but the path and the end are glorious. The cross is laid on every Christian. The first Christ-suffering which every man must experience is the call to abandon the attachments of this world. It is that dying of the old man which is the result of his encounter with Christ. As we embark upon discipleship we surrender ourselves to Christ in union with his death—we give over our lives to death. Thus it begins; the cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise god-fearing and happy life, but it meets us at the beginning of our communion with Christ. When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.... But it is the same death every time—death in Jesus Christ, the death of the old man at his call. Jesus’ summons to the rich young man was calling him to die, because only the man who is dead to his own will can follow Christ. In fact every command of Jesus is a call to die, with all our affections and lusts. But we do not want to die, and therefore Jesus Christ and his call are necessarily our death as well as our life. The call to discipleship, the baptism in the name of Jesus Christ means both death and life. (Bonhoeffer, Cost, 99) (Quoted by Daniel Akin in Christ-Centered Exposition – Exalting Jesus in Mark) Burris Butler - Is It Worth the Cost? Matthew 16:26. Introduction ILLUSTRATION: Farmer insisted that tenant divide hay crop without supervision: “If you want to go to hell for a few bales of hay, I’ll furnish the hay.” 1. You laugh at that fellow for selling out cheap. 2. Yet Jesus said the man who gains the whole world at the loss of his own soul loses in the end. I. Some Have Tried to Gain the World as Their Own, but All Have Failed. A. Many have attempted world conquest. 1. Pharaoh. 2. Belshazzar. 3. Alexander the Great. 4. The Caesars. 5. Charlemagne. 6. Napoleon. 7. Mussolini. 8. Hitler. B. The ambitions of most people are smaller than world conquest. C. Most ambitions run toward definite ends. II. What Does It Profit If You Fulfill Your Ambition and Lose Your Soul Doing It? A. World of wealth. B. World of success in business. C. World of pleasure. D. World of romance. E. World of political power. 1. ILLUSTRATION: “Rather be right than be president.” Henry Clay. 2. Poem: “God, Give Us Men.” F. World of sinful indulgence. III. What Horrible Thing Must I Do to Be Lost? A. Neglect. (Hebrews 2:3) B. Reject. (John 3:36) IV. What Has It Cost to Save Your Soul? A. It cost God His Son. B. It cost Christ His life by a shameful death on the cross. C. It cost the blood of the martyrs. D. It cost a faithful line of missionaries and ministers their life’s devotion. V. What Will It Cost You? A. Denying self. B. Bearing your cross. C. Following Christ. D. Believing, repenting, obeying. Conclusion Is it worth the cost to follow Christ? Ask Nero … or Paul. ILLUSTRATION - Adrian Rogers tells this story about Ernest Hemingway - Ernest Hemingway was a remarkable man. He won a Pulitzer Prize. He won a Nobel Prize. He was a young reporter—already a news reporter—when World War I began. And, he went to the front and was wounded in Italy. He came back and had an exciting life as a big game hunter. He was a bullfighter. He was a sports fisherman, who would fish for marlin. And, when World War II came, he didn't want to be left out, so he took his fishing boat and rigged it with two 50-caliber machine guns, bazookas, hand grenades, and would cruise off the coast of Cuba, hoping that a German U-boat would surface. If he could see the conning tower or the periscope, or if he could see the water breaking over that steel skin of that U-boat, he would move toward it, expecting them to surface and get a boarding party to come and board his ship. And, he would remain about 50 yards away. And, when it would come up, and they would open the tower and come out on the deck, then he would increase speed and move toward them with machine guns firing, hoping to lob a grenade down the conning tower into the U-boat and to sink it. A daring man! He was in an airplane accident. He was hit by a taxi. He had all kinds of escapades. He was wounded in war. He lived in France. He lived in Italy. He lived in Cuba. He lived in Key West. He lived in Idaho. He was a man that did everything. But, he abused himself with alcohol and became just a slave to alcohol. He went through four marriages. He said, finally, at the end of all of this, thinking of his life—this great novelist, this great author—he said, "It seems that we are ants"—a-n-t-s—"ants on the end of a burning log." Do you know how he ended it all? With a shotgun to his head. Ernest Hemmingway—he did so much, seeking, everywhere, adventure. You talk about a man who had a full life and an empty life at the same time! His life was filled with futility—no purpose. "We're like ants—ants on the end of a burning log." An empty life. ILLUSTRATION - Bob Hope was one of the most beloved comedians in American history. He had everything (just glance at his home which sold for $13 million). He had the world, but the question is did he have Jesus as His Savior? You be the judge - Here are two distinctly different critiques of his life to help you decide (and of course you and I are NOT the final judge - that right is God's alone!) - (1) Stories of Faith: Bob Hope Finds Real Hope in Jesus (2) The Death of Bob Hope - R L Hymers Finally see this article in Wikipedia regarding Hope's lifestyle. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and WILL THEN REPAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS. the Son: Mt 24:30 25:31 26:64 Mk 8:38 14:62 Lu 9:26 21:27 22:69 with: Mt 13:41,49 Da 7:10 Zec 14:5 2Th 1:7-10 Jude 1:14 and then: Mt 10:41,42 Job 34:11 Ps 62:12 Pr 24:12 Isa 3:10,11 Jer 17:10 Jer 32:19 Eze 7:27 Ro 2:6 1Co 8:8 2Co 5:10 Eph 6:8 1Pe 1:17 Rev 2:23 22:12-15 Matthew 16 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Matthew 24:30 “And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. Psalm 28:4 Requite them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices; Requite them according to the deeds of their hands; Repay them their recompense. Ps 62:12 And lovingkindness is Yours, O Lord, For You recompense a man according to his work. Proverbs 24:12 If you say, “See, we did not know this,” Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts? And does He not know it who keeps your soul? And will He not render to man according to his work? Romans 2:6 who WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS: (Quoting Pr 24:12) Revelation 22:12 “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. 2 Corinthians 5:9; 10 Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Jeremiah 17:10 “I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds. PAYDAY AT THE PAROUSIA The Greek word parousia is a combination of two Greek words para = with, alongside + ousia = being (ousia is the participial form of the verb eimi = to be) which together literally mean to be alongside. Parousia then literally means a being beside or a presence. The word denotes both an arrival and a consequent presence with. So one day in His presence there will be a payday for every soul of man. Robert Lee a well known pastor in the past had a famous sermon "Payday, Someday" Every soul will receive appropriate "payment!" For - Term of explanation. Jesus has just talked about the futility of earthly profit and now explains why it is meaningless in eternity. As Broadus says "We see that this great balancing of accounts is not a mere figure of speech, but will actually occur." The Son of Man is going (present tense) to come (present tense) - This coming payday is certain, the verb going (mello) means it is at the point of coming, and even conveys a sense of imminence. This of course is clearly a prophecy of Jesus' Second Coming. Braodus adds that going to come is "not the mere future tense (KJV has "shall come"), but a strong expression like ‘is going to come,’ ‘is about to come,’ and in the Greek made emphatic by its position at the head of the sentence (going - mello is first word in Greek); He is coming, and there is no mistake about it. This is believed to be the first distinct intimation of his Second Coming." In the glory of His Father with His angels (aggelos/angelos) - This is the same glory that surrounds His Father. Broadus adds that "This glory he had with his Father before the world was (John 17:5); he had voluntarily left it to come on his present lowly mission (Phil. 2:6 ff.), but he would return to share it again, and in that glory he would hereafter come." With His angels - First notice Who is "Owner" of these angels. Their accompanying Jesus is mentioned several times in Matthew Mt 13:41 describing their role in "harvesting" souls of unbelievers and Mt 24:31 describing their role is "harvesting" souls of believers. Mt 25:31 describes His return to judge the sheep and the goats.