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Matthew 22- Jesus Is God

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While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. Matthew 22:41-46

People will often say “Jesus never said He is God” however Christ really tried to make it easy for people to understand this, it just seems like many either misunderstand Jesus or just simply don’t want to believe him. Here we see Jesus asking the religious leaders “Who’s Son is the Messiah”? Hint, hint…..This reminds you of when Jesus asked his own disciples “Who do you think I am” (Matthew 16)

The Christ, was standing right in front of the religious leaders asking them about himself, but they still didn’t get it. Even though these men were to be considered the “experts” at scripture and The Law, they didn’t even recognize the Messiah was standing right in front of them. The religious leaders answered that the Messiah would be the biological Son of David. This was based on their knowledge of the Messianic Prophecy of Psalm 110, so it confirms they know Jesus is asking them about the Messiah. 

Jesus said “David in Spirit called him Lord” , When David was prophesying about the coming of the Messiah , he was filled with the Holy Spirit, this was confirmed by Christ. As Jesus was trying to point out, if David was talking about his biological son, he would not be calling his son “Lord” It’s obvious David was actually prophecying about Jesus , and Christ is the Son of God, not the biological  Son of David

A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Psalm 110:1

When we look at the original Hebrew it says “Yahweh said unto my Lord” Meaning the Father is talking to the Son to sit as his right hand. Can a human sit at the right hand of God? Can a human die for the sins of the world? Absolutely not, Jesus is God in the flesh (John 1:14, Isaiah 9:6) Jesus was trying to point this out to the religious leader , but they just didn’t get it, even though they were experts of the scriptures

Today, Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God the Father, Jesus Christ reigns from his throne as King of Kings and Lord of Lords , Amen!

Matthew 22- The Greatest Law

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But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Matthew 22:34-40

When we study the Old Testament, it can be overwhelming and sometimes difficult to decipher how this applies to us today. So what was the purpose of the Mosaic Law? What is the purpose of the Ten Commandments? We first need to understand that God’s Law, the Ten Commandments, is the nature of God. God is Holy and his nature is revealed through His Law. Our sinful nature is what separated us from God, and Christ has reconciled us back to the Father on the cross

Secondly, to understand what is sin, we need the Law of God. Jesus came to save sinners, but how do we know if we are a sinner? To understand our sinful nature we need to understand what is sin. The Bible says “ Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.” (1 John 3:4) Sin is lawlessness, what is lawlessness? It’s the violation of God’s Law, its disobedience to God. The Bible also says “The Law of God is like a mirror, we should examine ourselves” (James 1:23) So when we look at God’s Law, the Ten Commandments, and compare it to our lives, we quickly realize we are all sinners and need the grace of Jesus Christ

The religious leaders, who claimed to be experts of God’s Law, again decided to challenge Jesus, by asking him “Which is the greatest commandment in The Law”? We have to remember the religious leaders of Israel kept adding to God’s Law, so at this point there was over 600 laws , so they believed this was another trick question to trap Jesus. 

Jesus answered “You should Love the Lord God with all your heart, soul, and mind,” This totally destroys the legalism of the religious leaders. Why? Because none of them truly loved God in their heart, they loved their religion, they loved their power, they loved their legalism, but they didn’t have the love of God inside of them. A new heart, as prophesied by Ezekiel (Ezek 36:26) is what separates the saints from the sinners, it’s what make us Born Again, then the Law will be written on our hearts. It all comes back to truly loving God, with all our heart, soul, and mind. 

Then the second commandment is to Love Your Neighbor, these are a fulfillment of the entire Law of God. The religious leaders didn’t do either of these, they didn’t love God and they didn’t love their neighbor, therefore their religion was worthless. Jesus simplified the Mosaic Law of 600 commandments to just two “Love God and Love your Neighbor” however the religious leaders were unable to fulfill this, why? Because they didn’t have a New Heart, they were not Born Again through Christ

We can go down many theological rabbit holes of what is God’s Law or how can we keep God’s Law, but remember this, Jesus Christ said “Love God and Love Your Neighbor”, you don’t have to have a PHD in theology to understand that, all you need to do is repent of your sins and submit to Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savoir, Jesus paid it all on the cross, Amen!

Matthew 22- God Of The Living

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The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. And last of all the woman died also. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. Matthew 22:23-29

It’s a repetitive theme in the gospels, but the religious leaders once again are trying to test Jesus. Now notice they are trying to test Christ on his interpretation of Moses (Mosaic Law), and their position is there is no resurrection. For Christianity, the resurrection of Christ , is the central theme of our faith. As the Apostle Paul said “If Christ is not risen, then our faith is useless” (1 Corinthians 15:17) 

The religious leaders try to use some ridiculous scenario, where a husband dies and his wife and passed down to each brother, as they all died also. The reality of this example is non-existent, everyone knows the possibility of all this happening is pretty much impossible, but these are the types of arguments you get against Christianity, arguments that are based on emotion rather than logic and reason. Jesus shut them down pretty quick by saying “You don’t know the scriptures and you don’t know God”

By Jesus telling the religious leaders of Israel, they don’t know the scriptures and they don’t know God, would be very insulting for them since they claim to have devoted their lives to the scriptures and God. Jesus was pointing out the unsincerity in their hearts, these guys didn’t truly love God, they loved their religion and power

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. Matthew 22:30-33

The Resurrection is the foundation for our faith, we worship a Risen Lord, we worship the God of the living and not the dead. Anyone who rejects the Risen Christ, rejects God. The same God of Abraham , Isaac, and Jacob is the same God of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the religious leaders couldn’t comprehend this because they didn’t truly know or love God. 

Those who reject the living soul, also reject God. How can God be the God of the Living if your not alive? As the Apostle Paul also said “To depart from the body is to be with The Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:8) We worship a Risen Lord, the same Lord over Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the same Lord over Matthew, Mark, Luke , and John, The Lord of all Lords , The God of the Living, Amen!

Matthew 22- Render to God and Country

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Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.  Matthew 22:15-22

Again we see the religious leaders testing Jesus again, this time it was about taxes. Now this was a trick question, if Jesus said the Jews didn’t have to pay taxes to the Romans, then the Romans could arrest Christ. However if Jesus told the Jews to continue to pay their taxes to the Romans, then the Jews would turn on Jesus. So the religious leaders believed they had Jesus in a no win situation, however they underestimated who Jesus truly is, God in the flesh

Jesus answered the question with another question “Whose image is on the coin” Of course the answer was Caesar, so Christ told them “Render to Caesar what is Caesers and Render to God what is Gods” Christ was telling them to Pay your taxes to your country  and Pay your tithes to God. We as Christians are to be good citizens, to be a good example for other people. We must remember that we are just temporary citizens of this world, our Kingdom is not of this world, we are citizens of Heaven through our Lord Jesus Christ (Philippians 3:20)

When the Jews heard Jesus say this they were marveled or amazed, why? Because many had the wrong idea of who The Messiah was to be. Many Jews were hoping Jesus came to setup his Earthly Kingdom and destroy the Roman Empire, but that was not Christ’s mission. Jesus came to save the sinners , including the Romans, Christ came so we can become Born Again, and set free from sin and death

I’m sure many Jews at this point, decided to reject Jesus Christ, because God was not fulfilling their will. Many people are still like this today, they create a God in their own image to fulfill their own will, this is idolatry. Even if we don’t fully understand Gods will, we must be obedient to Christ. Jesus came to gather his elect, to gather his lost sheep, to set the captives free!

Even today, we are oppressed by our governments, however we as good Christians, we pay our taxes and try to follow the Laws of the government. However if the laws of the government defy the law of God, then the Bible is clear we are to “Obey God rather than Man” (Acts 5:29) A good example is abortion, God hates those who shed innocent blood (Proverbs 6:17) therefor we as Christians will never support and comply with any abortion laws set by the governments.

Render to God and to Country,  Strive to live in peace with everyone (Romans 12:18) Pay your taxes to the government and pay your tithes to God, but live in obedience to your Lord and King Jesus Christ, Amen!