"Today, some say, “He is a good man,” others say, “Nay; but he deceives the people.” Some say that he is divine, though not actually God; others that he has become God, though he was not always so;. Some agree that his teachings were admirable for the occasions on which he delivered them,; while others ridicule his teachings as altogether impracticable. The doctrines of flesh and blood concerning Jesus are very various. Today they rip apart the seamless clothing of the Crucified. They retain his example, and profess to value it; but his sacrifice they fling aside as a rag of superstition.
They dare to deny his miracles while they applaud his precepts: they will have nothing to do with the doctrine of the cross; but with the self-denial of the cross they affect to be enamored. Our Lord will not thus be divided. Those who take not a whole Christ take not Christ at all.!!!!
The character of Jesus is much too hard a nut for philosophic teeth to crack. Men wonder at him, and, as the case may be, they admire or abhor him;” The brightness of his glory blinds them.. They guess, and reason, and blunder. Jesus is to them a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense." Spurgeon
Pastor Tim's conclusion....
So you say you know it’s Him? You know this Jesus is God. So what! You follow His teachings? You follow His moral code? You follow the soft side of His demeanor? Good, you do well but Jesus said follow me not just my works and teachings!
Now will you follow Him into battle? Will you pick up your own cross daily and die to yourself daily? Will your life be marked by giving of yourself for His kingdom? Or will you hold on tightly to what this world appears to offer?
Who do you say that I am? This question demands more than answer it demands a response!
TEXT: LUKE 9:18-27
SONGS:
FAITH OF OUR FATHERS, FOUNTAIN VIEW ACADEMY
CORNERSTONE, AUSTIN STONE
I HAVE DECIDED, BRANDEN LAKE
