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Mixed Responses

Text: John 7: 40-44

MIXED RESPONSES

The message of the Lord Jesus should have seen everyone turn to Him in grateful faith. Sadly, there were mixed responses instead.

 “Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, ‘Truly this is the Prophet.’ Others said, ‘This is the Christ.’ But some said, ‘Will the Christ come out of Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?’  So there was a division among the people because of Him. Now some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him.” 

John 7:40-44

1. There were at least four different response

a. Some believed that Jesus was “the Prophet”.

i. He was being compared with Moses.

ii. There was a prophecy concerning a special prophet like Moses (Deuteronomy 18:18).

b. Some others believed that He was the Christ.

i. Because of the miracles He performed.

ii. Because of the way He ministered.

c. Still others cast doubts about Jesus being the Christ (The Messiah).

i. They raised doubts because Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee.

ii. The Messiah was supposed to come from Bethlehem.

iii.  He would be of the seed of David.

iv. This group did not check out the facts/ the truth thoroughly enough.

v. Jesus was born in Bethlehem and He was of the seed of David (Matthew 1).

d. There was another group who was hoping to arrest Jesus.

i. But His time had not yet come.

ii. Thus they were not able to seize Him.

BEING SURE OF OUR FAITH IN JESUS

How wonderful it is to believe in Jesus as the Son of God who came to be our Saviour. He proved He was Saviour and Lord by His life and power. His mighty miracles demonstrate that God had attested to His eternal Sonship. Believing in Jesus is a wonderful life-transforming blessing from God.

经文: 约翰福音 7：40-44

许多不同的反应

主耶稣的话语应该使每个人以感恩的信心转向祂。可悲的是，我们却看到了许多不同的反应。

“众人听见这话，有的说：‘这真是那先知！’有的说：‘这是基督。’但也有的说：‘基督岂是从加利利出来的吗？经上岂不是说基督是大卫的后裔，从大卫本乡伯利恒出来的吗？’于是众人因着耶稣起了纷争。其中有人要捉拿他，只是无人下手。”

《约翰福音 7：40-44》

1. 至少有四种不同的反应

a. 有些人相信耶稣是 “先知”

i. 他们把耶稣和摩西作比较

ii. 曾有一个关于像摩西这样特别的先知的预言《申命记 18：18》

b. 有些人相信祂就是基督

i. 因为祂所行的神迹

ii. 因为祂侍奉的方式

c. 还有些人质疑耶稣就是基督（弥赛亚）

i. 他们质疑因为耶稣来自加利利的拿撒勒

ii. 弥赛亚应该是来自伯利恒

iii. 祂是大卫的后裔

iv. 这群人没有彻底查清事实及真相

v. 耶稣在伯利恒诞生，也是大卫的后裔 《马太福音 1》

d. 还有另一群人要捉拿耶稣

i. 但祂的时候还没有到

ii. 因此，他们无法捉拿祂

肯定我们在耶稣里的信心

能相信耶稣为上帝的儿子，且要来当我们的救主，是多么的美好。祂凭着自己的生命和大能证明了自己是救主。祂伟大的神迹显示了上帝认证耶稣就是祂永恒的儿子。相信耶稣是来自上帝的一个美好赐福，而这赐福能改变我们的生命。