Earnestness visible in God's self-revelation. But the men that are God's in sincerity and truth, are burning as well as shining lights. The language of scripture as revealing earnestness in God. He warned his hearers, that unless they had this earnestness in their souls, they would never reach him savingly; but if they had it, they should certainly be saved. These are the provisions of the gospel, complete and full.2. It is clear that at some time Jesus said something in which violence and the kingdom were connected, something which was a dark and a difficult saying, which no one at the time fully understood. Yes, I do, the men were spiritually dead. Appeal for immediate decision. He Accent Of Heartbroken Condemnation ( Matthew 11:20-24), 11:20-24 Then he began to reproach the cities in which the most numerous of his deeds of power had been done, because they did not repent. No! [2.] To him who compares this with Luke 6:1-49, there need not remain a question as to the identity of the scene. Someone tells how from the windows of his house every evening he used to watch the lamp-lighter go along the streets lighting the lamps--and the lamp-lighter was himself a blind man. John must have been like that; and there is nothing to wonder at, and still less to criticize, in the fact that questions began to form themselves in John's mind. Remember how soon difficulties melt away before earnestness.3. For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother." The majority of the miracles that Christ wrought, were wrought in Capernaum. THE CONTEXT In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus began his ministry in Galilee (4:12-17), called the first disciples (4:18-22), and ministered to crowds (4:23-25), but Matthew describes these only briefly. They are in us. H. Spurgeon.Prayer pulls the rope below and the great bell rings above in the ears of God. et quatre-vingts plus d'pisodes de CrossWalk Community Church Napa, gratuitement! "I will;" and pushing the rabbi aside, he takes it by force. ., pp. Some scarcely stir the bell, for they pray so languidly; others give but an occasional pluck at the rope; but he who wins with heaven is the man who grasps the rope boldly and pulls continuously, with all his might.(C. Let no man suppose that this will clash with the doctrines of Divine grace.3. And He is so rich and so liberal that He does not resist. THE NATURE OF THE VIOLENCE INTENDED.1. Even so, Father, for thus it was your will in your sight. With God, as nothing is impossible, so no one, small or great, is despised: all is seen and put in its just place; and grace, which rebukes creature pride, can afford to deal divinely with the smallest as with the greatest. A. H. Spurgeon.Prayer pulls the rope below and the great bell rings above in the ears of God. 4. We think when the sermon is done, the care is over; no, then the greatest of the care begins. Quitting some present worldly advantages for the sake of the gospel, and making a profession of the truths of religion, against much opposition, and notwithstanding difficulties and discouragements.II. The meaning therefore is, A vast assembly of men is now collected, as if men were rushing violently forward to seize the kingdom of God; for, aroused by the voice of one man, they come together in crowds, and receive, not only with eagerness, but with vehement impetuosity, the grace which is offered to them. The deponent middle could also mean that the kingdom has been forcefully advancing, but it had not swept away all opposition, as John had expected. It is your life. Finally, we have all wound up, after the going forth of a testimony which was truly universal in its scope, by the judicial severance at the close, when it is not only the good put into vessels, but the bad dealt with by the due instruments of the power of God. You went to see one that had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; his mien and habit showed that he was dead to all the pomps of the world and the pleasures of sense; his clothing agreed with the wilderness he lived in, and the doctrine he preached there, that of repentance. He was a prophet, and like many of the prophets he endured a life of hardship (Matthew 11:7-10). And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard . But I tell you--it will be easier for the land of the men of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.". Our exposure is imminent.2. The language of scripture as revealing earnestness in God. He says, "My yoke is easy." Did he to whom, more than to God's own servants, it was given to know God's will, follow it? "So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spue thee out of my mouth." Did he to whom, more than to God's own servants, it was given to know God's will, follow it? Instead, He desires to "yoke up" with us. Gentile as he was, he was for that very, reason the less narrowed in his thoughts of the Saviour by the prevalent notions of Israel, yea, or even by Old Testament hopes, precious as they are. Of course, the facts of the cross were necessary to give it an evident and literal fulfilment; but we have it first apparent in His life, and it is blessed to see it thus accomplished, as it were, in what passed with Himself; fully realized in His own spirit, and the results exposed before the external facts gave the fullest expression to Jewish unbelief. I am too. In the evening multitudes are brought, taking advantage of the power that had so shown itself, publicly in the synagogue, and privately in the house of Peter; and the Lord accomplished the words ofIsaiah 53:4; Isaiah 53:4: "Himself," it is said, "took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses," an oracle we might do well to consider in the limit of its application here. These, the best things for earnestness; will please God; come to them as they come to you.(S. EARNESTNESS IS DEMANDED BY THE DIFFICULTIES IN BEING RELIGIOUS,1. For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee ( Matthew 11:9-10 ). (1)Violence exhibited in their repentance. What have you brought thence? )Practical religion requires energyT. No! We cannot condemn a man who never had the chance to know any better; but if a man who has had every chance to know the right does the wrong, then he does stand condemned. These are complicated by our surroundings.5. In truth, this was Emmanuel, God with us. He said, " The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths " ( Matthew 3:3 ), quoting another passage of scripture concerning the forerunner. If the warrior must use force when the army cometh against him, then must we use force, for there are squadrons between us and everlasting rest. But Capernaum is gone, Bethsaida is gone, Chorazin is gone, so that these cities that he upbraided have disappeared off the map. Faith may be merely of an educational kind, or strong and personal; the inner life of man may go on easily from (lay to day, or it may contend with evil influences; prayer may consist in empty cries.4. The Word of God. Jesus. When she began to reap and to make stacks of corn, he said, 'When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it' ( Deuteronomy 24:19), and 'you shall not reap your field to its very border' ( Leviticus 19:9). You do not find these people like the most of modern hearers, critical, or else careless. They go to their chambers and they begin to pray; not that prayer between sleeping and waking that some of you are used to attend to, not that drowsy supplication which never gets beyond the ceiling of your bedroom; but they fall on their knees and with a holy anxiety they begin to cry, "Lord, save or I perish; O Lord save me; I am ready to perish, Lord; I beseech thee, stretch out thine hand and rescue my poor soul from that destruction which now haunts my spirit." At last, when every man started back for fear of the armed men, Christian saw a man of a very stout countenance, come up to the man that sat there to write, saying, "Set down my name, sir; " the which when he had done, he saw the man draw his sword, and put a helmet upon his head, and rush toward the door upon the armed men, who laid upon him with deadly force; but the man, not at all discouraged, fell to cutting and hacking most fiercely. "What are the heavy burdens of man? Then see the lightness with which some turn away to business.3. This gives an opportunity to teach what truly defiles not things that go into the man, but those things which, proceeding out of the mouth, come forth from the heart. for we wrestle with principalities and powers. The only thing that can answer God is earnestness in us. Our position of having the Holy Spirit indwelling us, puts us in a greater position. They confess their faith, and He touches their eyes. Melvill, B. D.)The Christian must use forceH. It is not easy, though God's grace will prevent it being too difficult.III. He is not going to lower Himself to a human measure. Furthermore, we will always meet others who are passing times of great sorrow. )The most religious, the most energeticWhosoever shall do most violence to Christ shall be accounted most religious by Him. (25-30) Verse 1 Our Divine Redeemer never was weary of his labour of love; and we should not be weary of well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Every man bares a burden. Our exposure is imminent. And if you are able to receive it, this is [Elijah], which was to come. Those strove for a place in this kingdom, that one would think had no right nor title to it, and so seemed to be intruders, and to make a tortuous entry, as our law calls it, a wrongful and forcible one. Jesus, nevertheless, owned all that could be owned in him. We lay down as our first principle that indomitable earnestness is the soul of our religion and the key to all progress.2. Nor did he seek comfort or prestige. It was the Father's revelation of the Son; flesh and blood had not revealed it to Peter, but, "my Father, which is in heaven." So in this case there was brought to Him a paralytic man, lying upon a bed, "and Jesus, seeing their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee." )Need inspires energyAfter Sir Colin Campbell's silent retreat from Lucknow in the last Indian war, Captain Waterman was left behind. They who are weak as reeds will be shaken as reeds; but John was strong in spirit,Ephesians 4:14. But was not his earnestness reasonable, seeing that he realized his danger? Subsequent, considerably, to this was the case of the centurion's servant, preceded a good while before by the cleansing of the leper. Disease must obey Him, as the soldier or the servant obeyed the centurion, their superior. Mr. Pliables do not end in prison as martyrs for the truth. He maintains His sovereign title to do good, to do as He will with His own. But, in order that we may be able to make use of these arms in doing violence, let us first use a certain violence to our own bodies, let us carry by storm the vices of our members, that we may obtain the rewards of valour. That teaches us two things. Because I believe that the coming of the Lord is so near, I do believe that somewhere in the earth today, Elijah probably is alive and living, because I believe that we are that near the coming of the Lord. )The kingdom of heaven taken by violenceH. In the next incident the force of the plea turns on God's goodness towards the wretchedness of man. It was clearly a question of connection with the apostle of the circumcision ( i.e., Peter's wife's mother). (1)Violence exhibited in their repentance. It is your life.V. He was contented to know about God, and made his knowledge of Him a substitute for the obedience he ought to have rendered. He requires those to hear that have ears, those to use their reason that have reason. "O Lord speak to my soul through thy word! In that cell there is one little window, which is placed too high for a man to look out of when he is standing on the floor. We desire to take His kingdom, His riches, and His life. Examine the Scripture, and you will see for yourselves. The kingdom of heaven was never intended to indulge the ease of triflers, but to be the rest of them that labour. The Church, which is His body and bride, has a far more intimate place, even though true of the same persons. There also sat a man at a little distance from the door, at a table-side, with a book and his ink-horn before him, to take the name of him that should enter therein; he saw also that in the doorway stood many men in armour to keep it, being resolved to do to the men that would enter what hurt and mischief they could. At its foot lay a horrible dragon, who sought to hinder the climbers. )Taking the kingdom by violenceE. When John the Baptist preached in the wilderness of Judea, the throng of people who pressed around him became extremely violent to get near enough to hear his voice. It must be marked with submission.4. Its work and mission.4. Capernaum was the headquarters of Jesus, that was His city, that's where He spent the majority of His ministry. 151-52; Walvoord, Matthew: . God's kingdom can be really won by nothing but steady, manly perseverance; it is a matter which demands a lifelong energy of prayer and watching, lest at any time we let it slip. and what had the Son of David to do with a Canaanite? And there is no accommodation of conditions. These are complicated by our surroundings.5. If so, you would not have gone into the wilderness to see him, but to the court. Quitting some present worldly advantages for the sake of the gospel, and making a profession of the truths of religion, against much opposition, and notwithstanding difficulties and discouragements.II. The devil and his angels.3. But ah! 3. We attack Him, not with swords, nor staves, nor stones; but with meekness, good works, chastity. Faith may be merely of an educational kind, or strong and personal; the inner life of man may go on easily from (lay to day, or it may contend with evil influences; prayer may consist in empty cries.4. They are as brilliant constellations in the firmament of heaven, burning stars of God. Help me harness my heart and life to Jesus each day, for his yoke is easy, His burden is light, and in Him there is rest for my soul. NOW CONTRAST THE EARNESTNESS SO EVIDENTLY DEMANDED BY OUR SITUATION AND THE LIGHTNESS WITS WHICH SOME THREAT THE WHOLE MATTER.1. The Sermon on the Mount really introduces Jesus' ministry and outlines his teachings in detail (chapters 5-7). Perhaps Jesus meant that men were snatching the kingdom from God and forcing its coming. They are the poor ones of this earth. The flesh with all its passions and lusts.4. It would be well if we were to stop judging people and churches by our own prejudices and perversities; and if we were to begin to give thanks for any person and any church who can bring people nearer to God, even if their methods are not the methods which suit us. In immediate juxtaposition to this stands the Gentile centurion, who seeks healing for his servant.
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