Why do you call it Blasphemy?

At that time, the Feast of dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter. And Jesus. What's walking in the temple in The Colonnade of Solomon? So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, how long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ Tell us plainly. Jesus answered them. I told you and you do not believe. The Works that I do in my father's name.

Witness father's name, bear witness about me. But you do not believe because you are not among my sheep, my sheep hear my voice and I know them and they follow me, I give them eternal life and they will never perish. And no one will snatch them out of my hand. My father was given them to me is greater than all and no one is able to snatch them out of the father's hand. I and the father are one. Did you pick up stones again to Stone him? Jesus answered them. I have shown you many good works from the father from which of them. Are you going to Stoney the Jews answered him? It is not for a good work. We are going to Stone you but for blasphemy Because you being a man, make yourself, God. Jesus answered them. Is it not written in your law? I said, you are God. If he called them Gods to whom the word of God, came and scripture cannot be broken. Do you say of him whom the father consecrated and sent into the world? You are blaspheming because I said I am the son of God. If I am not doing the work of my father, then do not believe me. but if I do then even though, You do not believe me, believe in believe the works that you may know, and understand that the father is in me and I am in the father. Again, they sought to arrest him but he escaped from their hands.

He went across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at the first, they're you remain and all together, let us read. And many came to him and they said, John did no sign that. Everything that John said about this man was true and many believed in him there. Praise be the word of God. And it's reading. That's great. Lord, God our Father. That's what this morning.

To believe in your coming Kingdom. Memphis to see in scripture how that Kingdom will come about through your son. Holy Spirit, allow us to feast. On the beauty and glory of the Sun. Permit us to be released from ourselves. In our concern. Save us from our very own unbelief.

save us from our on Fallen that do Lord. Lord God. Deliver us from evil. The evil of our times. The evil in our own. Waze. Our own selves. Deliver Us from the evil one. And Lord I should do. You allow me to speak your word this morning to bless your people. In Christ's name. How many? I meant. so we take a force from The Book of Revelation. But this is the Book of John, the same author as the Book of Revelation. And it's also a revelation off. Our lord Jesus. It's not apocalyptic apocalyptic, but narrative, and once in awhile, I think it's a blessing for us to Parton. See and learn about the gospel. That's what we do.

And read this packets in contemplate on this passage we are in the series about the questions of Jesus. These questions are questions that. Are very much interested intersperse in the Book of John, and it's a Marvel. To see that the word the word in scripture as recorded. These are the words of use of these are the questions of Jesus asked them two thousand years ago, in them and we started them. They also are hunting questions that when we try to ponder the answers for I really very revealing. Let me Begin by asking you this question. What makes you angry? What makes people angry well? I tried to do the to solicit the help of Google. And here are some answers, people get angry because of problems. Stress. Advanced Pain. Unmet goals. Feeling maltreated for disrespected.

One theologians ever said this. In the Bible. One common cause of anger, intense anger. When you threaten the god that they serve.

He said that and he began to write a book about it and he says, you see if we analyze ourselves our own selves, we angry men are very own Gods are threatened. So let me ask you, what makes you angry.

And maybe that can be revealing about us. We will ask that. And we will see that this morning as we read this. Passage what made this dude, very angry And you would see inverse 323. This is their answer blasphemy. Blasphemy. Let me ask you, what is blasphemy. Merriam-Webster defines blasphemy as the crime of insulting or showing contempt, or lack of reverence for God and Merriam-Webster says, it's usually in a Christian context. Blasphemy is. Jesus. Jesus, Jesus of blasphemy because he said, because you're a man and you make yourself God

when you think about it in fairness to this Jewish leaders, it's not healthy for common people. Claiming that they are, God, isn't it? I have met some who said I am. God.

And they are placed in some some institution where they can be helped.

The Jewish leaders know that.

For anyone to even claim that he is, God is blasphemy.

They can even say the name of God.

That's why the name of God has no vowels, it's supposed to be not spoken. They can even say it. And then, there comes a man who says by his words you saying, Yes. And it is fresh from the psyche and and and the thinking of Jewish people and I'm sure you also one can understand it. The world came into chaos because of this desire of uman beings to become like God. You recall that, right? And that has, that was the reason why this world. And their race has become. So, I'm oppressed and all the suffering in this earth. They suffered because of man wanting to be like God. So for a man to say that he is once we got his something, you would see that in many instances in the Old Testament, Where you see? Numbers 23 1911. God is not a man who lies. He is not a son of man. So there is a distinction in their say, clear teaching on them.

And then one day, Somebody walking in there. Mitch was claiming that I am. I am, he The Jewish leaders were offended by Jesus because he challenged the conception.

And isn't it? True religion, and the concepts are Concepts.

We invest time and energy and emotions are love on it. We base our hopes on. Our beliefs are our concept of God. Our faith. So, when you say something about God, Usually, you would have been someone and you would not say that you would not say something about God. in the streets in Baghdad, or you would end up In trouble. And you can understand how much this is squared. A lot of emotions.

The Intriguing thing about Jesus do is that when you study his life and how he responds to the questions, that we ask answer the questions he asked, he seems to be a very good.

Author of reversal. What do I mean by that? In repeat. in the Book of John, you would see him being questioned and then he questioned them is repeatedly being judge and then by his answers, he just

And so in this instance, we would even see that they accuse Jesus of blasphemy.

He may never sit and he would show us. It is them. That are committing blasphemy.

Jesus is a master of reversal, and They accused him of blasphemy. And he, and hopefully, we can show in Scripture that they are the ones committing blasphemy. And for us to let us think, maybe we are not just reading about people committing blasphemy, maybe we should ask ourselves, am I Also, doing Blasphemous things. Concerning Jesus.

You should be out lying off today's preaching.

And In this passage, we actually have three questions of Jesus. But the main question that we will answer, or we would try to watch and listen to is on 3/26, what are you ask? Why do you call it back to me? Because I said, I'm the son of God. In what is blasphemy? Blasphemy is being disrespecting, God. And if Jesus is truly God, then here is how this Jews. Jewish leaders has blaspheme God first. They did not believe the words of Jesus. Second, I hope to show you that they blaspheme. By not believing the word about Jesus. And thoroughly. I hope we would see that. They blaspheme because they did not believe the word. Jesus, so let's Dive Right In. Not believing the words of Jesus. Inverse 32, it says Jesus answer.

You just answered them. I have shown you many good works from the father for which of them. Are you going to Stone me? Stop right there.

Do you think Jesus? Let's not understand that. Their real motivation for stoning. Him is He's implying that he is God. He said, I and the father are one, but she is. So wise, he asked this question. For which work. Are you still wanting me? So the answer, right? Not for a good, it's for Blasphemy because you being a man make yourself, God.

But he insisted asking the question about works.

because we would see in verse 37 and 38, he says, He says this if you don't believe me, ask a man.

Believe the works. Verse 3738, you would see that. That even though you do not believe me, believe the works that you may know and understand that the father is in me and I am in the father.

and so, he says, if you see me as a man, maybe you don't believe me. How about the works?

Look at the good works that I have done. What would you say about those? If you think I am just a mere man, a carpenter.

And not Annie, it just just a plain ordinary man. Explain the works.

And they could not answer. Jesus. Perhaps you would even say that that time, it's really, very doubtful for a man to say he is God, like no one can deny his Works. He was doing his works. Let me ask you 11 today. Do you even have doubts about Jesus?

Perhaps in your Quiet Moments, you may have one or two instances in your life that you doubt him. and that I think, is, Very natural. In fact, it looks 7 even John the Baptist doubted him. So if you are going to be honest.

Well, you're in good company. John the Baptist, Imagine John the Baptist.

Baptizing at one point in his life, baptizing the Sun. Giving God the Father the boys seeing the Holy Spirit descend as a dove. Man, what more can you do? Can you witness to confirm that? This is the Son of God and he said in Luke, 7:20 verse 23, you look at that.

He sent his disciples. Can you please ask that Jesus if we should look for another Because apparently, Jesus. What's not doing what was expected and that is to be the Messiah, the political everyone expected. Are you the one or should we look for another? And you know what? Jesus answered and look. 720 verse 23, he said the same thing. Look at the works. The blind. See. The lame walk. W speaks. because everyone knows in that time, nobody can do that except the Messiah Because that was promised in the Old Testament in the book of Isaiah.

this is, this is so much emphasized. That the work of the Messiah. Is this healing work? Eyes of the blind, they would see that years of the death would be on stop. And there would be healing in the land and this is the answer of Our Lord that works. The works.

These people even the Jewish people.

Are so convinced that there is something different about this man. They do not believe Jesus, but they could not deny the works. That's why even in the in our Passage, In verse 24, you would see them asking him if you are the price. Tell us plainly because indications by what he does.

The Christ. Midas works. So he asked disappointed question, which of the words are you standing there for?

And they could not answer. Not for the worse that we still on your butt for you being a man. And you claim yourself.

Next blaspheming Jesus. Blaspheming God, it's not what Jesus does it. What what was being done by the Jewish leaders themselves? Why? Because of not believing. The word about Jesus. What do I mean by that?

Believing the word about Jesus, by the way, before we leave that subject.

Do you believe the works of Jesus?

Do you believe the works of Jesus? That he is still working Even in our day.

Perhaps you would say well, if you can show that you can show me some Miracles today I would perhaps believe.

I challenge you, they are You see one author? Tom Holland, wrote the book. It became a New York Times bestseller in its in its title is Dominion. Tom Hollands, not even a not the actor. Tom Holland has not even a Christian but he's a story. And he says you see what the Western world today is actually a product of what Jesus Christ did. That's why he died. This book Dominion. Listen to you. Are you can you even read? I'm is you met any of you would say, yes. Do you see hospitals? And I assume many of you would say, yes. Do you know why you can't read?

because at the time of reformation,

her former say, we must let the common masses of people be able to read scripture. And because of that, they found at universities and schools.

That's the reason why you can reach. Is Jesus working even today, if you can read. The witness that she does.

Where do you live?

We live in a country which was founded by people. Who were wanting to worship the savior?

They wanted to worship Him freely. So they went into this Newfoundland, you England, they call it and that was the beginning of the founding of America, is this Jesus still working you live here. He has no one there. So many people want to be here. Because of the work of the Lord.

For which would you Stone me, says this Jesus for which work. Where, which work are you? Stalking me?

This words are so manifest. Do you, by the way? Do you even see hospitals? There were no hospitals during the Roman Empire, they were only hospitals for soldiers. If you get sick and you're a common man, you going to die. but because of the Followers of Jesus, who are compassionate work, who have learned compassion from their lord hospitals, were founded. That's why you have help. That's why even the most major insurance today, Presbyterian,

Are followers of Jesus. Jesus work today.

If we don't recognize that then are we not blaspheming. if you don't see the blessings that this Lord has given you, and you are just like the Jewish leaders when he has two of which you could work. Would you Stone me? If you're forgetting, the good work that he has blessed you?

1. I could not forget he's from John MacArthur. When he said one trade about, God is true. When it says in Isaiah, you are a god. Who hides yourself?

Did those who do not know he is hidden? They don't know him, but for you. Who have been given this Revelation for every good benefit that you received Jim and say Lord Jesus in so many things just living in this country. It is because of your work.

And I must recognize that. I can read, I can sing. I can I can enjoy this freedoms that I have in this Western World. Why? Well, because you were born with it because he wore

and if we don't recognize that today, We are just like the people he said for which work do you Stone me? Next. These people were blaspheming Jesus because they did not believe the word about Jesus. What do I mean by that in verse 34 to 35, Jesus answered their statement, their their statement with a question. Is it not written in your law? And he says this scripture cannot be broken. You believe that he tells them It's written in the law.

You are God. So which the word game? He appeals to scripture to make them. Remember, Then at one time in Jewish history, in Psalm 82, which Pastor Andrew red. God called the jewess leaders. Gods because he delegated them, the Judas of leadership to do his well. I will repeat that. Why did Scripture in Psalms 82, God called this. People got this Jewish leaders judges. Why did he called them Gods? Because he gave them to do, which will, to do what she wants. 46 people to benefit from. My, what did I do?

They sell. They have all these judges, they all fail. And Jesus inciting, the song seems to be telling them. Remember the song, remember Psalm 82 about leaders and judges L & J. Just like you.

They feared, the people.

You Jewish leaders. Remember something to do. God called you gods. But they found. No, you said, look at my works. Look at my work.

Look at my works. You fail. But look at my works. Now, if she called people like you gods and then you look at my works. Would it be so expensive that I call myself the son of God?

If leaders of the old times were gods and you leaders of this time, our God, why do you feel so offended? When I say, I am the son of God, And have you noticed when he responded this to them? What was their answer?

There was no answer.

Because it is, it is as if they were stripped down. These are Jewish leaders. They were.

Jesus is like a heart surgeon, you know? He asked a question and he forces the heart. He asked the leaders. Okay? Leaders are called Gods. You are leaders. What are you doing?

They have no answers.

Let me also remind you how the word about Jesus. It's being blaspheme by this people. If you would go back in this passage of scripture and I hope you didn't miss that embarrassed, when you do it chest at that, time of the Feast of dedication to place in Jerusalem, stop right there. The Feast of dedication. What's that? Well that's just a sentence we missed and we read it. Then we go forward. No. The Feast of dedication is actually what you call hanaoka. Hanukkah. Is this location where you see this Jewish candle 8? 80s candles, they light at every day to the 8th day. They lighted until all the eight candles are lit and they celebrate Hanukkah. What is the feast of dedication there? What's the time in Jewish history? That their Temple was was desecrated by by a ruler cold and entire perceptiveness and he perform some morbid things in the temple. And then one day, brave soldiers and fighters of the Jewish race, drove them out, and they became victorious day every game, the temple. That is what celebrated in the Feast of dedication. Someone who would get back the temple. And in this Feast of dedication, guess who was there?

Jesus.

And he according to our passage, if you read printing, usually in verse 23, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the Colonnades up what who Solomon Solomon was the builder of the grandest temple in the history of the Jewish race.

He was there.

It was if he was telling all the people there know, you are celebrating for the rededication of the temple. You are celebrating for a day. That this Temple was again, yours. Look who's here?

The temple, the Fulfillment of the Temple. John just dissed in John too, but for the sake of time, we will not go. There he is the temple. There is no crime that was more on Jesus than when he said destroy this Temple. And after 3 days, I will build it again. And John says he was not referring to the definitely was referring to respond.

Because she is the temple, but no. It would not recognize that.

They would not even recognize the word it in Psalm 82, where it ends at what's red. Do I say arise? Oh God, and judge. Judge the whole Nations. 4D will be yours. This is the Fulfillment of Psalm 82, this leaders fail.

Here comes the one who is consecrated and send, I am the temple restored. The last blasphemy that they've committed is not believing the word of Jesus in verse 36. No. This is the question. He asked them.

Do you say of him the father consecrated and sent into the world? You are blaspheming because I said, I am the son of God.

And those times are so much respect for God. There's so much reverence for God. That man should not even there to be equal. With him, that's blasphemy.

But Jesus did there soon.

And that and in that is showing who he is and what he is worth. Fast forward to today.

We have so much respect for human individuality.

That God should not even there in bathe our priorities.

because, When God imposes, his will on us. I mean, the poem people of today. That's blasphemy toward us.

God should just stay in heaven.

Why?

He should just stay there and he should let me live my life. That's what the world is doing today, isn't it? He should help me. He should bless me. You should reassure me. Should comfort me? You should Prosper me. But there he not impose his will on me. What do you call that?

That's blasphemy. if you are living a Christian life, like that, Where God's will could not be imposed on you. And we are no different from this Jewish leaders who do not respect the word of the Sun. And I hope that is not true with us.

and yet, for some of us, we know this, there's this great division between what we want to be. And what God is.

there is a great distance between what we are in right now and who God is if only There can be a man. Who is also God?

That can help us that can Deliver Us from this. Is there one? Speak to me. Is there one?

Amen.

He says he is the one who is consecrated and stamped.

This is actually what the Book of John is. This RoboCop John, is this. Ben live in darkness.

She used to life that has come to save us.

I have met people who say that. I need Jesus. Ruben, I invited one. Who tells me that repeatedly? I need Jesus. I invited one another woman who came in and she told me this, I need Jesus.

She has left employment and any more I don't know where she is but I hope she is. She is somewhere really true to give them to her and meeting Jesus.

That's a good start, isn't it?

I pray. That we nourish the seed because if we realized that we need Jesus, then we must not stop meeting him. And from there, we realized that he is so much for thee. Off him being the Son of God that he is God and we're not

And let me challenge you by examining your life. I should do except in my life to shoot shirisha tall, is he? worthy of being the Son of God and it's your life consistent with that where you recognize him as the Son of God, because if he is not and your lifestyle is not consistent with that, We are no different than this, seriously. There's who question them.

this God man, came and he showed for the best demonstration of How being a human being is? Yet. We tailed him.

He met so much anger while he was alive that in verse 39. They continued. To seek to arrest him. They could not answer his questions but We he we have to arrest him.

And yet it is amazing grace. I hope you didn't miss versus 40 41 and 42.

He went it says there. He went to a place. Approach, Jordan and remainder.

He was being true to what he said earlier. He said listen, if you cannot believe me because I come as a man who is Carlos has a carpenter. Perhaps, you may believe the work in Gen 5 East Estes. If you don't believe me, why don't you believe John? In that Society will never question, John the Baptist. Because they didn't know where he came from, he was the son of a priest and 90 year old priest and everybody witnessed. When His father came out of the Temple.

Mute. He was music would not speak and in the everybody, waited for that, son, that would be born on what he would say.

And what did John the Baptist says? Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Look at this man. Just Jesus, this Carpenter who was just been maligned was just been maltreated. Who has just been completed going to a place where perhaps his countryman? Would believe John again. Just came there. he is trying to say, Remember, John remember the works, if you dismiss the words, remember John. And look what happens. Bruce 41 Celsius after remaining there, it says this. and many came to him and they said, John did no sign. but everything that John said about this man was true And many believed in him there.

Not the humility of this bad.

He says, if you don't believe me, believe the works, you cannot deny the player blind man. See that the deaf hear the mute speaker. The dead erased. You in your history, could not deny John, the Baptist. So I remain in where he is he he was born so you can be reminded of him.

And today. Maybe he's telling us.

Remember to works.

Remember my messengers?

Believe me. because I and the Sun. Oh God. and whenever you forget,

You blaspheme my word. May we never be like that. may we remember, The word. Of Jesus. Maybe remember his Works. Maybe maybe remember his words. May we remember, What he is. So worth it. That I spray.

Lord God, our Father.

We thank you for sending your son.

Maybe live today, seeing his Works learning his words. And recognizing his worth.

Lord God, our Father.

May he be the god of our lives and not us.

May he be truly our Lord and savior and not ourselves.

Lord. God our Father may we not blaspheme you By bringing gods of our own making. Into our lives. But him alone as the son of God.

Holy Spirit. Lettuce. In Jesus name, we pray this thing.

I meant.

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