What Do You Think About the Christ?

Introduction

A series of questions we have thought about

Have you thought about the Christ? If someone were to ask you this question, how would you answer?

The most important Question (justification)

Culmination of Matthew’s point, this time on the lips of Jesus himself

Fitting for us

This section

Our break

We are going to answer the question biblically

The Context/Question

V.41-42a

Pharisees still gathered, destroy Jesus, raging

But this time tables are turned and Jesus asks

Direct rebuttal of their earlier challenge

Opportunity to repent (lawyer)

So let’s answer

David’s Son, Inadequate Answer, Jesus is the Christ

V.42b

David’s Son

Easy question

They are right

Meaning of Christ

OT promise he would be David’s Son

Waited for, OT hopes

King

Jesus is King, David’s Son, Messiah

Proof - fulfillment

Matthew’s Message

They didn't see it

Of the devil

A mere man

Their Answer is inadequate and not because they didn’t see Jesus as the King. But for even greater Reasons

David’s Lord

v.43-45

Jesus is not disagreeing but expanding

Messiah is too small a title

Psalm 110

Very important

Inspired by the Lord

Of David

About Messiah

About the Lord who is greater than David

He is Lord

Divine as well as human

Needed for salvation

Etc.

His victory is supernatural not political

Their greatest error

warrior

Eschatology

Proof- talking about himself

Matthew’s other theme

Response

V.46

They could answer his question. It was clear. victory

They wouldn't answer

Will you?