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Matthew 9:9-17
Introduction
The gospel is not for good people but for bad people who know they are bad and who come to God for forgiveness and cleansing.
The only people who are ever saved and enter God’s kingdom are those who acknowledge their sinfulness and repent of it.
It follows, then, that those who consider themselves already to be righteous see no need for repentance or forgiveness—and thereby shut themselves out from salvation in the kingdom of God.
The first three miracles (see Matt. 8:1-17) dealt with disease and displayed Jesus’ power over sickness and the infirmities of the body.
After those miracles came the response of three would-be disciples, whose unwillingness to pay the price of discipleship betrayed their lack of genuine faith (8:18-22; cf.
Luke 9:57-62).
The second group of three miracles displayed Jesus’ power over nature, over demons, and over sin (See 8:23-9:8).
The response to those three miracles is set forth in the present text.
The first part of the response is positive, evidenced in the acceptance of the gospel by a penitent sinner.
The second part of the response is negative, evidenced in the rejection of the gospel by those who thought themselves already to be righteous.
The types of people are in view: The repentant sinner; The self-righteous Pharisee; and The skeptical religionist
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The Repentant Sinner (9:9-10)
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Matthew’s corruption
In the eyes of Judaism Matthew was a great sinner because…
He was a political traitor
Ø He collected taxes for the Romans
Ø He cheated his fellow country men
He was notorious sinner
Ø Publicans were ceremonially unclean
Ø They were excluded from the Temple and the synagogues
Ø They were excluded from the legal system, could not even testify in court.
He was beyond hope
Ø No orthodox Jew would even associate with him.
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Matthew’s conversion
He “got up” and followed Jesus (James 2:17-18)
Ø An inactive faith is no faith
He left everything to follow Jesus (Luke 5:28)
He brought Jesus to his friends (9:10)
I hear Him call, “Come, follow;” \\ That was all! \\ My gold grew dim.
\\ My heart went after Him.
\\ I rose and followed, \\ That was all.
\\ Would you not follow \\ If you heard Him call?
(Amy Carmichael)
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The Self-Righteous Pharisees (9:11-13)
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The Pharisees accusation (9:11)
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