Holy One Of God
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Introduction
Introduction
Greetings…
As you all know we have been studying, recently, through the theme “Names of Jesus.”
We have seen several names or titles, if you will, from “only begotten Son” to “Lord or Master.”
The goal has been to hopefully draw closer to God through a better understanding of these names and titles given him.
Today, we are going to turn our attention to yet another of the fascinating names given Christ, the “Holy One of God.”
Three times in the gospel accounts we find Jesus called such.
Twice concerning the same account found in Mark 1:24 and Luke 4:34 while the third is concerning a different account all together in John 6:69.
Today, we are going to look at the two separate situations that led two completely different individuals to make the same claim about Jesus as the Holy One of God yet from two completely different perspectives.
Let’s begin by looking at the one who called Jesus in the Holy One of God in Mark and Luke.
The Two Separate Occasions
The Two Separate Occasions
The Unclean Spirit.
The Unclean Spirit.
In both Mark’s account and Luke’s account Jesus had recently began his ministry by being baptized by John the Baptizer.
Shortly after this, Jesus finds Simon and Andrew fishing and delivers the great line to them “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” for which the two men leave their boat and follow Jesus.
A little further, Jesus then seeks our James and John, the sons of Zebedee and calls them as well (Mark 1:16-20).
At some point after this Jesus and these apostles went to Capernaum where Jesus began preaching in the synagogue and astounding those that heard, because he “taught them as one who had authority” (Mark 1:22; Luke 4:31-32).
While teaching in the synagogue, a man, who had been in the synagogue, and also had an unclean spirit spoke up and out to Jesus.
Let’s read both these accounts now.
21 And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. 22 And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,
24 “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” 25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” 26 And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.
27 And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” 28 And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee. 29 And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, 32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. 33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
34 “Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” 35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. 36 And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” 37 And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.
As we can see the unclean spirit within the man understood Jesus was the “Holy One of God.”
Let’s now look at the second occasion where Jesus is called the “Holy One of God.”
The Apostle Peter.
The Apostle Peter.
In John chapter 6 we have one of the more astounding biblical accounts, in my opinion, while Jesus was here on this earth, outside of his death, burial, and resurrection.
Jesus feeds the five thousand.
In John 6:1-15 Jesus finds himself at the Sea of Galilee with a large crowd following him because they had seen the miracles he had performed.
After them spending the day listening to Jesus teach he had compassion for the people and fed the 5000 with five barley loves and two fish.
The people try and take Jesus and make him “king” but he withdrew from them up to the mountain.
Jesus walks on water.
In John 6:16-21 we find everyone had gone home and Jesus goes back down the mountain to find his disciples had gotten into a boat and started to cross the sea to Capernaum.
They sea became rough and as they disciples looked out they see Jesus walking on the water and he calms their fears.
The Bread of Life.
In John 6:22-59 we see it’s the next day and the crowd is searching for Jesus and sees there is a missing boat so they head to Capernaum to find Jesus.
Upon finding him they ask him “why he left” and, as Jesus often times does, points out the real question they had. They sought Jesus, not because of his teachings or even the miracles but because they “ate were filled.”
This leads to Jesus’ great teaching on how he is the “Bread of Life” and that they must feast upon his flesh and drink his blood if they wanted eternal life (John 6:53-58). Obviously he is talking about the eventual “Memorial Feast” or “Lord’s Supper” and is being figurative but they don’t see it that way.
This led many of “his disciples” to leave.
Let’s now read John 6:60-69.
60 When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” 61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? 62 Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) 65 And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.” 66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.
67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, 69 and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
Summary
Summary
Both Peter and the unclean spirit come to the same conclusion that Jesus is the Holy One of God.
However, as we will look at now, they understand this reality from…
Two Different Perspectives
Two Different Perspectives
The Unclean Spirit.
The Unclean Spirit.
The unclean spirit, like Peter, understood Jesus was the Holy One of God.
In other words, the unclean spirit or demon understood Jesus was sent by the Father for a purpose or mission.
Notice again the demon’s reaction to Jesus.
24 “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.”
This unclean spirit, a created being of God, at some point here on earth sin against God and started following and espousing Satan’s lies.
For all such created beings, messengers of Satan, there only awaits destruction at the completion of the Holy One of God’s completed mission.
24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
From the unclean spirit’s perspective destruction and eternal damnation is all that awaits him when the Holy One of God finishes the mission he was separated for.
Peter & The Rest Of Us.
Peter & The Rest Of Us.
From the perspective of mankind the Holy One of God did not come to destroy us but set us free from sin.
Again let’s examine what Peter said.
68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, 69 and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
Remember what Jesus told Nicodemus.
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
Remember the words of Jesus when he stated…
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Summary
Summary
It’s interesting how much perspective can play a role in how we see things.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Like the unclean spirits we too ought to be scared out of our mind at the reality that Jesus has the power to save and condemn.
However, unlike the unclean spirits we are not without hope in eternity and if we seek salvation, through the word of Christ (John 12:48; Romans 10:17) then we will find it (Matthew 7:7-8).
Invitation
1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; 2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,
32 “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.
8 in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
