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Who Do You Say That I Am?

by Rev. Kirby Williams

Seeking the truth about Jesus.

Text: John 10:19-21
Date: 04/15/2018, the Traditional service.
Series: "John: Encountering Love" Part 87

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At the end of Jesus' epic allegory of the Good Shepherd, the Jews who are listening to Him begin to contend with each other. Some say He has a demon and is insane, others feel that the miraculous healing of the man born blind authenticates His words. We will analyze both positions and seek the truth about who Jesus is. But in the process, we will recognize that if Jesus is not seen in the light of His supernatural authenticating miracles-- His words could easily be misunderstood. One group is wrong, and the other right-- but both can be seen as logical based on their presuppositions. We will delve into this sharp distinction and ultimately ask ourselves the burning question, "who do you say that I am?"


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I. Introduction, Matt. 16:13-17.
II. Exposition of the text, John 10:19-21.
A. Context
1. Looking at the text.
a. An "ending" text.
b. A "continuing" text.
2. Looking at the words.
a. A preponderance of words.
i. From the 7th chapter, vs. 16,20,29,33,34,37,38,43,44.
ii. From the 8th chapter, vs. 7,12,44,48,58,59.
iii. From the 9th chapter, vs. 7,25,30-33,35-40.
iv. From the 10th chapter allegory.
¥ The sheep, vs. 3-4.
¥ The sheepfold, vs. 1,9,16.
¥ The enemies of the sheep, vs. 1,5,8,10,12,13.
¥ The Good Shepherd, vs. 11,14.
b. The most recent words, John 10:17-18.
i. The two pillars of "the Door", John 10:9.
ii. The reciprocal love of the Father and Son, John 4:34.
iii. The harmony of authority, John 10:18.
B. Two views of Jesus.
1. The division among the Jews, vs. 19.
a. An understandable division, Matt. 10:35.
b. An expanded number of contenders.
c. The dividing line: "the words".
i. Words of salvation.
ii. Words of truth about Jesus, Matt. 10:34.
2. The arguments against Jesus, vs. 20.
a. Considering the context, John 7:20, 8:48, 52.
b. The view that Jesus is a spiritual heretic.
c. The view that Jesus is a raving lunatic.
d. Their conclusion based on these arguments.
e. A modern perspective.
3. The arguments for Jesus, vs. 21.
a. Finding truth in the words of Jesus, John 6:68-69, Matt. 7:28-29,46.
b. Finding truth in supernatural revelation.
i. The critical element of authentication, John 10:38, 9:3, 33, 5:36.
ii. On creation and destruction, John 10:10, 8:44.
iii. Forcing our hand.
III. Application, Matt. 16:16, John 9:38.
A. The three choices from the text.
1. Jesus is demon-possessed.
2. Jesus is insane.
3. Jesus is Lord.
4. The "non-option".
B. The necessary divine miracle.
IV. Conclusion

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