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JOHN CHAPTER 11
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Jn 11-1,2 -- No Entries
Jn 11,3-16
· (94k) Thy kingdom come Ø
God’s perspective on death
-- These verses go with verses 21-27. Jesus told his disciples that Lazarus had fallen
asleep and that He was going to awaken him, and the disciples advised Him to
let him sleep, saying that he will awaken on his own, but Jesus was referring
to his death. Hence, this is God’s perspective about death; it’s not much
different from going to sleep. The Bible says that everyone who has died will
awaken on the last day to either a resurrection of eternal life or a
resurrection of eternal judgment.
Jn 11,3-10
· (103k) Thy kingdom come Ø
Purifying process Ø God purifies His church Ø
Jesus purifies His people -- These verses go with verses
21-27
Jn 11,3-6
· (192g) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø
Result of putting off the old man Ø Gain by
losing Ø Waiting for God to do it His way Ø
Being patient to receive something better -- These verses go with verse
17
· (208k) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Personal relationship Ø
Being married to God Ø Emotional relationship --
These verses go with verse 11
· (214b) Sovereignty Ø
God controls time Ø God’s timing transcends our comprehension Ø
God’s time does not make sense to the natural mind -- These verses go
with verses 14&15. When
the messengers told Jesus of Lazarus’ sickness, His answer was similar to
the comment He made about the blind man, whom He healed a couple chapters
earlier, “This sickness is not unto death but for the glory of God, that the
Son of God may be glorified by it.” Mary and Martha wanted their brother
back. Jesus was coming, but He delayed on purpose in order that the works of
God may be displayed in him. Jesus’ response of the news that Lazarus was
sick was, instead of racing to his aid before he died, He stayed two days
longer before journeying to Bethany, so Lazarus was not only dead, but his
body was already beginning to decompose. Jesus was not in a hurry, offending
Mary and Martha’s faith in His delay, who thought He could have gotten there
sooner if He loved Lazarus as He claimed.
· (248c) Priorities Ø
God’s priorities Ø
The will of God is sometimes a mystery -- These verses go with verses
14&15
· (248l) Priorities Ø
God’ s preeminence Ø Values Ø
The Highest Values Ø The life to come is more
important than this one -- These verses go with verses 38-45
Jn 11-3,4
· (2m) Responsible to avoid offending God Ø
Get out of His way Ø Let Him do His work –
These verses are also in conjunction with Jn 11,21-27,38-45. This was a
difficult time for Mary and Martha to believe, since the life of their brother
was at stake, and though they loved Jesus, they really didn’t know who He
was, until He raised their brother from the dead. That marked the beginning of
their faith in the identity of Christ, but getting past this point was
difficult for the sisters. They had to watch their brother run out of time,
health and breath, while Jesus, whom they knew could have
healed him, procrastinated in coming to them. What they didn’t know was that
He could also raise Him from the dead, which was what He wanted them to know,
along with the surrounding district, including we who read the Bible.
It is not always easy to get to the point of believing God to the level of His
ability; it takes a long, deep draw at the well of the human soul with the
collaboration of the Holy Spirit before we can imbibe the full extent of
Christ’s personal identity.
· (146j) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Jesus’ works bear
witness of Himself Ø Purpose of Miracles, Signs
And Wonders Ø Proof that Jesus is the son of
God Ø That the church may believe --
These verses go with verses 14&15
· (147g) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Jesus’ works bear
witness of Himself Ø Raising the dead --
These verses go with verses 11-15
Jn 11-3
· (33k) Gift of God Ø
God is our Father Ø God serves His people who
serve Him Ø Each one is special to God
-- This verse goes with verse 5
· (37f) Judgment of God Ø
Jesus’ humanity Ø Jesus had human limitations
-- This verse goes with verse 5
Jn 11-4
· (110b) Thy kingdom come Ø
Spirit and the word Ø Spirit speaks through you
Ø Word of knowledge Ø
knowing the mind of Christ
Jn 11,5-15
· (106f) Thy kingdom come Ø
Hearing from God Ø Attaining the hearing ear Ø
When He speaks and what He says
Jn 11-5,6
· (8g) Responsible to interact with God Ø
Preparing to receive from God – You interact and receive from God based
on His terms. According to the way the Scriptures are worded, these verses sound
like Jesus waited two more days to go to His friends because He loved
them. In other words He wanted to teach them the lesson about the relationship
between the Father and the Son that He will give them anything they ask for,
through their confidence in Jesus.
· (57j) Paradox Ø
Opposites Ø Act of love that has no semblance to
love
· (214a) God’s Timing
(Key verse)
· (217b) Sovereignty Ø
God overrides the will of man Ø God’s will over
man Ø God Is Independent Of His Creation Ø
No one can tell God what to do -- These verses go with verse 21
Jn 11-5
· (33k) Gift of God Ø
God is our Father Ø God serves His people who
serve Him Ø Each one is special to God
-- This verse goes with verses 28-36
· (37f) Judgment of God Ø
Jesus’ humanity Ø Jesus had human limitations
-- This verse goes with verse 17
Jn 11-6
· (24e) Sin Ø
Poverty (Forms of fear) Ø Waiting creates anxiety
Jn 11,7-10
· (23k) Sin Ø
Poverty (Oppression) Ø Fear of the unknown Ø
The fear of fear – These verses go with verse 20
· (122k) Thy kingdom come Ø
Manifestations of faith Ø Boldness in adverse
circumstances Ø Go in places of adversity
· (241h) Kingdom of God Ø
Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø
Persecuting the kingdom Ø Persecution to the
death Ø
Kill Jesus because of who He is
Jn 11-9,10
· (43h) Judgment Ø
Satan destroyed Ø Perfect (mature)
· (92b) Thy kingdom come Ø
The narrow way Ø Trail of good works Ø
Ray of light leading to the face of Christ
· (112g) Thy kingdom come Ø
Light Ø Obeying the truth in broad daylight Ø
Jesus’ deeds in the light --
Jesus had just come from Bethany and the Jews were seeking to stone Him. He
wasn’t worried about His persecutors, but his disciples were, and quizzed
Him about His wisdom of going back to Bethany. His answer, “Are there not
twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble,
because he sees the light of the this world, but if anyone walks in the night,
he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” Perhaps the disciples made
the suggestion to go back at night to avoid capture, but Jesus was going in
broad daylight, not so much in the sunlight as in the light that was in Him,
which communicated to His enemies that He was not afraid of them, which made
them all the more afraid of Him. This word “light” needs to be
interpreted. It doesn’t just symbolize the truth, so what is this light that
was in Him that made him fearless? Jesus talked about being one with His
Father, who was with Him in the form of the Holy Spirit. The number one
characteristic of the Holy Spirit is the truth. Therefore, the light is the
Holy Spirit and the word of God working together. Another more accurate word
is the “anointing” that better defines “light” and encapsulates the
interlocking attribute of the Spirit and the word. Jesus title “Christ”
means “the anointed one.” He talked about the light being in us, meaning
that God wants us to walk and live by an anointing that we would receive by
obeying the Spirit and the word.
· (117k) Thy kingdom come Ø
Eyes of your spirit Ø Seeing through the eyes
of your spirit Ø Light illumines your spirit
Jn 11-10
· (184e) Works of the devil Ø
The origin of lawlessness Ø Darkness Ø
God controls darkness Ø Darkness is the absence
of light
Jn 11,11-16
· (175j) Works of the devil Ø
The religion of witchcraft Ø Ignorance Ø
Ignorant of what God means Ø Ignorant of the
meaning of God’s word
· (177h) Works of the devil Ø
The religion of witchcraft Ø Presumption Ø
Misunderstanding Ø Misunderstanding Jesus --
These verses go with verses 23-26
Jn 11,11-15
· (147g) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Jesus’ works bear
witness of Himself Ø Raising the dead --
These verses go with verses 23-26
Jn 11-11
· (59f) Paradox Ø
Two implied meanings Ø Lazarus is in a state of
hibernation / Lazarus is dead
· (208k) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Personal relationship Ø
Being married to God Ø Emotional relationship --
This verse goes with verse 20
Jn 11-14,15
· (146j) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Jesus’ works bear
witness of Himself Ø Purpose of Miracles, Signs
And Wonders Ø Proof that Jesus is the son of
God Ø That the church may believe --
These verses go with verses 41&42
· (214b) Sovereignty Ø
God controls time Ø God’s timing Ø
God’s timing transcends our comprehension Ø
God’s time does not make sense to the natural mind -- These verses go
with verses 21-26
· (236d) Kingdom of God Ø
Pursuing the kingdom Ø Invest in the kingdom Ø
All things are for your sake Ø Our motive is
for your up-building
· (248c) Priorities Ø
God’s priorities Ø The will of God Ø
The will of God is sometimes a mystery -- These verses go with verses
21-27
Jn 11-15
· (114b) Thy kingdom come Ø
Working the grace of God Ø Obeying the Holy
Spirit Ø Believing the Father by obeying the
Son Ø Obeying Jesus’ will
Jn 11-16
· (1h) Responsibility Ø
Carrying a false burden by serving God in ignorance Ø
Not knowing His will –
Being martyred for the cause of Christ has
nobility and honor, but to have a martyr complex brings no glory to God. To
feel that you have to die for the cause of Christ if that is not the will of
God is no better a false burden than any of the other burdens. The only freedom in Christ is the will of God. Even the noblest of your plans are false burdens in the eyes of
God, they bear little to no fruit, and lead to spiritual burnout
so that you are not willing to pick up the true will God when it comes.
· (19f) Sin Ø
Having the mental disease of the world Ø
Incorrect thinking
· (20c) Nature of sin Ø
Unbelief Ø Having a mind that is unable to
receive
Jn 11-17
· (37f)
Judgment of God Ø
Jesus’ humanity Ø Jesus had human
limitations -- This verse goes with verses
33-36
· (192g) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø
Result of putting off the old man Ø Gain by
losing Ø Waiting for God to do it His way Ø
Being patient to receive something better -- This verse goes with verse
21
Jn 11-18,19 -- No Entries
Jn 11-20
· (70g) Authority Ø
Familiar with the truth-enemy of discernment Ø
With Jesus in the flesh
· (167f) Works of the devil Ø
Manifestations of the devil Ø Carnality Ø
The carnal mind is set on the flesh Ø Carnal
mind is fueled by our emotions
· (194c) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø
Turn from sin to God Ø Run to God Ø
Running to meet Jesus prior to His visitation -- This verse goes with
verses 28&29
· (208k) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Personal relationship Ø
Being married to God Ø Emotional relationship --
This verse goes with verses 28-38
Jn 11,21-27
· (2m) Responsible to avoid offending God Ø
Get out of His way Ø Let Him do His work – See
verses 3 & 4 for commentary. These verses are also in conjunction with Jn
11,38-45
· (79i) Thy kingdom come Ø
Know the word Ø Practice listening to God’s
word Ø The word you heard perfects God’s work
in you -- Martha did not limit Jesus in His ability to help
Lazarus after he had died, saying, “Even now I know that whatever You ask of
God, God will give You.” This statement contained the fact that it was not
Jesus who worked miracles, but His Father, which was something He taught,
implying that she was listening, which demonstrated her spiritual love and
devotion to Him (not suggestive of a romantic relationship like some people in
this twisted society believe). Jesus was caught up by her faith and said to
her, “Your brother shall rise again.” Her response, “I know he will rise
in the resurrection in the last day.” She was well learned in His teachings
and believed in the things He taught, being one of His disciples. She may not
have known as many facts about God as we do. We own a personal Bible and can
study it as often as we wish, but what she knew she believed with all her
heart perhaps more so than most people today, marking the difference between
knowing the facts about the Bible and knowing the person of Jesus through
faith.
· (94k) Thy kingdom come Ø
God’s perspective Ø His perspective on death
-- These verses go with verses 38-45
· (103k) Thy kingdom come Ø
Purifying process Ø God purifies His church Ø
Jesus purifies His people -- These verses go with verses
38-45
· (193h) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø
Turn from sin to God Ø Repent Ø
Repent from not renewing your mind
· (248c) Priorities Ø
God’s priorities Ø The will of God Ø
The will of God is sometimes a mystery -- These verses go with verses
38-45
Jn 11,21-26
· (214b) Sovereignty Ø
God controls time Ø God’s timing Ø
God’s timing transcends our comprehension Ø
God’s time does not make sense to the natural mind -- These verses go
with verses 3-6
Jn 11-21,22
· (53i) Paradox Ø
Opposites Ø Contradicting your own standards Ø
Making accusations against things you believe in
Jn 11-21
· (20g) Sin Ø
Doubt is the consequence of the fear of death
-- This verse goes with verse 37
· (24e)
Sin Ø Poverty (Forms of fear) Ø
Waiting creates anxiety
· (192g) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø
Result of putting off the old man Ø Gain by
losing Ø Waiting for God to do it His way Ø
Being patient to receive something better -- This verse goes with
verses 38-45
· (217b) Sovereignty Ø
God overrides the will of man Ø God’s will
over man Ø God Is Independent Of His Creation
Ø No one can tell God what to do --
This verse goes with verses 5&6
Jn 11-20
· (23k) Sin Ø
Poverty (Oppression) Ø Fear of the unknown Ø
The fear of fear -- This verse goes with verse 32
· (24k) Sin Ø
Poverty (Forms of fear) Ø Anger Ø
Unforgiveness
Jn 11,23-26
· (147g) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Jesus’ works bear
witness of Himself Ø Raising the dead --
These verses go with verses 38-46
· (177h) Works of the devil Ø
The religion of witchcraft Ø Presumption Ø
Misunderstanding Jesus --
These verses go with verses 11-16
Jn 11-23
· (228b) Kingdom of God Ø
God’s kingdom is a living organism Ø God
working in you Ø God comforts you in times of adversity Ø He
comforts you in your grief -- This verse goes with verses 25-27
Jn 11,24-26
· (38h) Judgment Ø
Jesus defeated death Ø Jesus is the
resurrection
Jn 11,25-27
· (107b) Thy kingdom come Ø
Truth Ø Word creates faith Ø
Jesus’ words create faith -- These verses go with verses
39-41. Martha
had the living resurrection standing in front of her, the person who would
call all humanity from the grave on the last day to eternal life or to eternal
judgment. She seemed to have no limit to her faith, which is where Jesus wants
all His disciples. It was Mary and Martha’s faith that allowed Jesus to
raise their brother from the dead that day. We wonder why God does not perform
miracles when we need Him most, and we blame God or the preacher or the person
praying over the sick and dying when we see no results, but it is not just the
person laying hands on the sick that limits God from performing miracles; it
can also be the relatives of the sick person, who cannot believe until it
happens. God wants our faith to pay it forward. He hesitates to reward our
doubts and refuses to reward our unbelief. Part of the fear of witnessing
miracles is the paradigm shift they require of us. Secularism is probably the
greatest enemy of faith; many don’t want to believe they live in a spiritual
world. They just want the miracle, and then to go on with their lives as
before, believing only what their five senses dictate to them. These are the
ones who will keep others from seeing the miracle.
· (114a) Thy kingdom come Ø
Working the grace of God Ø Obeying the Holy
Spirit Ø Believing the Father by obeying the
Son Ø Obeying Jesus’ word -- These
verses go with verses 39&40
· (228b) Kingdom of God Ø
God’s kingdom is a living organism Ø God
working in you Ø
God comforts you in times of adversity Ø He
comforts you in your grief -- These verses go with verse 23
Jn 11-25,26
· (38b) Resurrection
(Key verse)
· (39l) Judgment Ø
The essence of life defeated the essence of death –
Jesus had the antidote of the cross, not in His back pocket where He could lose
it, but in His very essence that has never changed throughout all eternity. They
put to death the essence of life, and by nature He bounced back to life. In that
sense His resurrection was not a miracle, but an act of His divine nature, being
God in the flesh. Rather, the miracle of Christ lies in the reason He came to
visited mankind in the first place and was willing to suffer the cross in order
to break the power of sin in those who believe in Him for eternal life. Our
miracle from God is that He loves us when we didn’t love Him, who has
pioneered a way for us to come to Him through His own blood. Those who believe
in Jesus will receive in our essence a slice of God’s indestructible essence
(the Holy Spirit), so that we like Him will overcome the permanence of death.
Jesus was saying that if those who have died believing in Him like Lazarus are
not dead but spiritually alive with Him in heaven, then how much more will those
who have not died live forever?
· (207k) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Salvation verses Ø
The generosity of God’s salvation Ø Salvation
is eternal life
· (243h) Kingdom of God Ø
The eternal kingdom Ø The indestructible kingdom Ø
The body of Christ is indestructible Ø The new
man is indestructible
· (244d) Kingdom of God Ø
The eternal kingdom Ø Eternal life of the trinity
Ø Jesus is the source of eternal life
· (254g) Trinity Ø
Holy Spirit’s relationship between Father and Son Ø
Jesus is the life of the Spirit Ø Jesus is the
substance of God’s life Ø Jesus conquered death
because He is life
Jn 11-25
· (86d) Thy kingdom come Ø
Belief demands a response
Jn 11,28-38
· (208k) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Personal relationship Ø
Being married to God Ø Emotional relationship --
These verses go with verses 3-6
Jn 11,28-36
· (33k) Gift of God Ø
God is our Father Ø God serves His people who
serve Him Ø Each one is special to God
-- These verses go with verse 3
· (123c) Thy kingdom come Ø
Manifestations of faith Ø Love Ø
Spiritual affection Ø
Compassion is the emotion of the Spirit
Jn 11,28-35
· (194b) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø
Turn from sin to God Ø Run to God Ø
Run to Jesus when He calls for you
Jn 11-28,29
· (24e)
Sin Ø Poverty (Forms of fear) Ø
Waiting creates anxiety
· (63d) Paradox Ø
Anomalies Ø Righteous deception Ø
Church deceive each other
· (194c) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø
Turn from sin to God Ø Run to God Ø
Running to meet Jesus prior to His visitation -- These verses go with
verse 20
Jn 11-30
· (64a) Paradox Ø
Anomalies Ø Limits of God Ø
God cannot tolerate sin Ø He cannot allow
unbelief in His presence
Jn 11-32,33
· (252d) Trinity Ø
You shall put no other gods before Me Ø Worship
Jesus (Because He is equal with God) Ø Worship
Jesus for what He does through the Father
Jn 11-32
· (23k) Sin Ø
Poverty (Oppression) Ø Fear of the unknown Ø
The fear of fear -- This verse goes with verses 7-10
Jn 11,33-36
· (37f) Judgment of God Ø
Jesus’ humanity Ø Jesus had human limitations
-- These verses go with verse 3
Jn 11-33
· (159b) Works of the devil Ø
Essential characteristics Ø Counterfeit Ø
Counterfeit godliness Ø Love sickening sweet Ø
The kind of love that replaces wisdom
Jn 11-37
· (17k) Sin Ø
Ignorance Ø Misinterpreting Jesus –
Throughout time people have criticized God’s timing and the way He does
things. In this case the people complained because Jesus waited until
Lazarus had died before He did anything about his disease. Often He does not
heal the disease and less frequently raises the dead and we complain because
God lets our loved one suffer. However, God lives in eternity and invites us
to step over to His side so we too can interpret the world around us through
the wisdom of eternity. What we don’t understand we can accept and what we
accept we can believe and possess until love and righteousness prevail.
· (20g) Sin Ø
Doubt is the consequence of the fear of death -- This verse goes with
verse 21
Jn 11,38-46
· (147g) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Jesus’ works bear
witness of Himself Ø Raising the dead --
These verses go with verses 3&4
Jn 11,38-45
· (2m) Responsible to avoid offending God Ø
Get out of His way Ø Let Him do His work – See
verses 3 & 4 for commentary. These verses are also in conjunction with Jn
11,21-27
· (79h) Thy kingdom come Ø
Know the word Ø Practice listening to God’s
word so you can hear it
· (94k) Thy kingdom come Ø
God’s perspective on death
-- These verses go with verses 3-16
· (103k) Thy kingdom come Ø
Purifying process Ø God purifies His church Ø
Jesus purifies His people -- These verses go with verses
3-10
· (114e) Thy kingdom come Ø
Working the grace of God Ø Obeying the Holy
Spirit Ø Obeying the revelation from heaven Ø
Obeying the revelation by putting away the flesh
· (117d) Thy kingdom come Ø
Rest in Jesus Ø Let Jesus do the work Ø
Let Him work on your circumstances
· (192g) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø
Result of putting off the old man Ø Gain by
losing Ø Waiting for God to do it His way Ø
Being patient to receive something better -- These verses go with
verses 3-6. Mary,
who loved Jesus with all her heart told Him the same thing Martha said,
accusing Him of Lazarus’ death, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother
would not have died.” However, she said this with all reverence falling on
her face at His feet, worshipping Him. She was conflicted between the glory of
His presence she saw in Him behind His human flesh, and His absence when she
needed Him most. She loved Him, but was angry with Him at the same time, which
tied her emotions in knots. It was a time for Mary to trust Jesus had her best
interest in mind when it seemed He had forgotten about her and her brother. He
wanted to give her something greater than merely healing her brother; he
wanted to raise him from the dead to increase her faith more than her
expectations. Therefore, according to His Father, Jesus was in the right place
at the right time, though it didn’t seem right to Mary; He intentionally
stayed away for two more days after learning of his sickness.
· (248c) Priorities Ø
God’s priorities Ø The will of God Ø
The will of God is sometimes a mystery -- These verses go with verses
3-6
· (248l) Priorities Ø
God’ s preeminence Ø Values Ø
The Highest Values Ø The life to come is more
important than this one -- These verses go with verses 3-6
Jn 11,38-44
· (32b) Gift of God Ø
God is our Father Ø Word of His grace
· (115j) Thy kingdom come Ø
Working the grace of God Ø Through obedience of
faith Ø Through determination --
Instead of giving a long, drawn out ceremony like most people would have done
had they been given such power and authority from God, Jesus, who is the
resurrection and the life of God, said a simple prayer, pointing people’s
attention toward heaven and gave all the glory to His Father as the one who
raises the dead. Jesus was flesh and blood like us. He had no power in His
flesh to raise the dead or to open the eyes of the blind. He was able to raise
Lazarus from the dead because He was the Son of God, which was the cause of
His perfect righteousness, obedience and faithfulness to His Father.
Therefore, through His perfection, we can believe in Jesus and receive a
partial anointing that Jesus had. God raised Lazarus from the dead through
Christ, because He gave Him all the glory, suggesting why God does not always
answer our prayers, because by our righteousness and the way we live we are
not giving glory to God. The purpose of raising Lazarus was primarily to
glorify God and to increase the faith and trust of those around Him and those
who would read the Bible throughout the ages, so we might believe that the
Father sent the Lord Jesus as savior of the world. Jesus wanted them to
believe in Him no matter how big or how difficult the circumstances. However,
we must realize that God answers prayer, not to heal the sick or to raise the
dead. God answers prayer to increase our faith, but we must first believe.
Jn 11,38-40
· (14e) Servant Ø
Ministry of helps Ø Being in charge of the
details – These verses go with verse 44 – Jesus required two
things to help Him perform this miracle: the first was merely physical, to
roll away the stone, and the second was spiritual, to simply believe that
Jesus was able to do it. Both were essential contributions to His success.
Once Jesus raised Lazarus, He once again employed His helpers to set Lazarus
free from his bandages. As we can see from this portion of Scripture, Jesus
performs the miracles among us while we take care of the details.
Jn 11,39-41
· (107b) Thy kingdom come Ø
Truth Ø Word creates faith Ø
Jesus’ words create faith -- These verses go with verses
25-27
Jn 11-39,40
· (114a) Thy kingdom come Ø
Working the grace of God Ø Obeying the Holy
Spirit Ø Believing the Father by obeying the
Son Ø Obeying Jesus’ word -- These
verses go with verses 25-27. After telling the people to remove the stone in
front of the tomb, and after Martha complained that it had been four days
since he had died and that there would be a stench by now, He told her, “If
you believe, you will see the glory of God.” Was it possible to remove the
stone without believing? They could have done it just to humor the Lord, but
knowing Mary and Martha, they had them remove the stone from faith.
· (158c) Works of the devil Ø
Essential characteristics Ø Divide and conquer Ø
Strife Ø Contentions
Jn 11-40
· (5n) Responsibility Ø
Jesus’ yoke of obedience Ø Our obligation to
believe God – That word ‘believe’ is a big one. It means
something a little different from ‘faith’, but that difference is
important (See definitions under their respective subject matters). For
example, the word ‘believe’ implies some level of obedience (action). When
Jesus told Martha to believe, He was insisting on some action taken on her
part to demonstrate her confidence in Christ. In fact, you can replace the
word believe with the word ‘obey’ in most instances of the Bible. In this
case it would read, "Did I not say to you, if you [obey], you will see
the glory of God?" The difference between ‘belief’ and ‘faith’ is
that you can obey without believing, and your action will persuade you to
believe, whereas ‘faith’ is a God-like version of believing.
Jn 11,41-44
· (114h)
Thy kingdom come Ø Working the grace of God Ø
Jesus does God’s work Ø All his works are done
through the father -- It wasn’t Jesus who performed miracles, but His
Father performed them through Christ. Jesus was merely obedient to the Father,
and God through his obedience performed the miracles in the same way that God is
willing to perform miracles through our obedience. Therefore, you could say that
Jesus wasn’t so much powerful as He was holy and righteous.
Jn 11-41,42
· (83a) Thy kingdom come Ø
Receiving from God through prayer Ø Prayer of
faith
· (121d) Thy kingdom come Ø
Manifestations of faith Ø Hope Ø
Expectation Ø Hope is the expectation to
receive Ø God initiates His interest
· (143e) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus
Ø The public Ø
Jesus ministered publicly
· (146j) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Jesus’ works
bear witness of Himself Ø Purpose of
Miracles, Signs And Wonders Ø Proof that
Jesus is the son of God Ø That the church may
believe -- These verses go with verses 3&4
· (253f) Trinity Ø
Relationship between Father and Son Ø Father
and Son glorify each other Ø Holy Spirit
honors the Son through the Father Ø Father
honors the Son who honors the Father
Jn 11-43,44
· (255d) Trinity Ø
Holy Spirit’s relationship between Father and Son Ø
God’s word is Spirit Ø Jesus is the word of
the Spirit Ø Jesus is the authority of God’s
word
Jn 11-44
· (14e) Servant Ø
Ministry of helps Ø Being in charge of the
details – This verse goes with verses 38-40
Jn 11,45-48
· (186b) Works of the devil Ø
The result of lawlessness Ø Blasphemy Ø
Cursing the Holy Spirit Ø Consider the work of
the Holy Spirit to be sin -- These verses go with verses 53&54. The
miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead was one of the reasons the Jews
conspired against Christ to have Him crucified, saying that if He continued in
this way they would most certainly lose their prominence within society as
Israel’s religious leaders, feared that everyone would start believing in
Jesus (as though that would be a bad thing), and raised the possibility that
the Romans would come and take away their place and their nation. Every point
they made was completely absurd, encapsulating the reprobate mind. Having this
kind of response to signs, wonders and miracles, illumines the condition of
their hearts, so callus and hardened beyond remedy and so profoundly unable to
believe in God that it staggers the imagination. These are spooky people,
completely disregarding the fact that a man has been positively confirmed
raised from the dead, and then to be concerned only with maintaining their
business of religion scam after that is all the proof that these people were
completely unreachable. Not even God could help them. Why would the Romans
come and take away their place and their nation because of Jesus? It didn’t
even make sense. It was just an excuse for them to continue in their unbelief.
Actually the Romans did just as they predicted, not because of people’s
faith in Christ, but for the opposite reason. It is a known fact that God used
the Romans to judge Israel in AD 70, their stubbornness and their
unwillingness to heed and cooperate with their own Messiah translated to the
Romans, who were not as gracious about their rebellious ways, who destroyed
their temple and their nation and dispersed the people. The Romans demanded of
the Jews that they abolish their customs and take on the customs of the
Romans, but the Jews were unwilling to do this. Jesus was asking the same
thing of them. He came to take away the old customs of Jewish tradition from
the Old Testament and establish a new covenant, which would not have
conflicted with the Romans, since it was unknown. In fact, Caiaphas, the high
priest that year prophesied a couple verses later that one man should die for
the people, that the whole nation should not perish. Therefore, had they believed in Jesus
the Romans may not have destroyed their nation and dispersed the Jews.
Jn 11-45,46
· (201c) Denying Christ Ø
Whoever is not with Jesus is against him Ø You
are against Christ when your unbelief materializes Ø
If your heart is not with Him your deeds are against Him
Jn 11,46-48
· (18h) Sin Ø
Twisted thinking Ø Can’t distinguish
between good and evil Ø Jesus is evil --
These verses go with verses 53-57
· (19i) Sin Ø
Hardened heart will twist your mind
· (21h) Sin Ø
Premeditated sin Ø Having no intensions of
doing the will of God
· (180a) Works of the devil Ø
Practicing witchcraft Ø
Wolves lead people into a cult Ø Leading
people for sordid gain
· (185d) Works of the devil Ø
The origin of lawlessness Ø Mystery of
lawlessness Ø Denying Christ in spite of His
proven identity
· (249j) Priorities Ø
God’ s preeminence Ø Wealth Ø
World’s perception of wealth Ø The worlds
wealth erodes good values Ø The world’s
wealth is deceitful
Jn 11,47-53
· (241k) Kingdom of God Ø
Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø
Persecuting the kingdom Ø Persecution to the
death Ø Kill Jesus Ø
Kill Jesus because of what He did
Jn 11-47,48
· (76b) Thy kingdom come Ø
Motives Ø Seeking authority for security Ø
Motives based on power
Jn 11-48
· (198g) Denying Christ Ø
Man exercises his will against God Ø Ordained
by man Ø Having evil motives for seeking
leadership positions Ø In the ministry for
their own personal gain
Jn 11,49-52
· (110e) Thy kingdom come Ø
Spirit and the word Ø Spirit speaks through you
Ø God chooses men to speak through
· (152j) Witness Ø
Validity of the Father Ø Witnesses of the
father Ø Prophets Ø
The church holds the position of a prophet Ø
Receiving a prophetic word from God
· (209i) Salvation Ø
The salvation of God Ø Jesus is our sacrifice Ø
Jesus paid the price for us Ø Jesus paid our
ransom with His own blood
· (216k)
Sovereignty Ø God overrides the will of man Ø
God’s will over man Ø God Is Independent Of His
Creation Ø You cannot control God’s desire for
you Ø man is not in control of God’s gift --
This was a strange and rare occurrence with Caiaphas prophesying about the
offering of Jesus’ body on the cross for the sake of all the people, while
later he cast his lot against the Lord during his mock trial. He didn’t vote
to shed His blood because he was in favor of the righteous and holy gift of His
flesh that would meet God's requirement to forgive the people through faith in
His sacrifice, but because he hated Christ as much as the next Pharisee. The
high priest Caiaphas was not a righteous man, nor did the words he spoke abide
in his heart. Rather, as high priest that year God grabbed his tongue and formed
the words in his mouth, as though against Caiaphas’ own will. This may happen
more often to people in authority as a message that proceeds from a credible
source. God usually tries to incorporate our will into what He is doing with us
so He can reward us in heaven for our efforts. For this reason Caiaphas
will probably not receive credit for this at his judgment, because his will was
not involved.
Jn 11-52
· (211a) Salvation Ø
Jews and gentiles are being saved Ø Gentiles
included Ø Fellow heirs with Israel Ø
We are one in Christ
Jn 11,53-57
· (18h) Sin Ø
Twisted thinking Ø Can’t distinguish
between good and evil Ø Jesus is evil --
These verses go with verses 46-48
· (21k) Sin Ø
Premeditated murder
Jn 11-53,54
· (89f) Thy kingdom come Ø
Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom Ø Deeds
of wisdom
· (186b) Works of the devil Ø
The result of lawlessness Ø Blasphemy Ø
Cursing the Holy Spirit Ø Consider the work of
the Holy Spirit to be sin -- These verses go with verse 57
Jn 11-53
· (210c)
Salvation Ø The salvation of God Ø
Jesus is our sacrifice Ø God uses sinners to
sacrifice His son --
Jesus was relentlessly persecuted more than ever for raising Lazarus from the
dead. You would think people would have blessed and glorified Him for doing
this, and he was among those who believed in Him, who would become his children
in eternity, but among those who hated Him for His righteousness in a world that
opposed His Spirit, they sought His blood. Had He only charged the people
exorbitant prices to heal them, and forced Mary and Martha into a lifelong
contract with Him to pay for His services and even Lazarus once his life was
returned to him, then maybe the religious leaders of the time would have
respected Him, but Jesus didn’t need or want their respect. He only needed the
will of God at the center of His life, which His enemies were ironically more
involved in bringing to pass than those who loved Him by seeking His flesh as
their Passover lamb.
Jn 11-57
· (186b) Works of the devil Ø
The result of lawlessness Ø Blasphemy Ø
Cursing the Holy Spirit Ø Consider the work of
the Holy Spirit to be sin -- This verse goes with verses 45-48
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