Jean's Bible Study Topics of the New Testament

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Mat 26-1 -- No Entries

Mat 26,2-5

· (241i) Kingdom of God Ø Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø Persecuting the kingdom Ø Persecution to the death Ø Kill Jesus by the predetermined plan of God -- These verses go with verses 14-16

Mat 26-2

· (210b) Salvation Ø The salvation of God Ø Jesus is our sacrifice Ø Jesus goes to the cross willingly

Mat 26,6-13

· (113i) Thy kingdom come Ø The anointing Ø Anoint with oil

· (252b) Trinity Ø You shall put no other gods before Me Ø Worship Jesus (Because He is equal with God) Ø Jesus is worthy of our worship Ø Worship Jesus for who he is

Mat 26,6-11

· (23g) Sin Ø Poverty (Oppression) Ø Tending to the needs of the poor

Mat 26,14-16

· (172a) Works of the devil Ø Manifestations of the devil Ø Tares among the wheat Ø Devils among the saints Ø False brethren among the people of God

· (202b) Denying Christ Ø Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø Running from God Ø Running to your sinful nature Ø Run from God by running to the world

· (241i) Kingdom of God Ø Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø Persecuting the kingdom Ø Persecution to the death Ø Kill Jesus by the predetermined plan of God -- These verses go with verses 47-50

Mat 26,17-20 -- No Entries

Mat 26,21-29

· (37g) Judgment of God Ø Redemption of man Ø His blood is the gift of His grace

Mat 26-21

· (110a) Thy kingdom come Ø Spirit and the word Ø Spirit speaks through you Ø Word of knowledge Ø knowing their thoughts by the mind of Christ -- This verse goes with verse 34. The Old Testament testified of the Messiah's betrayal and the Spirit of God within Christ confirmed this fact to Him. 

Mat 26-22,23 -- No Entries

Mat 26-24,25

· (63h) Paradox Ø Anomalies Ø Sarcasm Ø Ignoring the truth to convey the truth -- Judas walked with Jesus for three and a half years and should have realized that Christ would have known what was in his heart. Jesus played hardball with the Pharisees and all the religious leaders, while Judas played mind games with himself to block out his intension of betraying Christ, and inadvertently admitted his guilt. His words must have rung in his ears like a hollow vacuum where truth should reside instead of the futile, sarcastic gesture of denial. 

· (68k) Authority Ø Discernment Ø Judging truth and error Ø Perceiving wicked plans

Mat 26-24

· (47k) God judges the world Ø Eternal judgment against unbelief Ø Rejecting Christ

· (141f) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Old Testament bears witness to the new Ø It bears witness to Jesus Ø Prophesy about Jesus’ death -- This verse goes with verses 31&32. See: Psalm 41-9

· (186j) Works of the devil Ø The result of lawlessness Ø The reprobate Ø God’s role in forming a reprobate Ø Marked out for destruction

· (219i) Sovereignty Ø God overrides the will of man Ø Predestined according to the word of God -- The word of God in the Old Testament thousands of years earlier spoke of a man who would lift his heel against the messiah. Later a child was born and his mother named him Judas Iscariot, whom was later chosen by Christ to be one of His twelve disciples, who was destined to betray Him and lose his sole for a few pieces of silver. It might as well have been written in stone everything that was to transpire between Jesus and His disciples. How much is written in stone about our own lives? Everything! That is why we pray to God for mercy and stay as far away from evil as possible, so that what is written of us is good and not evil. 

Mat 26-25

· (54a) Paradox Ø Opposites Ø Unbelief in the presence of the power of God -- This verse goes with verses 63&64

· (84j) Thy kingdom come Ø Your words can lead you to your own demise Ø Lying -- This verse goes with verses 49&50. Why did Judas say that? Perhaps he actually believed it! That is, maybe he had his secret partitioned off in a certain dark room in his mind that was accessible only at certain moments, like when it was time to act on the plan to betray his master. The human mind is capable of manipulating itself in this manner; the greater the evil the greater the sacrifice you pay to have the partitions erected right under your own nose to hide such enormous secrets. The greater the partition, the greater the length to hide evil from yourself and so the sin grows between the propensity of the deed and the efforts to cover it up, like the business world and our government today. The number of Judases are growing in our society of people willing to sell their own sole for a few pieces of silver, because they don't believe anymore in a holy God who will judge them for trading such a valuable possession for a worthless reward.  

· (182h) Works of the devil Ø The origin of lawlessness Ø Deception Ø Being deceptive with people Ø Lying to others

Mat 26,26-32

· (209j) Salvation Ø The salvation of God Ø Jesus is our sacrifice Ø Jesus paid the price for us Ø Jesus is the lamb of God

Mat 26,26-30

· (130a) Thy kingdom come Ø Manifestations of faith Ø Unity Ø Being in one accord Ø Communion

Mat 26,26-29

· (230a) Kingdom of God Ø God’s kingdom is a living organism Ø Partaking of Jesus Ø Partaking of communion

Mat 26-29

· (224e) Kingdom of God Ø Illustrating the kingdom Ø Description of heaven Ø The joyful kingdom Ø The marriage supper of the lamb -- Jesus associated the evening in which He suffered to celebration at the last supper. Communion is a solemn moment that should be taken seriously and thoughtfully, but we should also take it in celebration of Jesus victory over sin with our joyous, eternal future in mind. Jesus was able to see past His suffering the very night He was to be betrayed, and spoke to His disciples about His intensions of continuing that evening in heaven what He had started there in the upper room as the Lord's supper.

Mat 26-30

· (254a) Trinity Ø Relationship between Father and Son Ø Jesus is subject to the Father Ø Jesus worships the Father

Mat 26,31-35

· (3a) Responsible to avoid offending God Ø get out of His way Ø do not seek your own righteousness – These verses go along with verses 69-75. Jesus was speaking about a necessary evil that the disciples would go through, as a result of simply being human and frail. He prophesied that they would all leave Him. They trusted His word, having seen everything He ever said come to pass, so when He said this, they should have accepted it and apologized to Him before it happened, instead of searching for an inner strength and righteousness apart from God that does not exist. Peter fell hard on this test because perhaps he was trying to prove that he could love God without God’s help; he found that it was impossible.

· (203h) Denying Christ Ø Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø Back-slider Ø Withdraw from obeying God Ø Withdrawing from God

Mat 26-31,32

· (141f) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Old Testament bears witness to the new Ø It bears witness to Jesus Ø Prophesy about Jesus’ death -- These verses go with verses 54-56

Mat 26-31

· (37b) Judgment Ø The cross Ø Father slays His son

· (65e) Paradox Ø Anomalies Ø Jesus brings division instead of peace

· (199e) Denying Christ Ø Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø Rejecting Christ Ø Throwing God away Ø Renouncing your faith -- This verse goes with verse 35. People get this whole topic mixed up with blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which Jesus said exists and is inexcusable. All of Jesus' own disciples tucked tail and ran from Him, which was the right thing to do, since they may have been killed with Christ had they stayed by His side; who then would have carried the torch of truth after Jesus resurrection? Peter specifically denied Christ three times that he had ever met Him, and yet went on to do great things for God. Peter's example of how not to be a good disciple and outright blasphemy against the Holy Spirit are miles apart, in the sense that the first concerns faith apart from works, while the second refers to an absolute rejection of the truth through unbelief. This Peter was incapable of doing. Try to imagine Peter one day no longer believing in Jesus, or try to imaging yourself one day no longer believing in Jesus. It would be like no longer believing in gravity, though it reminds you every day in everything you do, from dropping a fork to simply walking across the room. The Holy Spirit will never let you forget about Jesus, since He forever reminds you of God's glorious Son deep in your spirit where we understand things better than we understand the concept of gravity. 

· (240a) Kingdom of God Ø Pursuing the knowledge of the kingdom Ø Pastor (Shepherd) Ø Jesus is the chief shepherd

Mat 26,33-35

· (1m) Being responsible to avoid offending God Ø Carrying a false burden Ø making commitments that contradict Scripture – The moment he declared he would never fall away after Jesus told him he would, Peter placed a burden on his own back that he was not able to bear. Perhaps Peter should have started repenting right there and then for being weak like the rest of us, instead of calling Jesus a liar and making promises he could not keep. That way he would have at least believed the Lord, and there is always reward in that.

· (2e) Responsible to keep your commitments Ø it is better not to vow at all – Back in those days making promises was a big deal. Today our word means nothing to the general public or in a court a law compared to the signed document. I think we have lost something when we decided we could lie all we wanted, but watch what we sign. There is something far nobler about entering a legal, binding contract by your word alone. When Herod promised "up to half his kingdom" to the daughter of Herodias, he was acting foolishly, in affect signing a contract with her. What king in his right mind would give away half his kingdom to a dancer? Herod must have been very drunk. I suppose if she had asked him for half his kingdom, Herod would have quickly added a stipulation, that she be his wife, so his kingdom would stay with him.

· (176f) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø Zeal without knowledge (Spirit w/o the word) Ø Fire without faithfulness

Mat 26-34

· (110a) Thy kingdom come Ø Spirit and the word Ø Spirit speaks through you Ø Word of knowledge Ø knowing their thoughts by the mind of Christ -- This verse goes with verse 21

· (152f) Witness Ø Validity of the Father Ø Witnesses of the father Ø Prophets Ø Jesus is a prophet Ø Jesus prophesies to the church

Mat 26-35

· (199e) Denying Christ Ø Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø Rejecting Christ Ø Throwing God away Ø Renouncing your faith -- This verse goes with verses 69-75

Mat 26,36-46

· (81b) Thy kingdom come Ø Prayer Ø The priesthood Ø Striving to please Christ -- Without prayer how could you have a relationship with Christ? You could study His word, but after you learned what He said, how could you apply what you know to your relationship with Christ? Prayer according to Scripture is your relationship with Christ! You could try to please Him through obedience, but if you really loved Him you would want to commun-icate with Him. Peter in His epistle speaks of the royal priesthood as the church performing her priestly duties, which amount mostly to prayer. Jesus in these verses was acting as the high priest of God, servicing the Father through obedience and prayer according to the word of God. These moments in the garden of Gethsemane added up to Christ's finest hour with God. It was a great theory in heaven when the Father sent His Son to earth in swaddling clothes, but now He realized that what He was born to do was upon Him and that He had to go through it. The crucifixion was the ultimate act of obedience, but the garden was where Jesus became obedient from the heart, which is what God wants from us more than our obedience. 

· (82a) Thy kingdom come Ø Three elements of prayer Ø Direction (Attitude) Ø What to pray for

· (196j) Denying Christ Ø Man exercises his will against God Ø Spiritual laziness Ø Replacing God’s standard of excellence with yours Ø Sleeping in the spirit -- It was only a chapter ago (Mat 25,1-13) that Jesus told the parable about the ten virgins, how both the wise and the foolish fell asleep and then awoke with a shout from their bridegroom. Now it is happening to the disciples just before Christ is to be apprehended by His assailants; He keeps finding them asleep and scolding them for not watching and praying with Him. These verses  happen prior to Christ's departure from this life, while the parable of the Ten Virgins happens prior to His return. Moreover, just as there was great suffering after the garden of Gethsemane, so there will be great suffering in the parable of the ten virgins after the door is shut and the foolish virgins come back knocking and pleading for the door to be opened for them. 

Mat 26,36-42

· (216d) Sovereignty Ø God overrides the will of man Ø God’s will over man Ø Compelled by the Spirit Ø God takes advantage of your love for Him Ø Being addicted to the Holy Spirit

· (253l) Trinity Ø Relationship between Father and Son Ø Jesus is subject to the Father Ø Jesus is subject to the will of God -- Many people have a hard time with the trinity because they perceive the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the Scriptures as unequal to each other, but what they are seeing is each one occupying their own roles in varying positions of authority. The Father is head of both the Son and the Spirit; the Son is head of the Spirit only; and the Holy Spirit is subject to both. These varying positions of authority are not a detraction, however, from their equivalent positions within the trinity itself, since their varying levels of service make up for their lack of authority. Remember, Jesus said in Lk 9-48, "For he who is least among you all-he is the greatest." Case in point, The Holy Spirit has least authority of the three, but is the greater servant, which hikes-up His overall position within the trinity as being equal with the Father and the Son, though He has less authority. Therefore, the level of their positions within the trinity can be seen as the sum of their authority and their servanthood. Perhaps some people have a problem with the trinity because they don't understand the power, authority and significance of servanthood. If they don't understand that simple concept, than it proves they are not a servant at heart, and this is why they can't understand God, because servanthood is integrated into His identity. 

Mat 26-38,39

· (70d) Authority Ø Discernment Ø Spirit grieves over the flesh

Mat 26-39

· (114e) Thy kingdom come Ø Working the grace of God Ø Obeying the Holy Spirit Ø Obeying the revelation from heaven by putting away the flesh -- This verse goes with verse 42. The cross is the embodiment of what it means to die to self. Essentially, dying to self means to give up your ideas about your own life and take on God's vision and use your life and your body to ensure that God's purpose for your life is fulfilled. Jesus in these verses was doing that very thing; He was ordering His life after the will of God. He had come all the way from His mother's womb to that present day with one intension: to save mankind from their sins, but He still had a will and had to make up His mind when the moment came to go through with the initial plan of the cross. When we submit to the will of the Spirit, it always comes to the sacrifice of our flesh, making our animal bodies take the last seat in order to give preference to Christ. This is just the first step, however, in fulfilling the will of God in our lives, for we must also learn what the will of God is and then do it. We learn about the general will of God through the holy Scriptures and then we take the Scriptures to prayer to discover God's specific will for us personally, which is our revelation from heaven. However, if we never put away the flesh, we will never obey the revelation. 

· (247k) Priorities Ø God’s priorities Ø We play our part in the will of God Ø Doing the will of God -- This verse goes with verse 42

Mat 26,40-46

· (21c) Sin Ø Disobedience Ø Unfaithful

· (196h) Spiritual Laziness (Key verse)

Mat 26-41

· (187i) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø Separation from the old man Ø Die to the flesh Ø Spirit versus the flesh Ø Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

Mat 26-42

· (114e) Thy kingdom come Ø Working the grace of God Ø Obeying the Holy Spirit Ø Obeying the revelation from heaven by putting away the flesh -- This verse goes with verse 39

· (247k) Priorities Ø God’s priorities Ø We play our part in the will of God Ø Doing the will of God -- This verse goes with verse 39. One of the essential parts that we play in the will of God is doing it! That may sound too simple, but it is often the last thing to get done. 

Mat 26,47-50

· (160d) Works of the devil Ø Essential characteristics Ø Satan’s attitude determines our direction Ø Led by the devil to suppress the word of God -- These verses go with verses 57-63

· (241i) Kingdom of God Ø Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø Persecuting the kingdom Ø Persecution to the death Ø Kill Jesus by the predetermined plan of God -- These verses go with verses 57-68

Mat 26-47

· (65g) Paradox Ø Anomalies Ø Satan brings unity Ø Satan unites the world for the cause of persecution -- This verse goes with verse 57

Mat 26,48-50

· (16j) Sin Ø Continuing in sin to avoid the light Ø Having hidden motives

· (178j) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø Hypocrisy of the church is rebuked Ø Jesus rebukes His disciples

Mat 26-48

· (181i) Works of the devil Ø The origin of lawlessness Ø Self deception Ø Imaginary perception of self Ø Pretending to be someone you’re not -- Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss, not because he loved Him, but because he had been pretending to love Him for the last three-and-a-half years. None of the other eleven disciples knew that it was Judas who would betray their master. This indicates that Judas was very cunning in his deceptions; and it should prepare us for the realization that some of our friends and family whom we know very well are not what they appear. It takes a keen sense of discernment to pick out these imposters who reside among you, but be careful how you judge them as Jesus did -- He didn't! He simply protected the sheep from his influence. There is no need to judge them since deceivers judge themselves unworthy of the kingdom of God, unless they repent. 

Mat 26-49,50

· (84j) Thy kingdom come Ø Your words can lead you to your own demise Ø Lying -- These verses go with verses 69-75

Mat 26-50

· (124i) Thy kingdom come Ø Manifestations of faith Ø Love your enemies Ø Loving your enemies leaves room for God to Work Ø Leave room for the wrath of God -- Few things bothered Jesus because He viewed His life through the eyes of His Spirit. Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss which is the height of pharisaism, but it didn't bother Him because it was written in the ancient manuscripts that these things must take place. Although the pursuit our lives cannot be found inscribed in the holy Bible, yet it may be inscribed in another book managed in heaven that we have not yet fully read. There will be some things we have done that will not be written in God's will, but in another book that God will bring to our judgment, and He will compare the book of His will with the book in His hand, of all the things that we have said and done, and He will judge us accordingly. So really, faith can be seen as believing there is a book with our name on it with all the will of God listed therein, and fashioning our lives after its contents to the best of our ability as our ultimate goal. Then we can receive the kiss of death and believe it is the will of God and go through hardship by faith, and love and forgive our enemies as Jesus loved and forgave Judas, who's name unfortunately was not written in the book of life. 

Mat 26-51 -- No Entries

Mat 26-52

· (126d) Thy kingdom come Ø Manifestations of faith Ø Peace Ø Peacemakers avoid violence -- This verse has been quoted many times, but we need to remember who said it first: Jesus Christ, who came to us in peace. 

Mat 26-53

· (62n) Paradox Ø Anomalies Ø Righteous deception Ø Jesus deceives the world -- Although Jesus had all authority and power from God (Mat 11-27), He used God's authority only to do His Father's will and never once tried to use the power of God for His own purposes (Jn 8-29). If He had, He would have been separated from His Father, Which was Satan's motive for tempting Him. Satan's objective was to make Him operate independently from His Father, such as during His temptations in the wilderness to make bread from a stone because He was hungry (Mat 4,2-4). Jesus' reply was, "You shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds from the mouth of God." So, going back to this verse, Jesus told His enemies that He had the power to call twelve legions of angels to His side, but because it was not the will of God for Him to terminate God's plan of the cross, there was no way He would have made that call, and so His words were merely rhetorical. Jesus essentially lied about being able to rally His angles to defend Himself; what He really meant to communicate was that those thugs were messing with someone who had infinitely more authority than they, only this hour and the power of darkness belonged to them. 

· (66e) Jesus’ authority Ø His position with the Father Ø Jesus is under His authority

· (215h) Sovereignty Ø God controls time Ø Suddenly Ø The judgments of God come suddenly Ø Without delay

Mat 26,54-56

· (141f) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Old Testament bears witness to the new Ø It bears witness to Jesus Ø Prophesy about Jesus’ death -- These verses go with verse 24

Mat 26,57-68

· (241i) Kingdom of God Ø Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø Persecuting the kingdom Ø Persecution to the death Ø Kill Jesus by the predetermined plan of God -- These verses go with verses 2-5

Mat 26,57-63

· (160d) Works of the devil Ø Essential characteristics Ø Satan’s attitude determines our direction Ø Led by the devil to suppress the word of God -- These verses go with verses 47-50. Jesus is the word of God, and His enemies oppressed Him by the predetermined plan of God. They misinterpreted what He said, and for this reason they suppressed the word of God. They recalled Jesus' claim that if anyone destroyed the temple, He would rebuild it in three days, but He was referring to the temple of His body, and His Father's plan to resurrect Him from the dead after the third day. Jesus knew they would take what He said about the temple to mean the Jewish temple and not His own body, but God still held them responsible for misinterpreting His words, because they could have asked Him and He would have told them what He meant. God holds us responsible for misinterpreting the Scriptures for the same reason, because we could let the Holy Spirit lead us into all the truth just as He promised He would if we submitted to Him. However, we don't understand the Scriptures because we dedicate our life to other things more important than God's truth, such as materialism, or social status. Then we persecute those who have gone the extra mile and allowed God to teach them the Scriptures through the Holy Spirit, which conflicts with our ideas who learned the Scriptures from someone else other than God. In this way anyone who does not understand the word of God by the Holy Spirit but through some religious doctrine is being led by the devil to suppress the truth. 

Mat 26-57,58

· (122k) Thy kingdom come Ø Manifestations of faith Ø Boldness in adverse circumstances Ø Go in places of adversity -- Peter (along with the rest of the disciples) got a bad rap for fleeing from Jesus' during His arrest, but had they not, they certainly would have died with Christ. Peter simply wasn't called to die with Christ at that time, for then where would the gospel have been without the disciples into whom Jesus invested so much of Himself. Peter went above and beyond the call of duty when he sought the presence of Jesus during His time of affliction. It showed how much he loved his master and how sorrowful he was that this was happening to Him. 

Mat 26-57

· (65g) Paradox Ø Anomalies Ø Satan brings unity Ø Satan unites the world for the cause of persecution -- This verse goes with verse 47

Mat 26,59-75

· (16l) Sin Ø Continuing in sin to avoid the light Ø Suppressing the truth they cannot deny

· (120c) Thy kingdom come Ø Manifestations of faith Ø Forgiveness Ø God forgives us when we become accountable to Him Ø As we confess our sin – Peter’s denial of Christ during Jesus’ mock trial shows the similarities between the two acts of rejection, the religious leaders' rejection of Him and Peter's, not to pick on Peter, but to show that even the high priest could have been forgiven for crucifying Christ. The level of God’s forgiveness goes far beyond our own expectations. It is because of guilt that we cannot fathom God’s forgiveness for some of the things we have done, but we know that God forgave Peter and therefore the high priest if he wanted it. I have never met anyone as bad as those Pharisees and have thus never met anyone whom God cannot forgive. The question is never whether God can forgive some, but whether some can repent of their unbelief. 

Mat 26,59-68

· (242f) Kingdom of God Ø Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø Persecuting God Ø Persecuting Jesus

Mat 26,59-63

· (17j) Sin Ø Ignorance Ø Distorting the facts

· (142g) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus Ø Reputation exposed to slander Ø Your reputation under attack

Mat 26,59-61

· (58j) Paradox Ø Two implied meanings Ø The temple building / The temple of His body

· (177a) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø False doctrine Ø Distorting Scripture from a lack of understanding -- This portion of Scripture shows how false doctrines originate and thus how false religions begin. As you can see and have known, Jesus' accusers had motives that led them in the opposite direction of the truth; Jesus was infringing on their business of religion and they were trying to silence Him. They were looking for justification to kill the truth; they didn't have him in a court to ascertain the facts. This is the environment in which doctrines of demons and their subsequent religions are born. First, they distorted the statement that Jesus made (the word of God) about rebuilding the temple in three days, then Jesus made His faithful confession and they didn't believe Him about being the Son of God. They would not be capable of reading the Bible and interpreting it correctly, nor of being benefited if God spoke to them face to face, all because of jealousy and greed. Their character was the antithesis of Moses who wrote much the the Old Testament and talked to God face to face. God described Moses as the most humble man who ever lived. So, how do you think he would describe these Pharisees? 

Mat 26-59

· (155e) Witness Ø Validity of the believer Ø Witness of the believer Ø Conscience Ø An evil conscience keeps us from believing God Ø Knowledge of evil testifies against our motives

· (183j) Works of the devil Ø The origin of lawlessness Ø Spirit of error Ø Truth is the enemy of the spirit of error Ø Spirit of error interrogates the truth -- The truth was never an issue in the minds of Jesus' enemies. It was an insignificant matter to them, a malleable substance like clay that they could form into whatever shape they wanted, rather than a discrete, unalterable entity. The fact that Jesus won every argument they had with Him, healed the sick and even raised the dead was unrelated to the matter at hand during His mock trial. Their objective was to kill Him, because He was exposing their total lack of understanding of the Scriptures (though they knew the Old Testament backward and forward) and was imposing on their money making scam. These religious hypocrites were too evil not to have had help from demonic influences to carry out their wicked plans to destroy the epitome of righteousness and truth. Just as God works with people to establish His purpose on the earth, so Satan works with other people to destroy the truth of God in the world. 

Mat 26,61-64

· (89e) Thy kingdom come Ø Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom Ø Wisdom is sometimes best when there are no words

Mat 26-61

· (140e) Temple Ø Temple made without hands Ø Hiding place Ø The entrance exam

· (177h) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø Presumption Ø Misunderstanding Jesus

Mat 26-62,63

· (222g) Kingdom of God Ø The elusive kingdom of heaven Ø Do not give what is holy to dogs Ø God shares no intimacy with dogs Ø God does not speak to dogs -- Isn’t it interesting that the high priest asked Jesus if He was the Son of God. What made Him ask that question? Jesus didn’t go around claiming to be the Son of God, except to His disciples. So what made the high priest suspect Jesus was the Son of God? It might have been some of the people He raised from the dead, the multitudes He healed, the undebatable wisdom He had, and the Spirit He emulated. They probably suspected He was the Son of God because anybody who ever met Jesus or even came close to Him would have suspected He was the Son of God. Jesus in Mat 26-64 finally told the high priest, “You have said it yourself….” By asking the question the High priest admitted that He knew He was the Son of God.

Mat 26,63-68

· (199j) Denying Christ Ø Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø Unwilling to receive Christ Ø Rejecting Christ as the Messiah -- Israel's fate for the last 2000 years rests on this one meeting they had in the middle of the night to destroy their own Messiah that God personally sent to them. They planned to kill Him long beforehand, but had they reconsidered and believed Jesus' faithful confession about Himself, nothing would have been the same to this day. Perhaps everything the Jews were expecting at the time (and are still expecting) would have come to pass. Israel is still waiting for their Messiah to come and set up His kingdom in their midst, and they would have been at the center of it, which would have spread throughout the world. Jesus would have postponed His crucifixion for another generation that would not receive Him. The book of Revelation speaks of an event that takes place after the Millennium (Rev 20,7-10) in which the people of that time revolt against the very throne of God; He destroys the insurrectionists, making one last example of man's tendency for rebellion and thirst for power, and then finally destroys the whole creation and makes a new one. Perhaps God would have been willing to allow those insurrectionists to overpower God's throne and kill Christ as payment for the sins of the world in that manner had Israel conceded to the identity of Jesus during this infamous mock trial. Of course God knew they would reject Him, perhaps because any generation and nation to whom God would send His Son would do the same. 

Mat 26-63,64

· (54a) Paradox Ø Opposites Ø Unbelief in the presence of the power of God -- These verses go with verse 25

· (85a) Thy kingdom come Ø Your words can lead to your own demise Ø They will keep you out of heaven

· (148c) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Works of the church bear witness to Jesus Ø Evangelism Ø Jesus solemnly testified

· (221h) Kingdom of God Ø The elusive kingdom of heaven Ø Kingdom hidden behind the veil from the world Ø God hides his divinity from man’s corruption Ø He hides behind the veil

Mat 26-63

· (54b) Paradox Ø Opposites Ø Godly vindication

· (192f) 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 Lose your rights to gain His vindication

Mat 26-64

· (67d) Authority Ø Jesus at the right hand of the father Ø He delegates authority

Mat 26,65-68

· (169d) Works of the devil Ø Manifestations of the devil Ø The world is blind to God Ø Blinded by Satan’s thoughts Ø Blinded by false judgments

· (184k) Works of the devil Ø The origin of lawlessness Ø Abusing the grace of God Ø Dragging God’s Grace Through The Mud Ø Dishonoring the grace of God

Mat 26,69-75

· (3a) Responsible to avoid offending God Ø Get out of His way Ø do not seek your own righteousness – These verses go with verses 31-35

· (5h) Responsibility Ø Discipleship tested Ø God tests your loyalty Ø Your commitment to follow Jesus -- Peter was never called by God to follow Jesus to the courtyard on that infamous night. He volunteered to go there, but got nothing from it but heartache. If you plan to go above and beyond God's calling, you may get nothing for it, or it may benefit no one for all the trouble it's worth. It is much better to stick with the program and just do what God calls you to do. Let Jesus do His part and we'll do ours; He doesn't need our help. If we go beyond our calling it may be an indication that we don't know what we are supposed to do. It may have been a nice thought not to leave his master in the lurch, but Peter risked His life for his conscience, not for the will of God. There is enough of God's will to take three lifetimes to finish; most of it never gets done. That is why the world is (and has always been) in a mess. 

· (21g) Sin Ø Disobedience is backsliding

· (84j) Thy kingdom come Ø Your words can lead you to your own demise Ø Lying -- These verses go with verse 25

· (143c) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus Ø The public Ø The disciples ministered publicly

· (163e) Works of the devil Ø Being a slave to the devil (Addictions) Ø Bondage Ø Being slaves of men Ø Slaves of fear

· (168a) Works of the devil Ø Manifestations of the devil Ø Do not conform to the world Ø Do not let the world’s approval form you to itself

· (199e) Denying Christ Ø Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø Rejecting Christ Ø Throwing God away Ø Renouncing your faith -- These verses go with verse 31

· (202d) Denying Christ Ø Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø Running to your sinful nature Ø Run from God through a lack of character

· (203d) Denying Christ Ø Dishonor God Ø Lying to God

· (232e) Kingdom of God Ø Pursuing the kingdom Ø Seeking the kingdom Ø Count the cost Ø Assess your property before you sell it

Mat 26-75

· (188h) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø Separation from the old man Ø Sorrow Ø Grieving over your own loss Ø Grieving over your sinful nature