Our paragraph topic is: (The son of David) Part 4.
Here they were all gathered together, the Pharisees, with the intent of questioning Christ. But their gathering presented an opportunity for Christ to question them, an opportunity to open their minds, an opportunity to help them see what they failed to see before. What did they think of the Christ? Whose son was he?
Obviously they believed that he was the son of David. This was their belief all along. It was written in their history and their ancestry. But in the scriptures there was another interpretation for them to see and Christ had the chance to open their eyes to this new reading. So he asked them how is it that David in the spirit is: "Saying, ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit thou at my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool? "
And that was the paradox of the question, the Lord of my Lord. If my son is born of my flesh how can he be my Lord unless he is greater than I? Is that something that I, we, can concede? Can the Pharisees believe this in their doctrine of beliefs? Is this possible? Is the Christ, son of David greater than David himself? Can this be true? This would take some study and review to determine the nature of the truth for the Pharisees.
What is the nature of the truth for us today? Can we believe in the Christ? Can we believe in his words as handed down through the centuries of writings of the many bibles available today? Or do we need to do our own research, go on our own quest in search of the truth to find the God of our beliefs. He is out there waiting for you to find him, waiting for you to search for him. Most of all he is in you waiting for you to look within to see him in yourself and in others. He is a God of Love. He is a God of faith. He is a God of forgiveness. He is a God of mercy. He is a God seeking you.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
Here they were all gathered together, the Pharisees, with the intent of questioning Christ. But their gathering presented an opportunity for Christ to question them, an opportunity to open their minds, an opportunity to help them see what they failed to see before. What did they think of the Christ? Whose son was he?
Obviously they believed that he was the son of David. This was their belief all along. It was written in their history and their ancestry. But in the scriptures there was another interpretation for them to see and Christ had the chance to open their eyes to this new reading. So he asked them how is it that David in the spirit is: "Saying, ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit thou at my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool? "
And that was the paradox of the question, the Lord of my Lord. If my son is born of my flesh how can he be my Lord unless he is greater than I? Is that something that I, we, can concede? Can the Pharisees believe this in their doctrine of beliefs? Is this possible? Is the Christ, son of David greater than David himself? Can this be true? This would take some study and review to determine the nature of the truth for the Pharisees.
What is the nature of the truth for us today? Can we believe in the Christ? Can we believe in his words as handed down through the centuries of writings of the many bibles available today? Or do we need to do our own research, go on our own quest in search of the truth to find the God of our beliefs. He is out there waiting for you to find him, waiting for you to search for him. Most of all he is in you waiting for you to look within to see him in yourself and in others. He is a God of Love. He is a God of faith. He is a God of forgiveness. He is a God of mercy. He is a God seeking you.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
