Passion: Is Messiah God?•
A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church
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I. IS MESSIAH JUST THE SON OF DAVID?
A. ASKED
1. PURPOSEFUL QUERIES
Mt 22:41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
2. PRELIMINARY QUESTION
Mt 22:42a saying, “What do you think about the Messiah?”
3. PRECISE ADDITION
Mt 22:42b “Whose Son is He?”
B. ANSWERED (KINDA)
1. PERPLEXING IGNORANCE
2. POSITIVE ANSWER
Mt 22:42c They answered Him, “Of David.”
II. IS MESSIAH THE SON OF GOD?
A. ANALYZED
1. PREMISE IN PSALMS
Mt 22:43 He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit Lk 20:42a in the Book of Psalms, calls Him ‘Lord’, saying,
2. PROOF
Mt 22:44 “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, until I place Your enemies [as] a footstool for Your feet”‘?
3. PRESUMPTIVE IMPLICATION
Mt 22:45 If David calls him ‘Lord’, then how is [Messiah] his Son?”
B. ABANDONED
1. PREDICTABLE RESPONSE
Mt 22:46 And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day did any [of them] dare to ask Him any more questions.
2. PLEASING RECEPTION
Mk 12:37b Yet the large crowd heard Him gladly.
No indication of ONE convert in the Pharisees or the Crowd. They were
Dumbfounded, but not convinced
Silenced but unchanged
Impressed, but unbelieving
Embarrassed, but out for revenge