THE FRUITS OF TRUE THE FRUITS OF TRUE REPENTANCEREPENTANCE

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Mathew 3: 7 to 10Mathew 3: 7 to 10

1.) The Congregation1.) The Congregation

“But “But when he sawwhen he saw many many of the of the Pharisees and Pharisees and SadduceesSadducees coming to his coming to his baptism . . . “ vs. 7baptism . . . “ vs. 7

Who were the Pharisees and The Sadducees ?Who were the Pharisees and The Sadducees ?

There were three major religious sects during the There were three major religious sects during the time of Jesus, The Pharisees, The Sadducees time of Jesus, The Pharisees, The Sadducees and the Essenseand the Essense

Difference between the Pharisees & Sadducees:Difference between the Pharisees & Sadducees:

PhariseesPharisees SadduceesSadducees

OriginsOrigins Comes from the Comes from the Hasidim (pious) a Hasidim (pious) a group that originated group that originated during the Macabean during the Macabean periodperiod

Unknown, possible Unknown, possible from Zadok, High from Zadok, High priest in the time of priest in the time of King SolomonKing Solomon

Political standPolitical stand Believes in a Believes in a independent Israel, independent Israel, struggled for the struggled for the purification of Jewish purification of Jewish cultureculture

Doesn’t care about Doesn’t care about “Hellenism” Only cares “Hellenism” Only cares about their political about their political standingstanding

PhariseesPharisees SadduceesSadducees

View of View of ScriptureScripture

Two standards of Two standards of divine truth, Scripture divine truth, Scripture and Oral traditionand Oral tradition

Does not believe in Does not believe in oral tradition. Believes oral tradition. Believes only Scripture is only Scripture is Superior, believes in Superior, believes in superiority of the first 5 superiority of the first 5 booksbooks

Theological Theological differencesdifferences

Believes in the Believes in the resurrection, believes resurrection, believes both in freedom and both in freedom and divine will. divine will.

Doesn’t believe in the Doesn’t believe in the resurrection, believes resurrection, believes in free will alonein free will alone

Position in Position in societysociety

Mostly commonersMostly commoners AristocratsAristocrats

Known to beKnown to be Separatist stand, Separatist stand, ritualistic, legalisticritualistic, legalistic

Compromising stand, Compromising stand, free thinkerfree thinker

Common among the Pharisees & Sadducees

- Their mutual hate for Jesus

-Their system of self righteousness & works.

The Sadducees work to get it now, while the Pharisees work to get it later

2.) The Confrontation2.) The Confrontation

“. . . he said unto them, Ye “. . . he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipersoffspring of vipers, who , who warned you to flee from the warned you to flee from the wrath to comewrath to come? “ vs. 7? “ vs. 7

- A viper is a small, poisonous desert snake very familiar to John the Baptist. 

- Vipers are so deceitful.  It looked like a dead branch or a little stick and it would stay still waiting for the kill.

- John the Baptist calls them offspring of vipers or children of Satan the deceiver who appears to be harmless but are in fact venomous

- “Who hath warned thee of the wrath to come” speaks about the coming wrath of God upon those who are pretending to be Christians

- Jesus had a similar rebuke to the Pharisees in Mathew 23:23

Matthew 23:23 (NLT)

23 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens,[a] but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.

Genuine Salvation = Repentance + Faith

Proof of real repentance = “Fruits worthy of repentance”

Luke 3: 7 -14

“7Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

9And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

10And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

11He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

12Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

13And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

14And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages“

The Jews are no stranger to repentance in fact in Isaiah chapter 1: 16 it says

“"Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean, put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes, cease to do evil, learn to do well, seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow." 

However John believes they would not respond to the invitation to repent so he rebuked their reliance upon their being children of Abraham.

 ”9 and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

 

Most of the Notes in this slide are lifted from John MacArthur’s Most of the Notes in this slide are lifted from John MacArthur’s Bible Commentary on the book of Mathew. For Bible study Guide Bible Commentary on the book of Mathew. For Bible study Guide

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