Why men reject ChristWhy men reject ChristMathew 8:16 to 22Mathew 8:16 to 22

I – INTRODUCTION to the topic and contextual background

After the first three miracles of verses 1 to 15, Jesus did a lot of healing again the purpose of which is to show proof his divinity. Jesus healed all unconditionally. Through his healing Jesus empathized with human pain and sorrow, showed compassion & love for man because the cause of pain, sickness and death and sin and this was never part of God’s plan and through healing Jesus gave us a preview of His coming kingdom where there will be no sin, no death and no pain.

But despite the wonderful miracles and hearing the marvelous teachings of Christ men continue to reject the Messiah not only in Jesus time but even until today. In the next verses Mathew shows us what keeps men from rejecting Christ.

1.) The barrier of personal comforts (vs. 18 to 20)

• The scribes were authorities in Jewish law, and were closely associated with the Pharisees. They were highly educated and were the scholarly class of Jewish society. They were fiercely loyal to the system of religious traditions Typically the scribes were teachers, not followers of teachers, and they were especially reluctant to follow a teacher such as Christ, who not only was not educated in a rabbinic school but actually denounced the traditions they held sacred. For a scribe to address Jesus as didaskalos (Teacher) was therefore a considerable concession in itself,

•The scribe may have sincerely thought that Jesus was the greatest Teacher he had ever heard and the greatest miracle worker the world had ever seen. He probably sincerely recognized that Jesus’ teaching and power were from God and that He was in some uniquely special way God’s man for the hour. He found Jesus appealing and wanted to be associated with Him. I will follow You wherever You go, he said to Jesus.

Jesus responded to the scribe’s statement by making a statement of His own. He did not verbally question the man’s sincerity but simply mentioned some demands of true discipleship the man had never considered. At first glance Jesus’ words seem unrelated to the scribe’s affirmation. He was saying, in proverbial form, that in spite of His divine authority and miracle-working power, self-indulgence was not in His plan, and He had fewer physical comforts than many animals.

“The Son of Man” - in Daniel 7:13. Jesus is called by that title over eighty times in the gospels and it was the most common name that He used for Himself. It was a term of His humiliation, and was especially appropriate in the figure of His having nowhere to lay His head. In His humiliation He did not even have the basic comforts of life. Jesus had no place of His own—no house or property, not even a tent.

Jesus’ purpose in making such a statement was obviously to make the scribe take stock of the genuineness of his commitment. Many people are initially impressed with Christ upon seeing the miracles hearing his teaching. But a few really considered to count the cost. Jesus illustrates this in Mathew 13:5-6, 20-21. Jesus knew the scribe was too eager to declare his allegiance. He did not count the cost of discipleship, which involves self-denial, sacrifice, and quite possibly suffering. (2 Timothy 3:12,, Mathew 10:18 to 22, Mathew 16:24)

2.) The barrier of personal riches (vs. 21)

• This man, like the scribe of verse 19, was one of Jesus’ disciples in the sense of being a follower who was unofficially identified with Him. He was not one of the twelve, but a hanger-on who had perhaps followed Jesus about the countryside for a few weeks or months.

• At first glance the request seemed legitimate request. Since the Jews did not practice embalming, a dead body had to be quickly prepared and buried. Not only that, but Jewish tradition required that a person mourn for his deceased father or mother for a period of thirty days. The final act of devotion to parents was seeing that they were properly buried. Since Jesus was about to go to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, a burial obviously could not wait until His return.

This person did not want to risk losing his inheritance by committing himself fully to Jesus. He wanted to be associated with Jesus in name, but the focus of his life was on his personal prosperity and well-being, not on serving the Lord. Jesus therefore said to him, “Follow Me; and allow the dead to bury their own dead.” the seemingly nonsensical expression allow the dead to bury their own dead was a proverbial figure of speech. It meant, “Let the world take care of the things of the world.” The spiritually dead can take care of their own things.

• The man’s asking for permission to bury [his] father, however, did not mean that his father was already dead. The phrase was a common Near Eastern figure of speech that referred to a son’s responsibility to help his father in the family business until the father died and the inheritance was distributed. Obviously such a commitment could involve a long period of time, thirty or forty years or more if the father was relatively young. A man’s inheritance was customarily lost or reduced if he did not fulfill his expected responsibilities to the family.

Ug kaniya nangutana ang usa ka punoan nga nag-ingon, "Maayong Magtutudlo, unsa bay buhaton ko aron makapanunod ako sa kinabuhing dayon?"

Si Jesus mitubag kaniya, "Nganong giingnan mo man ako nga maayo? Walay bisan usa nga maayo gawas sa Dios lamang.

Ikaw nahibalo sa mga sugo: `Ayaw pagpanapaw, Ayaw pagbuno, Ayaw pagpangawat, Ayaw pagbakak sa imong pagsaksi, Tumahod ka sa imong amahan ug inahan.`“ - Luke 18:18 – 23

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Commandment no. 9 “Thou shall not lie”

Dili ka mamakak

Commandment no. 8 “Thou shall not steal”

Dili ka mangawat

88thth – theft – theft

Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment . . . (Mathew 5:21,22)

Kamo nakadungog na niini nga gikasulti ngadto sa mga tawo sa karaan, nga nagaingon, `Ayaw pagbuno; ug bisan kinsa nga makabuno mahiagum sa hukom.`Apan sultihan ko kamo, nga bisan kinsa nga masuko batok sa iyang igsoon, mahiagum na sa hukmanan;

Commandment no 6.

“You shall not murder”

Dili ka mo patay

77thth – adultery – adultery

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. (Mathew 5:27, 28)

"Nakadungog kamo sa giingon, `Ayaw pagpanapaw.`Apan sultihan ko kamo, nga bisan kadtong magatan-awg babaye uban sa pagkaibog kaniya, nakapanapaw na kaniya diha sa sulod sa iyang kaugalingong kasingkasing.

Commandment no. 7

“You shall not commit adultery”

Dili ka manapaw

Nganong gi ingnan siya ni Hesus nga tanawa ang mga sugo ?

Ang pag tuman ba sa sugo ang maka pahimo nato nga matarung

?

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Para maka pa namin ta sa atong ka-dautan !

“Kay sa atubangan sa Dios walay tawo nga pagamatarungon pinaagi sa mga pagtuman sa

kasugoan, kay pinaagi sa kasugoan nagaabut hinoon ang kahibalo mahitungod sa sala.” (Romans 3:20)

77thth – adultery – adultery

Sanglit nakasala man ang tanan ug nakabsan sa himaya sa Dios – Romans 3:23

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Ang silot sa sala . . .

Apan alang sa mga talawan, ug sa mga dili matinoohon, ug sa mga malaw-ay, alang sa mga mamomono, ug sa mga makihilawason, ug sa mga lumayan, ug sa mga magsisimbag mga diosdios, ug sa tanang mga bakakon, ang ilang bahin mao ang paghiadto sa linaw nga nagasilaob sa kalayo ug asupri, nga mao ang ikaduhang kamatayon (Revelations 21:8)

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Apan ang Dios nagapadayag sa iyang gugma alang kanato pinaagi niini, nga bisan sa mga makasasala pa kita si Cristo nagpakamatay alang kanato – Romans 5:8

Unsay angay nimong buhaton . . . Ang saktong pamagi sa kaluwasan

Kay kon pinaagi sa imong baba magasugid ikaw nga si Jesus mao ang Ginoo ug

magatoo sa sulod sa imong kasingkasing nga siya gibanhaw sa Dios gikan sa mga patay, nan, maluwas ikaw. Romans 10:9

Busa, paghinulsol kamo, ug pamalik na kamo kaniya, aron mapala ang inyong mga sala, aron ang mga panahon sa

kahayahay magaabut gikan sa atubangan sa Ginoo – Acts 3:19

1.) PAG HINOLSOL ! (REPENT OF YOUR SINS)

Angkona ang imong pagka makasasala, pagsakit sa imong sala, og isalikway

imong sala !

“Siya gayud mao ang midala sa atong mga sala diha sa iyang lawas ngadto sa kahoy, aron kita mamatay ngadto sa sala ug

mabuhi ngadto sa pagkamatarung. Pinaagi sa iyang mga samad kamo nangaayo.” – 1 Peter 2:24

2.) Tuohi nga ang pagpakamatay niya sa cross sa kalbaryo bayad sa imong

sala !

(Believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for your sins)

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Kay kon pinaagi sa imong baba magasugid ikaw nga si Jesus mao ang Ginoo ug magatoo sa sulod sa imong kasingkasing nga siya gibanhaw

sa Dios gikan sa mga patay, nan, maluwas ikaw. Romans 10:9

3.) Angkona si Cristo nga mao nay masunod sa imong kinabuhi, og i-tugyan imong

kinabuhi niya

(CONFESS JESUS AS LORD OF YOUR LIFE

AND SURRENDER YOUR LIFE TO HIM)

Ug siya miingon, "Kanang tanan ako nang ginabantayan sukad pa sa akong pagkabatan-on."

Ug sa pagkadungog niini ni Jesus, siya miingon kaniya, "Usa pa ka butang ang imong kulang. Ibaligya ang tanan mong kab-tangan ug ang halin ipanghatag sa mga kabus, ug makabaton kag bahandi didto sa langit; ug unya umanhi ka ug sumunod kanako."

Apan sa iyang pagkadungog niini, siya nasubo sa hilabihan gayud kay siya dato man ugod kaayo.(Luke 18:18 – 23)

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Ug sa iyang mga tinun-an misulti si Jesus nga nag-ingon, "Kon adunay buot mosunod kanako, kinahanglan magdumili siya sa iyang kaugalingon, ug magpas-an sa iyang krus, ug

magsunod kanako.” – Mathew 16:24