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Introduction
John 7:10-
Teaching in the Temple
Good timing in the temperature of our environment is vital.
We cannot force God’s will, we must wait upon it so that the path is clear and observable.
When God’s path seems dim or out of view, remember what was true in the light is still true in the darkness.
By delaying His departure until after His brothers had gone up to the feast Jesus was able to go to Jerusalem not publicly, but as if, in secret.
The Lord’s caution was in marked contrast to the course of action His brothers had urged Him to take and, to them, inconsistent with Him being the Messiah.
There will always be opinions, but opinions do not dictate to will of God.
As we see here, people are perfectly willing to air opinions without Him being there, as long has they do not have to answer for those opinions.
The training and wisdom from above supersedes the ability and difficulty of man.
Training in Truth
The ability to discern wise and right teaching shows your relationship with the Father (v.
16).
The religious authorities figured that either a person studied in a traditional school or else he was self-taught.
But Jesus’ reply pointed to a third alternative.
His teaching was from God who had commissioned Him (cf.
12:49–50; 14:11, 24).
Jesus was God-taught, and to know Jesus properly one must be God-taught (6:45).
In order to evaluate Jesus’ claim, one must desire to do God’s will.
Godly people can see self seeking behavior for what it is.
This statement stands directly against the pompous religious people of the day who everyone to fit into the legalistic religious system where they could exercise authority.
To wit Jesus gave a resounding, NO! Remember that this is the system He created and then also the system He grew up under.
I am sure that He saw the difference.
He saw the difference between the heart issues of obedience and the cooky religious box people were expected to fit into.
Jesus did not seek His own, but rather said for us to
It was no His own will, His own opinion, but rather the will and words of the Father.
Trampling the Lies of Legalism
John 7:20
The question is asked, but I believe people knew.
I think the question was more about personal exoneration than the idea that no one was out to get Him.
Remember that Jesus knew they were trying to find a way to kill Him:
The religious authorities figured that either a person studied in a traditional school or else he was self-taught.
But Jesus’ reply pointed to a third alternative.
His teaching was from God who had commissioned Him (cf.
12:49–50; 14:11, 24).
Jesus was God-taught, and to know Jesus properly one must be God-taught (6:45).
In order to evaluate Jesus’ claim, one must desire to do God’s will.
John 7:21-
Only the things that fit into their mold, can work.
Jesus corrected this thinking with a healthy dose of reality.
If you can do these things on the Sabbath, then why is it a problem for me to heal on the Sabbath?
What we see is not always what God is communicating.
What we know in the light will always be true in the darkness.
Righteousness does not change, but opinions and appearances always will.
Their problem was that they understood the Scriptures only superficially.
They majored in minors and missed the intents of many passages (cf.
Matt.
23:23; John 5:39–40).
They were judging by mere appearances.
Their superficial understanding was caused by their hostility against God’s Representative.
In their darkness they erred.
Jesus called them to make a right judgment; ultimately this was a call for them to repent.
The ruling religious class was seen as the aggressor because they were known as controllers and manipulators so that they could keep any amount of power.
So the natural deduction of righteous people was to support who the power hungry were against.
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