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The Best Dressed
I do try to avoid personal rants...
But sometimes, I just can’t help it.
Today may be one of those days...
Okay, I need to be honest, it IS going to be one of those days!!!
Corruption of scripture
Misuse of money and authority
Abusing the Vulnerable
Giving your all
As someone who has the privilege of being in this position, I am exposed to a bit more of what is being taught and what is going on in the religious, Christian sectors of our world.
WHY discuss this today?
Because all of us are in one of three positions:
You might not care about any of this because you don’t really take it seriously.
You might not be sure any of this is real.
You might be in a position of power with a bit of money and you could succumb to corruption and abuse others
You might be vulnerable and get sucked into the mind games of a lying so-called prophet.
So it is important.
Jesus has just come out of a moment where he has shut down a trick question from powerful, wealthy, and learned men.
He shut them down so hard that they determined to not ask him any more questions.
Because he continues to make them look stupid.
And there is nothing a rich and powerful person fears more than being made foolish.
You are not any different…we don’t want to elevate ourselves above that.
We should be willing to admit what we DO and DO NOT know.
Keep you humble and ready for a lifetime of learning.
JESUS decides to expose their ignorance and poses them a rhetorical question.
Now, IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE only a bible nerd would ask this question.
But in this day, this would have been pretty well known information.
It would be as common as:
Jesus died for my sins and was resurrected
Tithing or giving is supposed to be 10%
Ten commandments exist, but I might only know a few.
God made the world in six 24 hour days
God says men are to rule over women
Some of these are spot on, some are questionable, and some are plain wrong.
Jesus has placed this Psalm in the context of the Messiah.
The Christ.
Messiah= Anointed One.
The one to come.
The future king who will be on David’s throne forever.
Regardless, Jesus is setting them up.
Everyone would agree with this because this is what they have been taught.
But Jesus, he is a total BIBLE NERD.
He has read and thought about this in ways others have not.
***** For David Himself Wrote...
Right off the bat, Jesus makes a statement that has become contentious among close readers of scripture.
Did David actually write it?
Was it written ABOUT David?
Was it written TO David?
I am inclined to go with Jesus here, but when you read the original, the preposition that is used can mean a Psalm (by, to, for, about, regarding, etc.)
So it is vague.
But we will go with Jesus.
Now, after hearing this, and seeing it, can you find the problem?
Now, while you are thinking about that, I want you to stop, set aside what you think this means, and examine what you are really thinking?
If you don’t understand why Jesus is using this, what would you do?
How would you resolve it?
Would you even have the patience to see it through?
Remember, Jesus took a WELL KNOWN, WELL UNDERSTOOD, piece of their belief system, and he is about to use it to flip their world.
Have you figured it out?
***** Since David called the Messiah “Lord”
Do you see the problem?
How is the David’s son the Lord of David?
NOW: WHAT IS THE POINT OF JESUS coving this?
When you go LOOKING for son of David or David’s son’s in the Hebrew bible, an interesting thing happens.
You are introduced to a host of really bad characters.
They served as priestly leaders (not supposed to do that)
Absalom raped his sister Tamar and Amnon fell in love with Tamar
Adonijah tries to take the throne by force
Solomon, wise but failed miserably and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD at the end of his life
In the NEW TESTAMENT
Joseph, son of David
Blind men shout to Jesus, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”
The CROWD was amazed, “could Jesus be the Son of David, the Messiah?”
Gentile woman pled, “O Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me”
Triumphal entry, “Praise God for the Son of David”
Bartimaeus shouts, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Luke has
Blind man, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Twice
Right here in this verse.
David’s Son shows up too, but again, all in the same context.
All together, Luke uses this terminology only four times across the Gospel and Acts.
Corruption of Scripture
Easy to just believe what you have heard and not check it out.
You should NEVER hesitate to check things out for yourself.
You should ALWAYS confirm what you hear.
EVEN FROM ME!!! Especially from ME!
What is the point?
Jesus is pointing out that they are looking for a HUMAN leader to rescue them, the Son of David.
But Jesus is claiming that the Messiah will be A SON of SOMEONE ELSE.
Someone GREATER.
So, be warned...
Oh the SOAPBOX...
Texts like this cause two things in me:
It makes my blood boil.
2. Will come in the next verse...
This is the kind of Christianity that I have seen on TV and the internet for quite some time.
People who are about themselves.
I am not talking about people who hand the scripture carelessly…those ARE TO BE AVOIDED TOO.
People who intentionally misuse scripture and lift themselves up as some representative of God that they are not.
Second thing that causes my blood to boil...
2. They abuse others intentionally.
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