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CHAPTER NINE WHY DID SOME PEOPLE REJECT JESUS? THE REJECTION TYPE PROBLEM John 2:14-16 Jesus cleansed the temple…..............Greed John 4:44 Jesus said, “A prophet has no honor in his own country……………........................................…Too close kinship John 5: 10-16 Jesus told the man to carry his mat …..………………………..........................................................Misapplying the law John 5:16 Jesus did things on the Sabbath ........Man made laws John 5:18 Jesus said that God is his father therefore making himself equal to God. ..................……… ...Minds closed to truth John 5:37, 38 Jesus said, “You do not believe the Father’s message.”…………......................................……..Lack of faith John 5: 40 Jesus said, “You won’t come to me that you might have life.”………................................................…….Stubbornness John 5:42 Jesus said, “You do not have the love of God.”……………………......................................................….Insufficient love John 5:45 Jesus said, “Moses will accuse you before God.”…………… ............................................................They wouldn’t listen John 5:47 Jesus said, “You don’t believe Moses.” ……………………….................................… Lack of faith in Moses John 6:41, 42 They murmured because he said he came from heaven…….........................................….Lack of faith in Jesus John 6:51-56 Jesus said, “I gave my flesh [to eat].” V66 Many left him………..............................................….Misunderstanding John 7:5 His brothers did not believe in him. …………………………….............................................................…Kinship jealousy John 7:12 Some people said, “He deceives the people………………………..........................................................Misunderstanding John 7: 19 Jesus said, “None of you keep the law.” …………..........................…...…………Refusal to accept criticism
John 7:27 Some said, “We know where you’re from but no one knows where Christ is from.” ……..Refusal to learn new things John 7:41 Some questioned, “Shall Christ come from Galilee?”……………………….............................................….Prejudice John 7:42 Some argued, “Christ is to come from Bethlehem.”…………………...............................................Selective reasoning John 7:52 Some argued, "No prophet ever came from Galilee. ................................................... They didn't have the facts John 8:13 Some said, “If you testify of yourself your testimony is false…..........................................…….Baseless reasoning John 8:23 Jesus told them they were from beneath, He is from above………………...............................…………….Pride John 8:24 Jesus said, “You will die in your sins.” …………………….......................……...………..Refusal to learn John 8:41 Jesus said, You follow the devil…..……Pride John 8:44 Jesus said, “You are of your father the devil.”Pride John 8:47 Jesus said, “You are not of God.”........Pride John 8:58 Jesus said, “Before Abraham was, I am.”Closed minds SUMMARY: WHY DID THEY REJECT JESUS? They felt insulted by his teaching His kinsman felt that the one they grew up with could not be great. They had their own preconceived ideas of God’s law. They didn’t properly understand what the law said. They misapplied the law. They misunderstood what Jesus was saying. They placed their trust in men. Greed: Matt 23:25-26, “Jesus said, ‘Inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.’” Jealousy: Matt 27:17-18, “Pilate… knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.” God hardened their hearts Love of praise of men. John 12:43 “They love the praise of men more than the praise of God.” Satan’s influence Fear --John 12:42 “Because of the fear of the Pharisees they would not confess him.” Mark 14:56-59 “Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree. Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him: ‘We heard him say, 'I will destroy this man-made temple and in three days will build another, not made by man.’ Yet even then their testimony did not agree.” DIVIDED OPINION: John 7:12 “Some said, ‘He is a good man.’ Others replied, ‘No, he deceives the people.’” John 7:40-43 “The multitude was divided” John 9:16 “There was a division” John 10:19-21 “There was a division among the Jews” John 11:45, 46 “Many believed, some went away.”
STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER NINE 1. Why did the cleansing of the temple cause some people to reject Jesus? 2. Why did some people in Nazareth reject Jesus? 3. Why did Jesus’ order to carry the mat cause some people to reject Jesus? 4. Can you find a passage in the Bible that shows that carrying a mat is forbidden by God? 5. Jesus did certain things that caused some people to reject him. Why did he do those things? 6. Did Jesus really sin by doing these things on the Sabbath? 7. Whose laws was Jesus breaking? 8. Does Jesus breaking the religious leader’s laws give us the example to sometimes break man made laws? 9. Why did Jesus’ claim that God was his father, cause some people to reject him? 10. Why did Jesus say that the people did not believe the Father’s message? 11. Why didn’t these people believe the Father’s message? 12. Why wouldn’t the people come to Jesus and receive life? 13. Why would Moses accuse these people? 14. What showed that these people would not believe Moses? 15. Why did many people leave Jesus when he said that he was giving his flesh for them to eat? 16. In John 7, why didn’t Jesus’ brothers believe? 17. What did the fact that the people knew where Jesus was from, have to do with their believing Jesus’ message? 18. Why did they think that the Messiah could not come from Galilee? 19. When some argued that the Christ would come from Bethlehem, what shows their ignorance? 20. What seems to be the major reason the Pharisees rejected Jesus? 21. Read over the summary of why they rejected Jesus and consider each point in relation to the world today. 22. Was the world in Jesus’ day completely convinced that Jesus was all he claimed to be?
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