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[3449.22 --> 3450.42] who have the temptation |
[3450.42 --> 3451.22] to think either, |
[3451.30 --> 3452.04] on the one hand, |
[3452.44 --> 3455.16] that we can overcome anything |
[3455.16 --> 3457.10] by our own wisdom and strength, |
[3457.52 --> 3459.32] where we sit on God's throne |
[3459.32 --> 3461.18] and we try to rule our own lives. |
[3461.68 --> 3462.62] That sort of pride. |
[3463.22 --> 3464.54] Or, on the other hand, |
[3464.84 --> 3465.82] those who think |
[3465.82 --> 3466.92] that more knowledge |
[3466.92 --> 3469.30] and close work with God's word |
[3469.30 --> 3472.20] must make us especially privileged |
[3472.20 --> 3473.62] and closer to God, |
[3473.98 --> 3476.64] as if there are holy vocations |
[3476.64 --> 3479.28] versus secular jobs. |
[3481.34 --> 3482.80] And speaking of that, |
[3482.94 --> 3484.58] it's a sad reality in history |
[3484.58 --> 3485.96] and part of our Christianity, |
[3486.16 --> 3486.54] isn't it? |
[3487.58 --> 3487.84] Right? |
[3487.94 --> 3489.68] Whether intentionally or not, |
[3489.92 --> 3491.50] many Christians throughout history |
[3491.50 --> 3493.22] have so commonly set up |
[3493.22 --> 3494.42] hierarchies of jobs, |
[3494.54 --> 3496.38] thinking that only if you work |
[3496.38 --> 3497.06] for the church |
[3497.06 --> 3498.30] or a mission organization, |
[3498.30 --> 3499.72] you are holier |
[3499.72 --> 3501.14] or you are better Christian. |
[3502.50 --> 3503.88] And that's what Jesus |
[3503.88 --> 3505.10] is speaking against here |
[3505.10 --> 3506.12] in this passage as well, |
[3506.42 --> 3508.00] against those religious elites, |
[3508.38 --> 3509.46] against the Pharisees |
[3509.46 --> 3510.58] and the teachers of the law |
[3510.58 --> 3511.86] who thought they were better |
[3511.86 --> 3512.96] just because they worked |
[3512.96 --> 3514.26] close to God. |
[3514.72 --> 3515.46] Close to God. |
[3516.80 --> 3517.92] That's the pride |
[3517.92 --> 3518.92] that God opposes. |
[3518.92 --> 3522.62] because all of our workplaces |
[3522.62 --> 3524.20] and all of our vocations |
[3524.20 --> 3525.16] is the word we say, |
[3525.62 --> 3527.18] can reflect God's goodness |
[3527.18 --> 3528.66] and His redemptive plans |
[3528.66 --> 3529.36] and His kingdom |
[3529.36 --> 3530.42] for all creation. |
[3531.14 --> 3532.08] So whether you work |
[3532.08 --> 3532.62] for a church |
[3532.62 --> 3533.94] or for the local supermarket, |
[3534.48 --> 3535.78] our calling is to be |
[3535.78 --> 3536.88] disciples of Jesus |
[3536.88 --> 3537.80] every day |
[3537.80 --> 3539.22] and every step of our lives. |
[3541.20 --> 3542.32] And so just like |
[3542.32 --> 3543.18] the Sermon on the Mount |
[3543.18 --> 3544.86] where Jesus rebukes |
[3544.86 --> 3545.42] the Pharisees |
[3545.42 --> 3547.46] and the religiously proud, |
[3547.46 --> 3548.96] Jesus here |
[3548.96 --> 3549.96] is speaking to the heart. |
[3550.34 --> 3551.82] He's speaking against the pride |
[3551.82 --> 3553.26] that we are all tempted with |
[3553.26 --> 3554.48] even in our own hearts. |
[3555.34 --> 3556.04] And Dale Bruner, |
[3556.16 --> 3556.86] this commentator |
[3556.86 --> 3557.72] of this passage |
[3557.72 --> 3558.98] in the Gospel of Matthew, |
[3559.36 --> 3560.46] he captures the essence |
[3560.46 --> 3561.62] of this little part here. |
[3561.94 --> 3562.56] And he says, |
[3562.92 --> 3563.92] those who feel |
[3563.92 --> 3565.50] their spiritual brilliance |
[3565.50 --> 3566.98] and are sorry for those |
[3566.98 --> 3568.90] who fall so far beneath them, |
[3569.26 --> 3572.48] who bask in self-importance |
[3572.48 --> 3574.26] and feel God is lucky |
[3574.26 --> 3575.10] to have them, |
[3575.10 --> 3578.06] these find in Jesus' Father |
[3578.06 --> 3578.62] a back. |
[3579.68 --> 3581.66] But those who feel their sin |
[3581.66 --> 3583.02] are sorry for it |
[3583.02 --> 3584.86] and come asking for help, |
[3585.30 --> 3587.42] these find in Jesus' Father |
[3587.42 --> 3588.28] open arms. |
[3590.04 --> 3591.52] And these latter people, |
[3592.20 --> 3593.26] the people who come |
[3593.26 --> 3594.72] humbly before the Father, |
[3595.20 --> 3596.28] those who know |
[3596.28 --> 3597.44] that they are in need |
[3597.44 --> 3598.14] of a Savior, |
[3599.18 --> 3601.00] these people, |
[3601.14 --> 3601.64] I should say, |
[3601.96 --> 3603.34] are the little children |
[3603.34 --> 3605.10] that Jesus is talking about. |
[3605.18 --> 3606.24] Hence our second question, |
[3606.52 --> 3607.82] who are the little children? |
[3609.62 --> 3611.22] These people |
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