Christ is the Question of Questions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Luke 20:40 For they no longer dared to question Him about
anything. (41) And He said to them, How is it that they say
that the Christ is David's son? (42) For David himself says in
the book of Psalms, "The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right
hand, (43) Until I place Your enemies as a footstool for Your
feet." (44) David therefore calls Him Lord, and how is He his
son?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In 20:1-38 the Lord was surrounded by the chief priests,
elders, Pharisees, Herodians, and Sadducees, who tried to
ensnare Him by asking insidious questions. First, the chief
priests, scribes, and elders, representing the authority of the
Jewish religion and the authority of the Jewish people asked
Him concerning His authority (v. 2). This was a question
according to their religious concept. Second, the fundamental
Pharisees and political Herodians asked Him a question related
to politics. Third, the Sadducees questioned Him concerning the
resurrection. After answering all their questions wisely, the
Lord asked them a question concerning Christ. This is the
question of questions. Their questions were related to
religion, politics, and belief. His question was concerning
Christ, who is the center of all things. They knew religion,
politics, and belief, but they paid no attention to Christ.
In verses 41 through 44 the Lord said to His examiners, "How
can they say that the Christ is David's son? For David himself
says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My
right hand, until I place Your enemies as a footstool for Your
feet. David therefore calls Him Lord, and how is He his son?"
As God in His divinity, Christ is the Lord of David. As man in
His humanity, He is the Son of David. His examiners had only
half the scriptural knowledge concerning Christ's Person, that
He was the Son of David according to His humanity. They did not
have the other half, concerning Christ's divinity as the Son of
God. The Lord's intention in 20:41-44 was to help His examiners
to see that the One they were questioning was actually the
Lord.
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(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible (RcV) and Words of Ministry,
from Witness Lee, Life-study of Luke, pp. 395-396. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat
4/4/02)
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