matthew 20:16 adventure challenge

No doubt the tempest was great; but what harm could it do to Jesus? vii. And then he said interesting things for this cause; "There are many who are weak and sick among you, because they do not understand the Lord's body"( 1 Corinthians 11:30 ). They were greatly displeased: The other ten disciples mistakenly thought that a unique honor had just been bestowed on James and John. Gentile as he was, he was for that very, reason the less narrowed in his thoughts of the Saviour by the prevalent notions of Israel, yea, or even by Old Testament hopes, precious as they are. At the great day, though the dead in Christ shall rise first, yet they which are alive and remain, on whom the ends of the world (the eleventh hour of its day) comes, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds; no preference shall be given to seniority, but every man shall stand in his own lot at the end of the days. None can suppose that these were deemed useless, or that, because not now chosen to serve their country in the field, they were proscribed from the rights and privileges of citizens, much less destroyed, because others were found better qualified to serve their country at the post of honour and danger. that take and give unto them for me and thee." This signifies the jealousy which the Jews were provoked to by the admission of the Gentiles into the kingdom of heaven. The Gospels Matthew did not wish to show James and John guilty of worldly ambition, and so he puts the request into the mouth of their mother rather than of themselves. Being in the right state of mind to do the Lords work is a gift of grace. It might be well enough for a Pharisee; it might be worthy of a legal formalist, but it would never do for God; and the Lord Jesus was come here not to accommodate Himself to their thoughts, but, above all, to do God's will of holy love in an evil, wretched world. Disease must obey Him, as the soldier or the servant obeyed the centurion, their superior. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. When they came they that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man [the denarius] a penny. The simple meaning seems to be: As those who did not come at the invitation of the householder to work in the vineyard did not receive the denarius, or wages, so those who do not obey the call of the Gospel, and believe in Christ Jesus, shall not inherit eternal life. Hence it is that He has grouped together circumstances which make this plain, without raising the question of when they occurred; in fact, they range over a large space, and, otherwise viewed, are in total disorder. a. It adds to the reason for this interpretation, that Christ was conversing about the rewards that should be given to his followers, and not about the numbers that should be called, or about the doctrine of election. Not so. It shows us his kindness. It is simply designed to teach that in the church, among the multitudes who will be saved, Christ makes a difference. A few I have chosen for higher stations in the church. Matthew, Mark and John all give lists of the women who were at the Cross when Jesus was crucified. v. Living under grace is sort of a two-edged sword. Such was and is man. 2. If we understand it of that which is ours by debt or absolute propriety, it would be a dreadful word; we are all undone, if we be put off with that only which we can call our own. In the end of the chapter is set forth parabolically the unlimited forgiveness that suits the kingdom; here, I cannot but think, looking onward in strict fulness to the future, but with distinct application to the moral need of the disciples then and always. Origen said it was the devil; Gregory of Nyssa objected that this put the devil on the same level as God, and allowed the devil to dictate terms to God. The blessings of the kingdom are the same for all who enter, whether Jews who had worshipped God for centuries, or Gentiles who had just been saved from heathenism; whether scribes who had studied Gods law for many years, or tax collectors who had just repented; whether those who had served God for a lifetime, or those converted in old age. So, when those who had been engaged about five o'clock in the afternoon, came, they received 4 pence each. The New Testament The Old Testament Matthew 20:16 - John Darby's Synopsis We may remark that, when the Lord answers Peter, it was the consequence of having left all for Christ upon His call. Thus the old link with the flesh, with Israel, is now disowned; and the new relationships of faith, founded on doing the will of His Father (it is not a question of the law in any sort), are alone acknowledged. Then follows the rise of what was great in its littleness till it became little in its greatness in the earth; and the development and spread of doctrine, till the measured space assigned to it is brought under its assimilating influence. Secondly, In all the dispensations of his grace, God gives or withholds the means of grace, and the Spirit of grace, as he pleases. But the single eye of Jesus at once detects the snare of Satan into which natural thought led, or at least exposed, Peter to fall. Very early men began to say, "Jesus gave his life a ransom for many. Major Prophets And when the devil was come out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel." Next, we behold Him meeting the centurion after another manner altogether. When Paul, that faithful labourer, departs, he is with Christ presently. Doubtless, it was contingent upon the utter ruin of Israel through their unbelief; but the fall of the lesser thing opened the way for the gift of a better glory in answer to Peter's faith in the glory of His person. Let them recognize the power that banished the leprosy, and the grace withal that touched the leper. As we have seen, the pay was 4 pence a day; and, if they were unemployed for one day, the children would go hungry at home, for no man ever saved much out of 4 pence a day. In Matthew 15:1-39 we have another picture, and twofold. He never doubted that James and John would maintain their loyalty. A double action follows. Jesus was moved with compassion to the depths of his being, and touched their eyes; and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him. It is easy to condemn the disciples, but the faith and the loyalty which lay behind the ambition must never be forgotten. The rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, but it should be different among the people of God. (iii) These are the original lessons of this parable, but it has very much more to say to us. Never heard of them before. It is tragic that we have gotten so far away from the concepts that Jesus taught. It is the man who will not be kept from Christ who in the end finds him. The Challenge Of Following Jesus (8:18-22) The Call Of Matthew (9:9-13) Moved By Compassion (9:35-38) . Workers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16). It should also encourage us in reference to the hardships and difficulties of our work, that it is but for a day; the approaching shadow, which the servant earnestly desireth, will bring with it both rest, and the reward of our work,Job 7:2. We have here not only our Lord's ministry in the first parable, but in the second parable that which He does by His servants. The apostles were sent forth at the first and third hour of the gospel day; they had a first and a second mission, while Christ was on earth, and their business was to call in the Jews; after Christ's ascension, about the sixth and ninth hour, they went out again on the same errand, preaching the gospel to the Jews only, to them in Judea first, and afterward to them of the dispersion; but, at length, as it were about the eleventh hour, they called the Gentiles to the same work and privilege with the Jews, and told them that in Christ Jesus there should be no difference made between Jew and Greek. i. 1 "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. I say not how fax he had realized this profound truth; I say not that he could have defined his thoughts; but he knew and declared His command of all as truly God. It may well be that we who have been Christian for so long have much to learn from those younger Churches who are late-comers to the fellowship of the faith. (v) These two blind men were grateful. No matter when a man comes to Christ, he is equally dear to him. It is the end of the account of Jesus itinerant ministry, and its setting as they went out of Jericho points forward to the next town on the road, Jerusalem. (France). It is a summons from the King to His people Israel. Matthew 20:1-16 is a true-to-life parable. This finds its fitting place, not in Luke, but in Matthew, particularly as the details here (not in Mark, who only gives the general fact) cast great light upon God's dispensational ways. Minor Prophets THE LORDSHIP OF THE CROSS ( Matthew 20:20-28 continued). Note, The unchangeableness of God's purposes in dispensing his gifts should silence our murmurings. That means that James and John were full cousins of Jesus; and it may well have been that they felt that this close relationship entitled them to a special place in his Kingdom. In the pagan world humility was regarded, not so much as a virtue, but as a vice. And He said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? Which means that each lash that was laid upon Him, was laid with greater ferocity, as they were seeking to elicit from Him some confession of wrong, but He had done no wrong. ii. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! The first is the defence of the disciples, grounded on analogies taken from that which had the sanction of God of old, as well as on His own glory now. In his defilement he came to Jesus and sought to be cleansed, before the delivery of the sermon on the mount. Thereon, coming into the ship, the wind ceases, and the Lord exercises His gracious power in beneficent effects around. When they had divided among them the command of the four legions to be formed, the consuls summoned to the capitol, or Campus Martius, all the citizens who, by their age, were obliged to bear arms. Does not this suit you, poor sinner you who never did serve him, you who could not, as you are, minister to him? He said to them, 'Go you also into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' God proves what He is by the revelation of Jesus. Some consider that John the Baptist enquired solely for the sake of his disciples. Jerusalem's proud, traditional hypocrisy is exposed, and grace fully blesses the tried Gentile. Oh, for grace so to bow and bless God, even when our little travail seems in vain! and what had the Son of David to do with a Canaanite? Major Prophets They that come from the east and west, and so come in late, that are picked up out of the highways and the hedges, shall sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, at the same feast, Matthew 7:11; Matthew 7:11. 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