WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST
MATT. 22:41-46
THERE ARE MANY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS CONFRONTING THE MAN OF TODAY. LET’S THINK OF SOME OF THEM.
[1] WHERE SHALL I LIVE?
[2] IN WHAT CITY OR COUNTRY?
[3] IN THE NORTH ,SOUTH, EAST, OR WEST?
[4]WHAT CAREER SHALL I SELECT, WHAT PROFESSION MUST BE MINE?
[5] WHOM SHALL I MARRY?
[6] HOW CAN I BEST REAR MY CHILDREN?
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE SCORES OF QUESTIONS FOR MEN TO ANSWER TODAY. BUT THERE IS ONE GREAT , IMPORTANT, MEANINGFUL UNIVERSAL QUESTION FACING EVERY MAN, WOMAN, BOY AND GIRL IN THE WORLD. IT IS ASKED BY JESUS HIMSELF AND EVERY MAN MUST ANSWER IT. HERE IT IS
WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST?
YOU ASK A FRIEND,’ WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PRESIDENT OR GOVERNOR, OR THE MAJOR? BUT THESE ARE INSIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS COMPARED TO THE GREAT QUESTION. WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST?
IF YOU THINIK WELL OF HIM GET ON HIS SIDE, GIVE YOUR LIFE TO HIM, SERVE HIM WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART. FOLLOW HIM, BE FAITHFUL TO HIM UNTO DEATH. HE IS GOD’S SON, HE LOVED YOU, HE DIED FOR YOU. HE WANTS THE BEST FOR YOU.
NOW, LET’S SEE WHAT THIS QUESTION DOESN’T MEAN
THE QUESTION IS NOT WHAT THINK YE OF THE CHURCH? OFTEN WHEN WE TRY TO CONFRONT MAN WITH THE CLAIMS OF CHRIST; THEY BEGIN TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK IS WRONG WITH THE CHURCH. BUT THAT IS NOT THE QUESTION. WE KNOW THAT THE CHURCH IS NOT PERFECT.
IT IS COMPOSED OF HUMAN BEINGS AND THEREFORE CAN NEVER BE PERFECT ON THIS SIDE OF GLORY. BUT IT IS STILL THE GREATEST INSTITUTION ON EARTH. CIVILAZATION WOULD PERISH WITHOUT IT’S INFLUENCE. ALL THAT IS GOOD IN OUR NATION’S LIFE COMES FROM IT. OUR SCHOOLS, OUR HOSPITALS AND CHILDREN HOMES GREW OUT OF THE CHURCH.
THE QUESTION IS NOT, WHAT THINK YE OF HIS RESENENTIVES. OFTEN WHEN AN UNSAVED PERSON IS CONFRONTED WITH THE MATTER OF HIS RELATIONSHIP TO GOD, HE POINTS TO SOME CHRISTIAN WHO IS NOT WHAT HE OUGHT TO BE AND GIVES THAT MAN’S LIFE AS AN EXCUSE FOR HIS OUR INDIFFEERENCE TO CHRIST.
WE KNOW THAT SOME OF CHRIST REPRESENTATIVES LIVE SHABBY LIVES, BUT THAT IS NOT THE QUESTION. WE ARE NOT TO JUDGE CHRIST BY HIS FOLLOWERS.
THE QUESTION IS NOT WHAT THINK YE OF THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH? A MAN SAYS ,’I DON’T BELIEVE IN BAPTISM, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MATTER IF HE ISN’T SAVED?
AND ANOTHER SAYS,’ I DON’T BELIEVE IN THE LORD’S SUPPER, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MATTER IF HE IS ON HIS WAY TO HELL?
ANOTHER MAN WILL SAY,’ I DON’T BELIEVE IN YOUR FORM OF CHURCH GOVERNMENT, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MATTER IF SATAN IS GOVERNING HIS LIFE? HE HAS NO TIME TO ARGUE ABOUT THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH. IT’S TIME FOR HIM TO CRY OUT TO CHRIST FOR SALVATION.
NOW LET’S HEAR FOR CHRIST’S ENEMIES.
WE ASK THE PHARISEES, WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST? THEY ANSWER,’ THIS MAN RECEIVES SINNERS. THAT’S WHY HE CAME INTO THE WORLD. THAT’S WHY HE LOVED US. THANK GOD HE DOES RECEIVE SINNERS. IF HE DIDN’T, WHERE WOULD YOU AND I BE ?
ON THE CROSS THEY SAID HE SAVED OTHERS, HIMSELF HE CANNOT SAVE. IT IS TRUE HE COULD NOT SAVE HIMSELF AND SAVE US ALSO. HE HAD TO GIVE HIMSELF TO SAVE US.
WE ASK THE CHIEF PRIEST, WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST? HE SAYS,’ HE IS THE SON OF GOD.
WE ASK PILATE....HE SAID, I FIND NO FAULT IN THE MAN.
WE ASK JUDAS....HE SAYS HE IS INNOCENT
WE ASK THE CENTURION...HE SAYS TRULY THIS MAN WAS THE SON OF GOD.
SO WE TAKE THE TESTIMONY OF ALL HIS ENEMIES AND PUT THEM TOGETHER AND THEY ALL WINESS IN FAVOR OF JESUS CHRIST AND HI POWER.
NOW LET US HEAR FROM HIS FRIENDS...WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST
JOHN THE BAPTIST...BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD.
SIMON PETER.....HE IS THE CHRIST , THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD.
APOSTLE JOHN....HE SAYS, I WROTE AN ENTIRE BOOK ABOUT HIM. HE IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR. THE WORD OF GOD. AND 67 YEARS AFTER HE DIED AND ROSE AGAIN, I HEARD HIM SAY FROM HEAVEN,’ BEHOLD, I COME QUICKLY, AND I SAID EVEN COME LORD JESUS.
DOUBTING THOMAS...HE IS ALIVE, I FELL DOWN BEFORE HIM AND CRIED OUT, MY LORD AND MY GOD.
ANGELS....BEHOLD I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY, WHICH SHALL BE TO ALL PEOPLE. FOR UNTO YOU IS BORN THIS DAY IN THE CITY OF DAVID A SAVIOR, WHICH IS CHRIST THE LORD.
NOW WE CALL THE SUPREME WITNESS GOD THE FATHER, WE HEAR HIM CRYING ABOVE THE JORDAN RIVER,’ THIS IS MY BELOVED SON IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED.
LET ME CLOSE BY LEAVING YOU WITH A QUESTION THAT ONLY YOU CAN ANSWER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF CHRIST? IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT MOTHER, FATHER, SISTER, OR BROTHER THINK, BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU?
DO YOU THINK ENOUGH OF HIM TO LEAVE YOUR SINS AND ACCEPT HIM AS YOUR SAVIOR. [JOHN 6:37 SAYS,’ HIM THAT COMETH TO ME I WILL IN NO WISE CAST OUT].
DO YOU THINK ENOUGH OF HIM TO GIVE HIM FRIST PLACE IN YOUR LIFE.[ MATT. 6:33 SAYS,’ SEEK YE FIRST] YOUO MUST GIVE HIM SOME PLACE, WHY NOT FIRST PLACE. WHERE WILL YOU PUT HIM, YOU SEE THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR HIM IN THE INN.
DO YOU THINK ENOUGH OF HIM TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT HIM? HOW HE SAVED YOU.
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK OF ME, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK OF CHRIST?
WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST?
