jim mcgowan, mts, th.d. law & grace session 22 8/18/2019 · 2019. 8. 18. · law & grace...

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Jim McGowan, MTS, Th.D.Law & Grace Session 22

8/18/2019

Special thanks to Dr. Vern Peterman for access to his insights and resources.

Law and Grace: An OverviewJim McGowan, Th.D.

Sugar Land Bible Church08‐18‐2019

For the Law was given through Moses…

…but grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ ‐ John 1:17

Session 22 Outline

I. Review

A. Purpose, Aim, and Objective

B. Session 21

II. Firsts & Beginnings in Christ’s Ministry – Matt. 4

A. General Information

B. Comments and Commentary

III.Concluding Observations

OUR PURPOSE, AIM AND OBJECTIVE

…is to Compare and Contrast Lawand Grace so as to properlyunderstand these two importantthemes and how they are relatedto the life of the New TestamentBeliever.

Law and Grace

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We have, most of us, been reared and now live under the influence ofGalatianism. Protestant theology, alas, is for the most part, thoroughlyGalatianized, in that neither law nor grace are given their distinct andseparated places, as in the counsels of God, but are mingled together inone incoherent system.

The law is no longer, as in the Divine intent, a ministration of death (2Cor. 3:7), of cursing (Gal. 3:10), of conviction (Rom. 3:19), because weare taught that we must try to keep it, and that by Divine help wemay.

Nor, on the other hand, does grace bring us blessed deliverance fromthe dominion of sin, for we are kept under the law as a rule of lifedespite the plain declaration, “Sin shall not have dominion over you:for ye are not under the law, but under grace” (Rom. 6:14). (emphasismine)

C. I. SCOFIELD, D. D.The Grace of God, The Fundamentals Vol. 3, Chapter VII, p. 98

It is because Reformed theology has kept usGentiles under the Law,—if not as a means ofrighteousness, then as “a rule of life,” that allthe trouble has arisen. The Law is no more arule of life than it is a means ofrighteousness. Walking in the Spirit has nowtaken the place of walking by ordinances.God has another principle under which Hehas put his saints: “Ye are not under law, but,under grace!” (italics mine)

William R. NewellRomans Verse‐by‐Verse (p. 274).

Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library.

Session 22 Outline

I. Review


B. Session 21





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Who is John the Baptist?Matthew 3:1, 4‐6

Law and Grace: Review Session 21



Sea of Galilee

Jordan River

Dead Sea

John the Baptist

• He lived out in the wilderness…according to Christiantradition he was born in Ein Karem.



Matthew 3:1

Now in those days John theBaptist came, preaching in thewilderness of Judea,…

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• He wore rough and wild clothing and ate a rough andwild diet of locusts and wild honey which was allowed bythe Law of Moses (cf. Lev. 11:22).

Matthew 3:44 Now John himself had a garment ofcamel’s hair and a leather belt aroundhis waist; and his food was locusts andwild honey.

• Repenting means to have ‘a change of mind’ thatmoves us from unbelief to belief in what God says istrue.

Law and Grace: Session 21

Repent!Matthew 3:2

Matthew 3:1–2

1 Now in those days John the Baptistcame, preaching in the wilderness of

Judea, saying, 2 “Repent, for thekingdom of heaven is at hand.”

• John the Baptist came morally and spiritually clearingand leveling and making straight the way before thecoming of Jesus Christ.


Make ready the way!Matthew 3:3

Matthew 3:3

For this is the one referred to by Isaiahthe prophet when he said, “THE VOICE OF

ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘Makeready the way of the Lord, Make Hispaths straight!’ ”

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• John said that judgment would precede the kingdom,and no Jew, be they Scribe, Pharisee, or Sadducee,would be exempt!


Pharisees & SadduceesMatthew 3:7‐10

• Jesus didn’t need to repent or toconfess His sins.

• Jesus’ baptism had a three‐fold effect:

– It authenticated John’s ministry andmessage of repentance.

– It presented Jesus as the spiritually,ethically, and morally, clean,Messiah, Who fulfilled God’s will.

– It identified Him with sinners.


Why would Jesus be baptized?Matthew 3:13‐15

• At Jesus’ baptism we see the presence of all threepersons of the Trinity: The Father, Son and Holy Spiritand we also see the approval of God the Father towardGod the Son in this event.


After Jesus was baptizedMatthew 3:16‐17

Matthew 3:16‐1716 After being baptized,…he saw the Spiritof God descending as a dove… 17 andbehold, a voice…said, “This is My belovedSon, in whom I am well‐pleased.”

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Session 22 Outline

I. Review


B. Session 21





Matthew 4:1‐111 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to betempted by the devil. 2 And after He had fasted forty days andforty nights, He then became hungry. 3 And the tempter cameand said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command thatthese stones become bread.” 4 But He answered and said, “Itis written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY

WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’ ” 5 Then thedevil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on thepinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, “If You are the Sonof God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, ‘HE WILL

COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU’; and ‘ON their HANDS …

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Matthew 4:1‐11

…THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT

AGAINST A STONE.’ ” 7 Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it iswritten, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.’ ” 8

Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain andshowed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9

and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You falldown and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan!For it is written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND

SERVE HIM ONLY.’ ” 11 Then the devil left Him; and behold, angelscame and began to minister to Him.

Matthew 4:12‐2512 Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken intocustody, He withdrew into Galilee; 13 and leaving Nazareth, Hecame and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in theregion of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This was to fulfill what wasspoken through Isaiah the prophet: 15 “THE LAND OF ZEBULUNAND THE LAND OF NAPHTALI, BY THE WAY OF THE SEA, BEYOND THE

JORDAN, GALILEE OF THE GENTILES— 16 “THE PEOPLE WHO WERE

SITTING IN DARKNESS SAW A GREAT LIGHT, AND THOSE WHO WERE

SITTING IN THE LAND AND SHADOW OF DEATH, UPON THEM A LIGHTDAWNED.” 17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, …

Matthew 4:12‐25

…“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 18 Now asJesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers,Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, castinga net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 And He said tothem, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20

Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 21 Goingon from there He saw two other brothers, James the son ofZebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee theirfather, mending their nets; and He called them. 22

Immediately they left the boat and their father, and…

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Matthew 4:12‐25

…followed Him. 23 Jesus was going throughout all Galilee,teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel ofthe kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kindof sickness among the people. 24 The news about Him spreadthroughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill,those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs,epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them. 25 Large crowdsfollowed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalemand Judea and from beyond the Jordan.

Temptations and BeginningsMatthew 4:1‐25


• Chapter 4 of the Gospel ofMatthew has two main parts:

1) Verses 1‐11 tell of Christ’stemptation by Satan.

2) Verses 12‐25 describe thebeginning of Christ’s ministry.



• Chapter 4 of the Gospel ofMatthew has two main parts:

1) Verses 1‐11 tell of Christ’stemptation by Satan during atime of fasting.

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• Verses 12‐25 tell of Christbeginning His public ministry, bylocating Himself in northernGalilee, selecting disciples, andHis healing ministry.

Israel, Galilee, and Surrounding Region


Galilee and Surrounding Cities


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Northwest Portion of the Sea of Galilee


Capernaum Archaeological Park




Peter’s Home?

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• Chapter 4:1‐25, tells us about thebeginning of Christ's ministry, howit began, where He located Himself,along the northern part of the Seaof Galilee, how He selected Hisdisciples, as well as instances ofmiraculous healings.

Temptations and Beginnings Matthew 4:1‐25


• This ‘introduction to ministry’ in Matthew 4 concernsthe people of Israel, the land of Israel, and the Law ofMoses. (cf. Mark 1:12‐13; Luke 4:1‐13 for parallelaccounts of the events recorded in Matthew 4:1‐11.)

Temptations and Beginnings Matthew 4:1‐25


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• Christ did not just encounter Satan in the wilderness byaccident – the Holy Spirit led Him there.

Christ was led into the wildernessMatthew 4:1‐11


• Never forget that:

Satan will be held responsiblefor what he has done and willdo (cf. Matt. 25:41).

Satan does not and cannot doanything that is out of God’scontrol.

Satan cannot thwart God’spurposes.

Christ was led into the wildernessMatthew 4:1‐11


Romans 8:28‐3028 And we know that God causes all things to work togetherfor good to those who love God, to those who are calledaccording to His purpose. 29 For those whom He foreknew, Healso predestined to become conformed to the image of HisSon, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and thesewhom He called, He also justified; and these whom Hejustified, He also glorified.

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• Christ’s temptations by Satan were three appeals:

1. For Christ to use the powers and privileges of Hisdeity.

- Satan said, “Make these stones into bread.”

2. For Christ to step back from the pains andvulnerability of His humanity.

- Satan said, “Throw Yourself down so that You willbe rescued.”

3. For Christ to grant Satan higher honor.

- Satan said, “Worship me.”

Christ’s temptationMatthew 4:1‐11


Philippians 2:5‐115 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6

who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regardequality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself,taking the form of a bond‐servant, and being made in the likenessof men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbledHimself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even deathon a cross. 9 For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, andbestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so thatat the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are inheaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that everytongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of Godthe Father.

• Satan even quoted Scripture in his 2nd temptation ofChrist, but in each case, when Satan would offer atemptation, Christ quoted from the last book of the Lawof Moses: Deuteronomy.

Psalm 91:11‐1211 For He will give His angels chargeconcerning you, to guard you in allyour ways. 12 They will bear you up intheir hands, That you do not strikeyour foot against a stone.



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Deuteronomy 8:3

“He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna whichyou did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make youunderstand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives byeverything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 6:16

“You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested Him at

Massah.

Deuteronomy 10:20

“You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve Him and cling toHim, and you shall swear by His name.



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Ephesians 6:13

Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will beable to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, tostand firm.

James 4:7

Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee fromyou.

1 Peter 5:9

But resist him [the devil], firm in your faith, knowing that thesame experiences of suffering are being accomplished by yourbrethren who are in the world.

Was Christ able not to sin or not able to sin?Matthew 4:1‐11


• Both – Christ was and is fully God and fully man.

• It meant that Satan could appeal to His humanity totempt Him just as we can be and are likewise tempted(cf. Hebrews 4:15).



Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a high priestwho cannot sympathize with ourweaknesses, but One who has beentempted in all things as we are, yetwithout sin.

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• Yet Christ, with a human body like oursdid not have a Sin Nature as we have.

• While Christ had all the humanvulnerabilities of the body that wehave, there was no Sin Nature towhich Satan could to appeal.



• Adam was created innocent, but stillhad the ability to choose contrary toGod’s declared will.

• Christ, however, was not onlyinnocent, but was and is alsofundamentally righteous.

Adam vs. ChristMatthew 4:1‐11


John 8:46“Which one of you convictsMe of sin? If I speak truth, whydo you not believe Me?

• As Christ began His public ministry:

– He located Himself in the northern part of the sea of Galilee (v.12).

– He selected disciples (vv. 18‐22).

– He performed miracles of healing (vv. 23‐25).

– Jesus also proclaimed the kingdom at hand (v. 17).

Christ’s Public MinistryMatthew 4:12‐25


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• You may remember back in sessions14‐15, that we discussed Joshua andthe conquest of Canaan and howthe 12 tribes were commanded totake over all the land and drive outthe Canaanites.



“Galilee of the Gentiles”



• You can see the areas thatZebulun and Naphtali inheritedon the north and on the westside of the Sea of Galilee. Thisis the same area where Christ,the Messiah would settle andcarry out ministry – inCapernaum.

• In this passage, we see thatJesus selected disciples – twosets of brothers:

• Simon Peter and Andrew,then James and John, thesons of Zebedee.

• Selecting disciples meant thatJesus was beginning Hisministry as a rabbi (a Jewishteacher).

Jesus selected disciplesMatthew 4:12‐25


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• In this, Jesus was both typicaland also a very unique rabbi.

• Understanding Jesus to beboth a typical and a veryunique rabbi, will becomecritical to our study.

Jesus a Typical and Unique RabbiMatthew 4:12‐25


• Jesus tells Nicodemus, “You must be born again”.However, according to Pharisaic tradition if you were arabbi you were already ‘born again’!



BORN AGAINType of Birth Reference

1. Proselyte Conversion

Encyclopedia Judaica: Vol. 13, Jewish Encyclopedia:

Vol. 10, pg. 223; Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah:

Vol. 1, pg. 384; Nicodemus, A Rabbi’s Quest, Ariel

Ministries, Manuscript #16, pg. 4 (Logos)

2. Crowned King

Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah: Vol. 1, pg. 384.

Yalkut on 1 Sam. 13; Nicodemus, A Rabbi’s Quest,

Ariel Ministries, Manuscript #16, pg. 4 (Logos)

3. Bar MitzvahNicodemus, A Rabbi’s Quest, Ariel Ministries,

Manuscript #16, pg. 4 (Logos)

4. Marriage

Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Vol. 1, pg. 384

(Logos); Nicodemus, A Rabbi’s Quest, Ariel


5. Rabbinic OrdinationPeninim on the Torah, pg. 233; Nicodemus, A Rabbi’s

Quest, Ariel Ministries, Manuscript #16, pg. 5 (Logos)

6. Head of a Rabbinic Academy (Yeshiva)

Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Vol. 1, pg. 384;

(Logos); Nicodemus, A Rabbi’s Quest, Ariel


Born of the Spirit John 3:7

www.hadavar.org/getting‐to‐know‐god/you‐must‐be‐born‐again/ (lists 8)


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• A rabbi was not permitted to ask his disciples to wash hisfeet.



• "I AM the good shepherd; the good shepherd laysdown His life for the sheep." John 10:11



• As a rabbi, Jesus wouldseek and also select Hisdisciples.

• The gospels seem to saythat all of the disciplesfollowed Him right away,but that was done afterChrist presented Himselfas a rabbi.

Jesus the Rabbi (teacher)Matthew 4:12‐25


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• As we proceed with ourongoing study of Law & Grace,we will continue examiningwhat it meant for Jesus to be arabbi among the people, in theland of Israel.

• So, the disciples did respondright away to Jesus’ invitationbut only after he had presentedhimself as a rabbi, in theexpected manner.

Jesus the Rabbi (teacher)Matthew 4:12‐25


Session 22 Outline

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• Jesus performed miracles ofhealing as the validation andverification that He was indeedthe long‐promised Messiah.

Why the healing miracles? Matthew 4:12‐25


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• Later in Matthew, after John theBaptist is jailed by Herod thetetrarch, John asks if Jesus is thepromised One.

• Jesus tells them to testify aboutthe things that He has been doing:healing and proclaiming.

Why the healing miracles? Matthew 4:12‐25


Matthew 11:2‐62 Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ,he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to Him, “Are You theExpected One, or shall we look for someone else?” 4 Jesusanswered and said to them, “Go and report to John what youhear and see: 5 the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT and the lame walk, thelepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up,and the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM. 6 “And blessed ishe who does not take offense at Me.” (cf. Isaiah 35:5; 42:18;57:18,19; 61:1; Luke 4:16‐21)

• While Christ was the stewardwho initiated the Church throughthe Apostles in His 1st Coming,His three years of ministry areoften misunderstood by manyChristians.

An insight into Christ’s 1st ComingMatthew 4:12‐25


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• In His 1st Coming Christ wassent to Earth to be born a Jew,in the land of Israel, to appealonly to the Jews, telling themthat they should receive Him astheir King and Messiah, anddeclaring to them the Gospel ofthe Kingdom of God.

An insight into Christ’s 1st ComingMatthew 4:12‐25


• In a word – No! The Gospel ofthe Kingdom was the messageof good news delivered to theIsraelites, in the land of Israel,about Jesus, the King of Israel(Matt. 2:2 4:23; 9:35; 27:11).

Not for us who are in the church?Matthew 4:12‐25


• The Gospel of the Kingdomwas Jesus telling the Nationof Israel that if she wouldacknowledge Him as herMessiah, the prophesiedkingdom would come to theearth and Messiah would rulefrom Jerusalem, the city ofthe Great King (Matt. 5:35).

Not for us who are in the church?Matthew 4:12‐25


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• The Gospel of Substitution declares that anyone, (Jew orGentile), believing that Christ, the Son of God, died fortheir sins, was buried, and rose again, for them, will besaved eternally (cf. 1 Cor. 15:1‐11; Isa. 53). This is theGood News that we are to share with the lost.

The Gospel of SubstitutionMatthew 4:12‐25


• The Church’s place in the comingMillennial Kingdom will be as theBride of Christ, coming with Him torule and reign.

The Coming Kingdom Matthew 4:12‐25


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• So in Jesus’ initial ministry, He settled in Capernaum innorthern Galilee, teaching in the synagogues aroundGalilee, preaching the kingdom, and selecting disciplesto follow Him.

So in Jesus’ initial ministry…Matthew 4:12‐25


• People came from areas to thenorth (Syria), from aroundGalilee, and from the southernpart of Israel as well.

So in Jesus’ initial ministry…Matthew 4:12‐25


In Our Next Session ‐ The Sermon on the MountMatthew 5‐7


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Special thanks to Dr. Vern Peterman for access to his insights and resources.

Law and Grace: An OverviewJim McGowan, Th.D.

Sugar Land Bible Church08‐18‐2019

For the Law was given through Moses…

…but grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ ‐ John 1:17

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