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Turning Nasty

Text: John 8: 48-49

TURNING NASTY

The Jews did not like to hear Jesus declaring that “they were not of God!”. At this remark of Jesus, they turned nasty. They revealed their true colours.

“Then the Jews answered and said to Him, ‘Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?’ Jesus answered, ‘I do not have a demon; but I honour My Father, and you dishonour Me.’”

John 8:48-49

1. The insults hurled at Jesus

a. “Do we not say rightly”

i. They still insisted that they were right.

ii. Once again they rejected what Jesus said about why they could not believe Him.

b. Two insults:

i. “You are a Samaritan”

ii. “And have a demon”

2. Being called a Samaritan

a. The Jews despised Samaritans.

b. They would have nothing to do with them.

c. To call Jesus a Samaritan was to hurl a very great insult at Jesus!

3. “And have a demon”

a. This was an even harsher insult.

b. Jesus was accused of being possessed by a demon.

c. This was nothing short of a blasphemy.

d. The Jews were on the brink of spiritual disaster if they continued to pursue this line of thought.

4. Jesus’ reply

a. He rejected the accusation of being possessed by a demon.

b. It was obvious that the Jews were trying to destroy His good name in every possible way.

5. Honour

a. Jesus had always sought to honour His Father.

b. On the other hand, the Jews have always sought to dishonour Jesus.

经文：约翰福音 8：48-49

变得恶劣

犹太人不喜欢听耶稣称他们为“不是出于神！”。对于这个称呼，他们表现恶劣。他们露出了真面目。

“犹太人回答说：‘我们说你是撒马利亚人，并且是鬼附着的，这话岂不正对吗？’ 耶稣说：‘我不是鬼附着的。我尊敬我的父，你们倒轻慢我。’”

《约翰福音 8：48-49》

1. 对耶稣的侮辱

a. “这话岂不正对吗”

i. 他们还是坚持自己是对的

ii. 他们再次否定耶稣说他们不信衪的原因

b. 两次侮辱：

i.“你是撒马利亚人”

ii. “并且是鬼附着的”

2. 被称为撒马利亚人

a. 犹太人鄙视撒马利亚人

b. 他们不屑与他们有任何来往

c. 把耶稣称为撒马利亚人是对祂一个极大的侮辱！

3. “并且是鬼附着的”

a. 这是更苛刻的侮辱

b. 耶稣被指控为被鬼附着

c. 这等于亵渎

d. 犹太人如果还继续有这种想法，就好比在属灵灾难边徘徊

4．耶稣的回答

a.衪否认被鬼附着的指控

b.很明显的，犹太人想尽方法来破坏祂的好名声

5．尊敬

a. 耶稣一直都寻求尊敬衪的父

b. 另一方面，犹太人却一直企图轻慢耶稣