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My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音） 
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Day 377

The Son Of God

Text: John 19: 7

THE SON OF GOD

Pilate could not understand why the Jews were so incensed against Jesus. They finally told him why they wanted to destroy Jesus.

“The Jews answered him, ‘We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.’”

John 19:7

1. “The Jews answered him”

a. The real reason was disclosed here.
b. Pilate began to understand their sense of religious hatred.

2. “We have a law”

a. The Jews declared that they had religious laws to follow.
b. This was allowed for by Rome.
c. The different races that were governed by Rome were allowed to follow their religious laws.

3. “And according to our law He ought to die”

a. Jewish laws had at least two aspects:
i. The civil law (this was over-ridden by Rome’s law)
ii. The religious law (Rome allowed this to exist)
b. According to the Jewish law:
i. Some sins were penalised by fines.
ii. There were some sins that merited the death penalty.

4. “Because He made Himself the Son of God”

a. This to the Jews was blasphemy.
b. The penalty for blasphemy was the death penalty.

THE THEOLOGY BEHIND THE “SON OF GOD” TITLE

What lay behind the “Son of God” title? The following thoughts are important to bear in mind.

1. It is a special title.

2. It would mean that Jesus was the Messiah (The Anointed One).

3. It would mean that Jesus was Himself Deity.

REJECTION OF JESUS AS THE SON OF GOD

The Jews could not bring themselves to believe and accept that Jesus was the Son of God. They would have to admit and confess all their sinful wrong-doing! They would have to come humbly to Jesus and to repent from their sins and follow Him as His disciples. They could never do that!

经文：约翰福音19：7

神的儿子

彼拉多不明白为什么犹太人对耶稣如此愤怒。他们终于告诉彼拉多他们为何要毁灭耶稣。

“犹太人回答说：‘我们有律法，按那律法，他是该死的！因他以自己为神的儿子。’”

《约翰福音19：7》

1. “犹太人回答说”

a. 犹太人说出了真正的原因
b. 彼拉多如今开始理解他们对耶稣的憎恨

2. “我们有律法”

a. 犹太人说他们必须遵守他们宗教的律法
b. 这是罗马帝国允许的
c. 在罗马帝国中的不同族群能够遵守他们宗教的律法

3. “按那律法，他是该死的”

a. 犹太律法有两个部分：
i. 民法（由罗马帝国的法律取代了）
ii. 宗教的律法（罗马帝国允许犹太人继续使用）
b. 跟照犹太律法：
i. 有些罪的刑罚是罚款
ii. 也有些罪必须判死刑

4. “因他以自己为神的儿子”

a. 这对犹太人来说是亵渎的话
b. 亵渎的罪名必须判死刑

“神的儿子”这名衔背后的神学

“神的儿子” 这名衔背后有什么意义呢？以下有几个关键的观点：

1. 这是个特别的名衔

2. 这代表耶稣是弥赛亚（受膏者）

3. 这代表耶稣本身是神

犹太人拒绝耶稣为神的儿子

犹太人没法相信并且接受耶稣就是神的儿子。否则他们得承认他们的罪过。他们必须谦卑地来到耶稣前，选择悔改，跟随祂，成为祂的门徒。他们是绝对不会这么做的！