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Pointed Questions

Text: John 8: 19-20

POINTED QUESTIONS

The first time Jesus appealed to God as His witness, the Jews were silent (John 5:36-37). When Jesus mentioned His Father as His witness again, the Jews raised a pointed question.

“Then they said to Him, ‘Where is Your Father?’ Jesus answered, ‘You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.’ These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one laid hands on Him, for His hour had not yet come.”

John 8:19-20

1. “Where is Your Father”

a. Jesus had to discern whether the Pharisees were seeking the truth.

b. Or whether they were just asking a spurious question.

c. Jesus decided that the Pharisees were not really interested in hearing His answer.

2. “Jesus answered”

There were two parts to His answer:

a. “You know neither Me”

i. This was an obvious observation.
He had taught publicly on many occasions.

ii. He had many public debates with the Pharisees.

iii. His teachings and His miracles had not been given much consideration or credit.

iv. It was clear that they did not know Jesus at all

b. “Nor My Father”

i. They did not know God personally.

ii. They were obviously not born again (John 3:3).

iii. They could not see the kingdom of God the Father.

iv. If they could not see Jesus, it was obvious they did not know the Father either.

c. “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also’

i. The relationship between Jesus and the Father is an inseparable one.

ii. Knowledge of one would lead to knowledge of the other.

3. “His hour had not yet come”

a. Jesus taught boldly in public and in this instance in the Treasury section of the Temple.

b. The hour of His arrest, trial and death had not yet come.

经文：约翰福音 8：19-20

尖锐的问题

“他们就问他说：“你的父在哪里？”耶稣回答说：“你们不认识我，也不认识我的父；若是认识我，也就认识我的父。” 这些话是耶稣在殿里的库房教训人时所说的，也没有人拿他，因为他的时候还没有到。 ”

《约翰福音 8：19-20》

1. “你的父在哪里”

a. 耶稣必须辨别法利赛人是否在寻求真理

b. 或者只是在问虚伪的问题

c. 耶稣的结论是法利赛人并没有意思聆听祂的答复

2. “耶稣回答”

耶稣的回答有两个部分：

a. “你们不认识我”

i. 这是明显的观察

祂在许多公共场合教训人们

ii. 祂和法利赛人有许多公开的理论

iii. 祂的教训和所作的神迹并没有被他们考量或接受

iv. 这很明显地证明他们完全不认识耶稣

b. “也不认识我的父”

i. 他们并没有亲身认识上帝

ii. 他们很明显地没有得到重生 《约翰福音3：3》

iii. 他们无法看到天父的帝国

iv. 如果他们无法认识耶稣，他们很明显地也不认识天父

c. “若是认识我，也就认识我的父”

i. 耶稣和天父的关系是紧密的

ii. 对其中之一的了解，就能理解另一位

3. “他的时候还没有到”

a. 耶稣公然地在公共场合教导，祂是在殿里的库房教训人们

b. 这是因为祂被捕、受刑、和死亡的时候还没有到