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Why was Jesus Unafraid of Death?

Text: John 10: 17

WHY WAS JESUS UNAFRAID OF DEATH?

Many of us are fearful about death. We fear suffering. We feel sad that we will not see our loved ones anymore. Many prefer not to speak about death, if possible.

Jesus was very different. He was able to speak about death in the same way as He taught other great and important truths. He spoke with deep conviction and confidence.

“Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.”

John 10:17-18

1. “Therefore My Father loves Me”

a. There are many reasons why the Father loved Jesus.

b. This reason deserves special mention.

i. Because Jesus was prepared to lay down His life.

ii. Because this was necessary to bring salvation to mankind.

iii. Because this was what the Father would have Jesus to do.

iv. And Jesus was willing to fully obey His Father and thus the Father loved Him wondrously.

v. Jesus knew that He would not die permanently! He would have His life return to Him again.

2. “No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself”

a. On the outside, it may appear as if the enemy had overcome and prevailed against Jesus.

b. But this is not the case! Jesus was prepared to lay down His life to save mankind.

3. “I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again”

a. The word “power” must not be misunderstood.

i. It is not violence.

ii. It is not human might.

b. The word “power” is best understood as “authority”.

i. Jesus had authority over His own life.

ii. He has full authority to lay down His life and to take it back too.

4. “This command I have received from My Father”

a. This “command” is a reference to God’s word.

b. God approves and applauds what Jesus was going to do… to lay down His life for the world.

经文：约翰福音 10: 17

为什么耶稣不害怕死亡？

我们很多人都害怕死亡。我们害怕受苦。如果再也见不到心爱的人，我们会感悲伤。如果可能的话，很多人都不愿提起死亡。

耶稣却不同。衪可以提到死亡，就如同祂教训其他伟大和重要的真理一样。祂以深切的信念和信心来教训人。

“我父爱我，因我将命舍去，好再取回来。没有人夺我的命去，是我自己舍的。我有权柄舍了，也有权柄取回来，这是我从我父所受的命令。”

《约翰福音 10: 17-18》

1. “我父爱我”

a．天父爱耶稣有很多理由

b．这个理由值得特别被提及

i．因为耶稣已准备好将命舍去

ii．因为这是为了救赎人必须做的

iii．因为这是天父要耶稣做的

iv．耶稣愿意全心全意顺从衪的父，因此，天父非常爱衪

v．耶稣知道衪不会永远死去！衪的生命会再归还给祂。

2．“没有人夺我的命去，是我自己舍的”

a．表面看来，敌人好似已胜过和克服了耶稣

b．但事实不是这样！而是耶稣已准备舍命去救赎人。

3．“我有权柄舍了，也有权柄取回来”

a．这“权柄”不应该被误解

i．它不是暴力

ii．它不是人的力量

b．这“权柄”最好的解释是“权威”

i．耶稣对自己的生命有这权威

ii．衪有全权将命舍去，也有全权取回来

4．“这是我从我父所受的命令”

a．这“命令”是指上帝的话语

b．上帝赞许耶稣将要做的……那就是为世人将命舍去