Wed Sep 24

Listen up, little ones

Especially for the littles in your household.

Listen for the words God and Scripture.

Reading

John 10:22-36—Scripture Cannot Be Broken

Keys for kids

Also for the littles. Young households might choose, after Keys for Kids, to go directly to praise and prayer.

The whole Bible is breathed out by God.
The truth of the Bible can never be proven false.
YJesus is equal with God in every way.

Questions

(Some read the ?s before the notes/ ask them after.)

Why was the Jews’ charge of blasphemy against Jesus wrong?
How did Jesus refute that charge?
What do we know about the Bible?

Notes

(See Saturday for authors. Today’s notes are from a commentary on Romans by Richard D. Phillips)

Jesus refuted the charge of blasphemy in a way that is hard for us to follow today. … The Jews were basing their accusation on the Scriptures, so Jesus exposed their inability to handle the Scriptures rightly. He quotes Psalm 82:6, a psalm of rebuke to the unjust judges of Israel. The full verse reads: “I said, ‘You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you.’ ” Some people, such as the Mormons, use Jesus’ quotation of this verse to argue that all believers will ultimately become gods. But this is a preposterous interpretation. Rather, the psalm acknowledges that the judges of ancient Israel ruled with God’s authority. They were as gods among the people, fulfilling a holy task on God’s behalf. The point of the psalm is not to exalt these human rulers, but to threaten them for their unjust ways. “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince” (Ps. 82:6–7). …

We should note the high claim that Jesus makes about the Scriptures. He refers to the Old Testament as “the word of God” and asserts that “Scripture cannot be broken” (John 10:35)—that is, it cannot be refuted or set aside. He bases his whole defense on one word in a single psalm. This affirms the authority of every single word in the Bible as being inspired from God himself.

Swedish Method questions

See the Sunday notes for meaning of the symbols.

Praise

Psalm 19b, 119t

Prayer

Ask God to help you always trust His word.
Pray for change in you from last Lord’s Day’s sermons.
Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.