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The Caldwell Commentaries dive deep into the Bible to reveal the amazing truths God has shared with mankind about HIStory, salvation in Christ, and the future! Be prepared for some spiritual heartburn!
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Life of Christ Lesson 129: The Woe Sermon - Part II {Harsh Words for Hypocrites}
Mar 1501:11:17Tap to summarizeMatthew 23:13-39; Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47 Matthew chapter 23 contains the last words the Lord Jesus ever spoke in the confines of the Temple walls. They were the harshest words He ever spoke and, not surprisingly, they were directed at the false leaders of Israel who held themselves out to be God's servants when in reality they were deceivers, hypocrites, liars, murderers, and the children of Satan himself. The words Christ spoke in His eleventh recorded sermon are often referred to corporately as "The Denunciation Discourse" or "The Woe Discourse" - because He pronounced seven "woe judgments" on Israel's religious leadership. By way of those pronounced "woes," He was giving seven reasons for the judgment soon to fall on Israel. Her judgment came because the false Pharisaic system of Judaism led the nation to reject her long-awaited Messiah and Saviour! The Lord Jesus called the nation's leaders hypocrites for: (1) Shutting-up the Kingdom of Heaven, (2) Stealing from Widows, (3) Sending Men to Hell, (4) Swearing for Gain, (5) Straining at Gnats, (6) Scrubbing the Eternals, and (7) Slaying the Righteous.
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 128: The Woe Sermon - Part I {The Danger of the Cloak of Religion}
Mar 1401:13:51Tap to summarizeMatthew 23:1-12; Mark 12:38 39; Luke 20:45, 46 As our chronological study of Christ's earthly life continues with the events and sermons of Tuesday of the Passion Week, we come with this lesson and the one to follow (Lesson 129) to His eleventh recorded sermon, "The Denunciation Discourse". Before actually getting to that discourse, the Lord Jesus addressed the multitude assembled around Him, as well as His faithful disciples (scribes and Pharisees were within hearing distance). He spoke serious words of warning about the false religious leaders of His day. There is nothing more directly opposed to the true Gospel than the false teachings of prideful, self-deceived men and women who disguise themselves under the cloak of religion! It is very interesting to learn that the Lord's first public sermon and His last public sermon consist almost entirely of warnings regarding false spiritual teachers!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 127: Loaded Answers Supplied {Theologically-Loaded Question from a Scribe}
Mar 1301:16:12Tap to summarizeMatthew 22:34-46; Mark 12:28-37; Luke 20:41-44 The third of a trilogy of "loaded" questions asked of Jesus on Tuesday of the Passion Week came from a lawyer (a "scribe" - Mark 12:28). It was not a political or doctrinal question, but a theological one; it had to do with the greatest commandment in the Old Testament Law. After supplying the lawyer with the perfect answer, the Lord Jesus asked the man a question of His own (as He often did). His question dealt with the most important personal issue facing every person, past, present, and future! It was essentially, "Who is Christ? Whose Son is He? Is He merely the son of a man, or is He the very Son of God?" The Lord Himself supplied the answer to His own question, and it was a very LOADED answer! As He always did, He used the Word of God as both His final authority and His proof text. Learn how Christ used Psalm 110:1 to prove that the Messiah (Himself) is also Adonai (Lord God)! THIS IS AN IMPORTANT APOLOGETIC TOOL FOR PROVING CHRIST'S DEITY!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lessons 126b, c: Loaded Questions Silenced - Part II {Doctrinally-Loaded Question from Sadducees to Mock Resurrection}
Mar 1201:21:12Tap to summarizeMatthew 22:23-33; Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-40 Following the completely failed attempt by some Pharisees to ensnare Jesus with two politically loaded questions - due to the profound wisdom of His responses, another group of men quickly took over where the Pharisees left off. This second group consisted of Sadducees, and they also had a "loaded" question which they were sure would put Jesus in a "no win" situation however He answered it. How wrong they were! Their question was doctrinally loaded and was intentionally created to make the doctrine of resurrection (which they did NOT believe) look ridiculous. The Lord's answer to their sarcastic and jesting question about a woman who had seven husbands - and whose wife would she be in the resurrection is absolutely INCREDIBLE!! Everyone who heard it was astonished at His teaching. In fact, after He spoke, we read these words about His enemies in Luke 20:40, " . . . they durst not ask Him any question at all".
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 126a: Loaded Questions Silenced - Part I {Politically-Loaded Question from Pharisees}
Mar 1101:11:16Tap to summarizeMatthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26 It was Tuesday of the Lord's Passion Week. Following His series of three judgment parables (see Lessons 124 and 125), the religious rulers of Israel confronted Jesus with what we are calling three "loaded" questions. They were "loaded" in that they were purposely and maliciously designed to trap Him into condemning Himself by His responses. Little did those rulers realize how their "loaded" questions were actually fulfilled the divine purpose of examining the Passover Lamb! As we look at these questions - in this lesson it is a politically loaded question asked by some Pharisees - and the Lord's amazing answers to them, we will see even His worst enemies could find NO FAULT in Him!! He was the SPOTLESS Lamb of God, Whose death and shed blood would totally satisfy the Father as the righteous payment for the sins of the world!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 125: Judgement for Rejection - Part III {Parable of the Wedding Banquet for the King’s Son}
Mar 801:12:59Tap to summarizeMatthew 22:1-14 In this lesson, we discuss "The Lord's Answer" to a question that a delegation of religious rulers posed to Him in Matthew 21:23 regarding His authority to present Himself to Israel as her Messiah and to cleanse the Temple of the religious "robbers" who had made it their "den" of iniquity. Christ's answer challenged His enemies' four-fold rejection: (1) their rejection of John the Baptist and his authority, (2) their rejection of God the Father (which He taught via His "Parable of the Two Sons"), (3) their rejection of God the Son (which He taught by way of His "Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers") and (4) their rejection of God the Holy Spirit. It is this fourth subject to which we come in this lesson. Again, the Lord spoke by way of a parable: "The Parable of the Wedding Banquet for the King's Son".
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 124b: Judgment for Rejection - Part II {Parables of the Two Sons and Wicked Vinedressers
Mar 701:06:24Tap to summarizeMatthew 21:28-46; Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19 While Jesus knew the religious rulers were insincere in their request to know the truth about His authority, He never failed to give an honest answer. Furthermore, there were others in the crowd (as well as future readers of the written record of this time) who needed to hear His answer. So, rather than evading the matter of His authority (to claim Messiahship and rightfully cleanse the Temple), He proceeded to tell three parables that effectively supplied the information requested - but in such a way that they (the rulers) could not stone Him! The first two of those parables are discussed in this lesson. They are: "The Parable of the Two Sons" and "The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers".
Transcribe →Genesis Lesson 74: The Mizpah Peace Pact {Laban‘s School of Hardknocks}
Aug 15, 2024Tap to summarizeGenesis 31:36-55 Jacob's 20-year experience in "The Laban School of Hardknocks" had come to an end. Jacob learned many much needed lessons about reaping and sowing, about the Lord God, and about humility. He had not learned everything, but God was ready for him to "graduate" and move on. In this lesson, he makes his permanent break from Laban, who had angrily chased him until he overtook him in the hills of Gilead. If not for God's intervention (in a dream to Laban), Jacob may have perished or have had everything taken from him. In this lesson, we look at Jacob's speech of righteous indignation, addressed to his father-in-law. He was righteously angry for having been fervently chased, falsely charged, and financially cheated. He concluded his indictment of Laban with a testimony for God. He acknowledged that if not for God's presence and protection, Laban would have sent him away empty. Jacob exposed Laban's evil before all those gathered from both camps, but Laban never repented or asked forgiveness. We also discuss the Peace Pact made between Laban and Jacob. To serve as a reminder of this pact, Jacob established a pillar and a pile of stones, which he called "Galeed," which means "a heap of witness". It was a witness between Laban and Jacob - or a sentry or "watchtower" of "Mizpah" to guard the boundary between the two men and ensure the terms of their peace were kept. At the Mizpah Monument, Laban made a number of demands on Jacob, all of which were attacks of his character. People who refer to Genesis 31:49 as "The Mizpah Blessing" really need to understand the verse IN ITS CONTEXT!! It is NOT a blessing at all. Also, it was spoken by a wicked-hearted man to purposely imply that his son-in-law was not to be trusted. It was not spoke to bring them together, but to keep them apart. It was only spoken by Laban to protect himself, not Jacob or his family. Mizpah, to Laban, was a monument of suspicion and fear, not love and trust!
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