The Lord's Judgement On Me

Remember, Jesus has judged a group of Pharisees and teachers of the law who have come before Him, having judged His disciples on the basis of their non-observance of the tradition of the elders. Remember also, and never be deceived about this. To judge Jesus’ disciples, especially in His presence, is to judge Him also.

Think about it. The Pharisees and teachers of the law lay full blame on Rabbi Jesus, for in their heart and mind, it is Jesus who is responsible for the actions of His students. As the teacher so are his students. Can you not recall Jesus speaking the exact sentiments to His disciples? I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor a messenger greater than the one who sent him. John 13: 16.

Indeed, these haughty worshippers of God, do not even know what they are really doing, when they come to Jesus, most displeased with the behaviour of His disciples in not observing what is lawful; what has been handed down by their ancestors. Their indictment is on the Teacher, Jesus.

Let’s stop for a moment to hear this word plainly and clearly. All who know it and do not know it, may God grant us grace to hear and heed. The word is that when we judge the servants or students of Jesus, we judge Jesus also. It is enough for the student to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebub, how much more the members of his household. Matthew 10: 25. Additionally, we listen to a violently strong warning given by the man to whom God gave exceptional wisdom and understanding, as is documented in Proverbs 30: 10. Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will pay for it.

All who have died to human ways of thinking, understanding and interpreting, have Jesus as our controlling voice. We obey Him who has become our righteousness. Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus, the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8: 1 - 2. What is the law of sin and death? Believe it or not, it is the perfect, holy, just and right law that was given for our salvation. Sadly, sin took hold of it in our carnal, sinful nature and by it, brought about our condemnation. It is precisely because I am sinful and unable to keep the just, right and perfect law that God sent Jesus, the Only Person to fulfill the requirements of the perfect law in us, imperfect people. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit. Romans 8: 3 – 4.

Jesus shows us convincingly and convictingly, in His response to the religious believers in God – the Pharisees and teachers of the law - what self-driven people are all about. These are those in whom the righteous requirements of the law are never fulfilled, nor can they be fulfilled, because the very law becomes their condemnation. Jesus shows us clearly that in His Presence, He, the Sent One from God, to teach and show the truth about law and God, is being chastised, rebuked and asked to follow a dead way, according to human desires.

Tomorrow, we continue to learn more through the wisdom of the Son of God