RIGHT & WRONG

MT. 26:6-13, MK. 14:3-9, JOHN 12:1-8

It was in the spring of 30 AD, the week before Jesus would go to the cross to bear the sins of the world, to give His life on Calvary's tree, and to rise from the dead three days later. Here we find Mary, the sister of Lazarus and Martha, illustrating our first point...

I. DOING RIGHT [JOHN 12:1-3]

1. Mary knew what Jesus had done [v. 1]

2. Mary knew what Martha was doing [v. 2, note: the events of Lk. 10:38 etc. had occurred in the fall of the previous year, i.e. 29 AD]

3. Mary knew what another had done [v. 3, note: the events of Lk. 7:36-50 had happened in 28 AD, some 2 years earlier)

You might think that this display of love would elicit praise from others in the immediate area. But instead we find our people illustrating our second point...

II. DOING WRONG [JOHN 12:4-6]

1. The self-serving sinner will criticize [v. 4-6]

2. The careless Christian will conform [Mt. 26:8, Rm. 12:2]

3. The carnal Christian will conflict with God [Mk. 14:4, Rm. 5:8-13]

One of the reasons we study God's Word is to get to know Him better, and in knowing Him better we can look at what's going on, see right and wrong, and that brings us to our third and final point...

III. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BY KNOWING THE SAVIOUR

1. The Rebuke [Mk. 14:6]

2. The Reminder [Mk. 14:7]

3. The Reward [Mk. 14:8-9, Mt. 25:21]