JOHN 19:8-22
Pastor Rick
Jackson
In this
short account during the passion of our Lord we can clearly see (1) the
arrogance of men thinking they have power (2) the Sovereignty of God despite
appearances to the contrary and (3) the blindness of sinners as they reject
their only Hope- the Lord Jesus Christ. I’d like to illustrate these truths
through the simple use of the word “No.”
I. THE
INCARNATION OF CHRIST
1. NO Room
[Luke 2:7]
And she
brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid
him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
2. NO Fault
[Luke 23:4, 13-15]
- Then said
Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
- And
Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the
people, Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that
perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have
found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: No, nor
yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto
him.
3. NO
Corruption [Ps. 16:10, Acts 13:33-39]
- For thou
wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see
corruption.
- God hath
fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus
again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day
have I begotten thee. And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead,
now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the
sure mercies of David. Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not
suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. For David, after he had served his own
generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers,
and saw corruption: But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption. Be it
known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached
unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified
from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
II. THE
EXCELLENCE OF CHRIST
1. NO
Greater [Heb. 6:13, John 8:56]
-For when
God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by
himself,
-Your father
Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
2. NO Change
(His Personal Attributes) [Mal. 3:6, Heb. 13:8, 2 Tm. 2:11-13]
-For I am
the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
-Jesus
Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
-It is a
faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: If we
suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: If
we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
3. NO
Darkness [John 1:1-9, 8:12, 9:5]
-In the
beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The
same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without
him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the
light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended
it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a
witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the
true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
-Then spake
Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth
me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
-As long as
I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
III. THE
ACCEPTANCE OF CHRIST
1. NO
Respecter of Persons [Dt. 10:17, Acts 10:34-36, Rm. 2:11-12]
- For the
LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a
terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
- Then Peter
opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of
persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is
accepted with him. The word which God sent unto the children of Israel,
preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
- For there
is no respect of persons with God. For as many as have sinned without law shall
also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged
by the law;
2. NO Man
but by Christ [Jn. 14:6, 1 Tm. 2:5]
-Jesus saith
unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,
but by me.
-For there
is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
3. NO One
Turned Down [John 6:37-40]
All that the
Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise
cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of
him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all
which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at
the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which
seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will
raise him up at the last day.
