It is all about Him

Speaker: Ps Joseph Prince

Every stories in the Old Testament is about Jesus. The only theme of the Bible is Christ because He is the object of God's delight.

When trial comes, faith is there to overcome trial. And faith comes by hearing the word of Christ. Not the words of Theos but the word of Kristos.
God knows your problem but as long as your ocus is on Jesus, the storm, wind and wave will never have effect upon us. Only when we took our eyes away from Him, then we will start to drown.

Jesus is pictured as different person in each of the gospel.
John -> Jesus as Son of God. There's no genealogy of Jesus because he is revealed as son of God.
Matthew -> Jesus as King of Jews. There's a genealogy of Jesus proud pedigree of King. From Abraham to the great king, David, and finally to Jesus.
Mark -> Jesus as Servant. No genealogy because no one ask a servant about his ancestor.
Luke -> Jesus as Perfect man = Son of man. Here Jesus genealogy is traced back to Adam.

We will further discuss about John 1 - 8 and what Jesus represent in each of them.
John 1: Son of God. Israel has been blinded to a point where Jesus come to themas their own but was rejected by his own people.
John 2: Jesus turn water into wine. When Jesus come to the nation, it is a joyless nation but Jesus give them joy.
John 3: "For God so love the world ...". Not to condemn but to save the world.
John 4: Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman. Jesus loves the jew as well as the gentiles.
John 5: Jesus heal a man paralyzed for 38 years. the duration of Israel wandering in judgment from Kadish Baniah (maybe wrong spelling) to the day they enter the promise land is 38 years. All together, Israel wander for 40 years, but they wander 38 years in judgment.
John 6: "I'm the bread of Life". People are hungry but they don't have the taste of the bread of life.
John 7: "Why didn't you bring Him in?" Because none ever spoken like this man. the Pharisee suppose to point people to God but they instead want to capture Jesus in flesh. Jesus disarmed them without weapon. The Pharisees try to use the lion approach but it does not work, so they use the subtle way. Often times, Devil use subtle way to win.
John 8: Jesus went to mount Olive. Everyone have their own house but Jesus doesn't, so he went to mount Olive. Jesus is the richest being in the whole universe but he didn't choose to be born in a manger -> Humility. The real transaction took place when he die poor at the cross so that we in His poverty might be rich.

* So don't say that God doesn't want us to be rich because Christ died poor and naked to give you all His riches.

John picture Jesus in various state:
Jesus standing = Glory, Majesty, Dignity
Jesus walking = Public Manifestation / Ministry
Jesus Sitting = Grace, Humility ( John 8:2)

John 8. Adultery and Prostitution is different. But the Pharisees brought the woman but not the man because they want to expose Jesus. Adultery involve 2 person but why it is only the woman who they brought to Jesus but not the man? They want to use the bible to attack Jesus. They want to test Jesus, to condemn people with quotes from Old Testament = oppress woman.

Religion uses bible verses to condemn. Leviticus 20:10 actually emphasize more on the man in the course of adultery ( If a man commits adultery with another man's wife-with the wife of his neighbor-both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.) The Pharisees want to know what Jesus will say because they know that Jesus is full of grace and that Jesus will want to rescue the woman.

Questions:
How does he rescue her without compromising the law? How can Jesus reconcile God's grace and God's Holiness? How can Jesus give her grace and in the same time did not break the law? The Pharisees thought that any ways Jesus take, He will be trapped.

Remember that God has to be tough because God cannot allow sin to come into heaven.
God reconcile Grace and Law. Grace and Mercy rejoice over Law and Judgment.

Answer:
Jesus wrote with his finger. There's nothing superfluous in the bible. Every word counts. So why His finger? this is the second time God's finger is mention. The first time is when God wrote the 10 commandments. Law is design to bring out man's sin. When Moses broke the stones and God wrote the second one, God spent more time talking about His son = Mercy. As Pictured in the arc of covenant, God's Holiness (Law) is under God's mercy and grace. The 2 cherubins (God's judicial eyes) looking down at the mercy seat where blood is sprinkled. Without the blood God's eyes sees the broken law. "Those who depart from Him will return to the earth"

Jesus wrote twice on the ground. The second time when Jesus wrote represent conviction ( Jeremiah 17) and John 8:9 Fulfill Jeremiah's verse.

"Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more. " No condemnation is given first and then go and sin no more is given second. Why?
When you know there's no condemnation, THEN you can sin no more. Even if you sin, you know the gift of NO condemnation is still yours, so you can go and sin no more.

Number 5:16 -> the law of unfaithful wife. And John 8 actually fulfill the scripture.
Old T: The Priest take holy water, earthen vessel and dust on the floor.
New T: Jesus wrote on the ground.

Earthen vessel and Holy water = Jesus
Number 5:21 - Belly swell = pride
Thigh rot = weak
Number 5:18 -> Bitter water. The corss make the bitter water sweet. Religion make you bitter. Sweet water hence become a blessing. Keep your water from becoming bitter.

It is not a big deal to understand the law. Even the devil understands. But we need Holy Spirit to understood grace.

Jesus Fulfilled God's Law so that we are not under law because the law has been magnified.

God has been faithful and just to what Jesus had done on the cross. The faithfulness and righteousness demand your clearance and forgiveness.