The master said, "Oh forget it, just cancel the debt" and he crossed out his sixteen million-dollar debt. But prayer is also a petition. Intimating, that we must pray, not only alone and for ourselves, but with and for others; for we are members one of another, and are called into fellowship with each other. I didn't even take them to the cleaners yet. Without the vowels you don't know how it is pronounced. "Seeing the multitudes, he went into a mountain: and he was set, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth and he taught them, saying," ( Matthew 5:1-2 ). He is to be “first, last, supremest, best,” in our view; and all selfish and worldly views are to be absorbed in that one great desire of the soul that God may be “all in all.” Approaching him with these feelings, our prayers will be answered; our devotions will ascend like incense, and the lifting up our hands will be like the evening sacrifice. They know that I'm a holy man. John 2 - Adam Clarke Commentary - Bible … Education Details: Verse 13.Verse John 2:13.And the Jews' passover was at hand — This was the reason why he stayed but a few days at Capernaum, John 2:12, as he wished to be present at the celebration of this feast at Jerusalem.This was the first passover after Christ's baptism. Therefore this petition is a request that He minimize the occasions of our testing that may result in our sinning. We are weak, and cannot do it; but thou art Almighty, and all things are possible with thee. These words may be, and undoubtedly are, capable of another meaning. Amen. 1. How much more will he take care of and see that you are clothed? Also, the adjective "evil" has an article modifying it in the Greek text, which indicates that it is to be taken as a substantive: "the evil one." or, What shall we drink? Yet, you see, my own nature just doesn't want to forgive it. It would be foolish to ask, that God would keep us free from every thing which makes trial of our faith. It is also appropriate for modern disciples to pray it since the inauguration of that kingdom will begin the righteous rule of Messiah on the earth, which every believer should anticipate eagerly. 41. The third petition (Matthew 6:10 b-c) is a request that what God wants to happen on earth will indeed transpire on earth as it now does in heaven. I didn't even take them to the cleaners yet. Hallelujah. Heaven is out of sight, and a world of spirits, therefore our converse with God in prayer must be spiritual; it is on high, therefore in prayer we must be raised above the world, and lift up our hearts, Psalms 5:1. The reference to the "evil one" is a reminder that man's foe is a PERSON, a ubiquitous enemy who sows tares in the wheat (Matthew 13:28), snatches the word out of men's hearts (Matthew 13:19), and goes about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). The problem was one of unmitigated hypocrisy, caused by the attempted service of both God and the devil at the same time, or, in another frame of reference, the dual service of God and mammon, or wealth. “He calls the Devil, in this place, THE EVIL ONE. And they said, "Well, as far as the man... " they said, "Give this glory to God. "Lay up for your treasures in, yourself treasures in heaven." Bible lovers will find a gem in this treasury of scripture knowledge! Why should a difficult, obscure saying establish the meaning of one that is clear and unambiguous? It's that awe you get when you see a child born. It was also due to a difference in purpose between John the Baptist, and Jesus. 1. Found insideMy own private opinion is that there is no such thing as preaching Christ and him crucified, unless you preach what now-a-days is called Calvinism. [Note: Millar Burrows, "Thy Kingdom Come," Journal of Biblical Literature 74 (January 1955):4-5. In prayer the disciple does not try to coerce or manipulate God. Our giving to God, Paul tells us in the Corinthian epistle, is never to be out of constraint or pressure. We must begin our prayers with praising God, and it is very fit he should be first served, and that we should give glory to God, before we expect to receive mercy and grace from him. But you, seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness ( Matthew 6:33 ); Priority, oh how important. Thinking of Him primarily as a mother will result in some distortion in our concept of God. The heathen think that they're gonna be heard for their much speaking, but it isn't the much speaking.Now Jesus then gave to us a model prayer. Prayer's not information time where I'm now gonna inform you God of everything that's gone wrong in my life today. Indeed some of them are still to be found in Jewish writings, but they did not exist in this beautiful combination. However this runs contrary to what Jesus taught and to the thousands of references to God that God has given us in the masculine gender in both Testaments. "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors" ( Matthew 6:12 ). Paul said if you don't work you shouldn't eat ( 2 Thessalonians 3:10 ). Not as if this were the only condition required; there must be repentance and faith, and new obedience; but as where other graces are in truth, there will be this, so this will be a good evidence of the sincerity of our other graces. He said to Jeremiah, "Behold I am the Lord. Take opportunities of the present because you cannot add anything to your spiritual account once you die. Context Summary. ( Matthew 6:30 ). They developed a whole wrong reaction to the law. This thing is too tough for me, it's too much for me; I can't handle it. Don't lay up for yourself treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal ( Matthew 6:19 ): A few years ago there was a great, um, move by many people to buy gold and silver. He's doing the work of the Messiah. Not so.God is no little genie that has to fulfill your wishes. Because we know not what to pray for as we ought, he here helps our infirmities, by putting words into our mouths; after this manner therefore pray ye,Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:9. God, in forgiving us, has a peculiar respect to our forgiving those that have injured us; and therefore, when we pray for pardon, we must mention our making conscience of that duty, not only to remind ourselves of it, but to bind ourselves to it. What do you mean you don't see anything? Erasmus, Grotius, Witsius, Griesbach, Matthaei, and Scholz, may be consulted by those who wish to examine the question for themselves, and to hear all that has been said on both sides. In suing out the pardon of our sins, the great plea we have to rely upon is the satisfaction that was made to the justice of God for the sin of man, by the dying of the Lord Jesus our Surety, or rather Bail to the action, that undertook our discharge. God does not test (peirasmos) anyone (James 1:13-14). They should also ask for God’s control in the affairs of life, so that difficulties they meet will not cause them to fall into sin (Matthew 6:12-15). The tragic consequences of failure to observe this principle of secrecy are today clearly visible on a national scale where the state's ostentatious helping of the poor has degraded millions who, stripped of every dignity, must stand in line, bare the innermost secrets of their souls to "case workers," and finally sink into a state of permanent and professional poverty and the complete abandonment of self-esteem, self-reliance, and responsibility. The Lord did not say, "Pray in these words," but "After this manner." The mystery of how God cares for the myriads of his creatures both great and small is an unfailing marvel. Amen refers to every petition going before, and thus, in compassion to our infirmities, we are taught to knit up the whole in one word, and so to gather up, in the general, what we have lost and let slip in the particulars. Now, where in the world men ever got the tradition of tacking reverend on the name of a man, I do not know. Well, you know we're really wanting to add a few programs to the church this year so we really need -- well, maybe I can give twelve hundred, you know.So then comes the first month and I owe a hundred bucks and oh no, I can't afford this hundred dollars. Those prayers that are recorded in the Bible are all, have been very short. I'm not concerned. Man I had it, I had it made. thinking that you'll be heard for your much speaking ( Matthew 6:7 ). You see, it's the hatred from which murder comes. Some commentators, including non-premillenarians, have understood the evil in this petition as a reference to Satanic opposition that will come to its full force before the kingdom begins. Christ's teaching places the utmost emphasis upon it, making it the abode of the Father, the ultimate home of the redeemed, and the source of all blessing. Even in prayer, what I pray for is tested by motivation. 5 "And when you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they # Lit may show themselves to will be seen by people. And he had to say that, the first thing in the morning and he had to say it the last thing at night. God doesn't reward me with eternal life; that is a gift of God. Never was God called the Father of an individual or of human beings in general (though isolated instances occur in second temple Judaism, Sirach 51:10). You know my down sittings, my uprisings. You want your reward from God or you want your reward from man?Now there are a lot of people who are satisfied and desire the reward of man. Blessed Are Those who Mourn (Matthew 5:4) 11. [Note: Stott, pp. And so to have Jesus make this kind of a statement, immediately the first reaction I could be would just be that of giving up. Let him have praise of his perfections, and then let us have the benefit of them. [Note: Walvoord, Matthew: . Lastly, To all this we are taught to affix our Amen, so be it. Not to Abolish But to Fulfill (Matthew 5:17-20) 15. The last three are for the needs of the disciples in the interim preceding the establishment of the kingdom." Greedy soul.Now, as far as God is concerned, you will receive no reward from God for that thousand-dollar offering that you just gave. We ask for that which we are sure shall be granted; for when our Saviour prayed, Father glorify thy name, it was immediately answered, I have glorified it, and will glorify it again. " His supreme concern is to clarify th meaning of the text. ( Matthew 6:28 ). [Note: E.g., Theodore H. Robinson, The Gospel of Matthew, p. 52; M’Neile, p. 81; and T. Herbert Bindley, "Eschatology in the Lord’s Prayer," The Expositor 17 (October 1919):319-20.] I can't, I can't let that bother me. Now Jesus shows him what messiahship and discipleship entail. Which bears some resemblance to this concluding expression, which ascribes everlasting kingdom, power, and glory, to God: which may be considered either as a doxology, or an ascription of glory to God, which is his due; and ought be given him in all our prayers to him; or as so many reasons strengthening our faith in prayer; or as many arguments with God, with respect to the petitions made; since the kingdom of nature, providence, grace, and glory, is his: he is omnipotent, he has power to give us our daily bread; to forgive our sins; to preserve from, support under, and deliver out of temptation; to keep from all evil, and preserve from a total and final falling away: whose glory is concerned in all, to whom the glory of all is, and to whom it must, and shall be given; and all this for ever: and the whole is concluded with the word "Amen"; which is a note of asseveration, of the truth herein contained; is added by way of assent to every petition made; is expressive of an hearty wish, and desire to have all fulfilled; and also of faith and confidence, that they will be answered. But when you fast, anoint your head, wash your face; that you appear not unto men to fast, but unto your Father which is in secret: and your Father, which sees in secret, shall reward you openly ( Matthew 6:16-18 ). Most scholars think that it was Yahweh. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. What a glimpse this gives of the ruin and wretchedness that have resulted from man's sin and rebellion against his Maker. And as you watch these bursts of colors in the air, you hear the boom and you see all of these colors bursting out and these little things squirreling away and everybody says, "Oh". Found insideThe Invisible War offers a balanced look at what the Bible says on the subject. Based on Paul's teaching in Ephesians 6, this book shows every believer what we need to know about Satan, demons, and spiritual warfare. To heaven the angels escorted him to receive the everlasting kingdom; from heaven angels warned the disciples about gazing idly into heaven; and in heaven he is interceding at God's right hand. Hang on to it, gold will come back. I think we should pay what are due but I don't think we should pay anymore than our due. So the first thing we note is that this Sermon on the Mount is not for general world consumption. As our Father in heaven: so in heaven as to be every where else, for the heaven cannot contain him; yet so in heaven as there to manifest his glory, for it is his throne (Psalms 103:19), and it is to believers a throne of grace: thitherward we must direct our prayers, for Christ the Mediator is now in heaven, Hebrews 8:1. It is a form of praise and thanksgiving. I think we should pay what are due but I don't think we should pay anymore than our due. The doxology is most appropriate and has a positive value in affirming the fact of the kingdom's being already established. "How much do you owe my boss?" Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. Now, you see Jesus is now bringing in the contrast of worrying to faith. The corrupting power of this behavior is total; "How great is that darkness!" When Christ had condemned what was amiss, he directs to do better; for his are reproofs of instruction. ( Matthew 5:20 ) The scribes and the Pharisees spent their entire life trying to keep every little part of the law. He is, by way of eminence, so called, on account of his superlative wickedness, and because, though he has received no injury from us, he carries on against us an implacable war.” — Ed. 1 John 1:9). "( Jeremiah 32:27 ) I need to remember that when I pray because so often when I pray, I carry my own limitations in. So many were the corruptions that had crept into this duty of prayer among the Jews, that Christ saw it needful to give a new directory for prayer, to show his disciples what must ordinarily be the matter and method of their prayer, which he gives in words that may very well be used as a form; as the summary or contents of the several particulars of our prayers. If he does not ask forgiveness, yet we are still to treat him kindly; not to harbor malice, not to speak ill of him, to be ready to do him good, and be always prepared to declare him forgiven when he asks it, and if we are not ready and willing to forgive him; we are assured that God will not forgive us. Now, the question of the tithe envelopes then. ], "But" introduces the alternative. When ek ("from") follows it, it always refers to deliverance from things. Because you've laid up your gold and silver for the last days" ( James 5:1 , James 5:3 ). This is especially true since we live in a world that glorifies self-sufficiency. The word "Gentiles" is also translated "heathen"; the heathen are all seeking. I mean it's just something that's programmed in, you know. Amstelod. Matthew 6:26. See Quesnel. This stupendous 1918 book-perhaps his greatest work-is the result of more than 30 years' worth of, the author informs us, "careful and patient study of the Prophetic Scriptures. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. And yet, David said "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord does not hear me when I pray". "In one respect His name is profaned when His people are ill-treated. It must be used figuratively. Even in prayer, what I pray for is tested by motivation. God will only do for me what I am willing for Him to do for me and what I allow Him to do for me. In the latter verses, though preaching as a witness is . I'm talking now to God who has created the universe. And imagine in a passage where you have the name of the Lord listed five or six times. Be careful that you don't pray to impress people. And so it happened that I was at a summer camp speaking and he was also at that same summer camp. Throughout this entire section proper motivation for actions is a constant emphasis. And the more people know you, the more people hate you. ( Matthew 6:28 ). In other words, it's possible for me to even have the wrong motivation for praying what I'm praying for. Whoever implores the assistance of God to overcome temptations, acknowledges that, unless God deliver him, he will be constantly falling. Having prayed that the guilt of sin may be removed, we pray, as it is fit, that we may never return again to folly, that we may not be tempted to it. And so he concludes that Psalm by saying, "Search me O God and know my heart. you know "Ten measures of flour." Jesus said: "Judge not, that you be not judged. If you really have faith you will not worry. And they got angry at the man. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, This is connected with the former; and forgive, intimating, that unless our sins be pardoned, we can have no comfort in life, or the supports of it. Let thy name be sanctified, for it is a holy name; no matter what becomes of our polluted names, but, Lord, what wilt thou do to thy great name?" And then Jesus gives three illustrations to this basic principle as he deals with the three basic righteous things that men do. And long after the skyrockets have expended their glory and fallen in ashes to the ground, the stars are still there. But deliver us from evil. Matthew 6:11-12 Commentary. Give us this day our daily bread ( Matthew 6:11 ). These notes have been compiled while leading various Bible studies over the past 30 years. If you will seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; all these other things will be added ( Matthew 6:33 ). Thank God he hears that prayer. "The lamp of the body is the eye. Everybody said oh, he's such a man of prayer. And you can mouth these words without even--you can be thinking about something else entirely as you're saying these words. I don't earn eternal life, I can't work for eternal life; it's a gift of God and not of works lest any man should boast.But, as a child of God, there are responsibilities that God places upon me. They are really two sides of one coin. What are we gonna just say this time, you know. The whole reason is this. The Lord's prayer (as indeed every prayer) is a letter sent from earth to heaven. Private use of this prayer is all right, but the context in which Jesus taught it was corporate, so He gave a corporate address. Such things as catastrophes, epidemics, plagues, tornadoes, hurricanes, and all such things are a part of our world as God made it, or at least as he allows it to be. This servant went out and got a fellow servant that owed him twenty-five bucks and he took him by the throat and said, "All right, you pay me what you owe me". The kingdom of God, his righteousness, and God will take care of everything else.Now, if you look at our lives and if you look at the time that we spend and are concerned in purchasing the clothes, in purchasing the food, in getting the money to purchase clothes and the food and these things; you'll find that so much of our time is absorbed because we are exposed constantly to the pressures of Madison Avenue to be conscience of the style, the width of our lapel, or the width of our ties or whatever, because you know, this is what's in style, this is what is vogue. Verily,, I say unto you, they have received their reward. 14,15. By a man's faith in Jesus Christ, God accounts his faith for righteousness. See 1 Corinthians 14:16. And so, we have these petitions that deal with our own needs. Forensic forgiveness brings us into God’s family. This petition is expressed. And if you lay up your treasures on earth they, at best are temporal; you lay up your treasures in heaven, they are eternal.Jesus gave a very interesting parable that is very difficult for people to understand and, um, we'll be getting to it when we get to Luke. Oh he's so vast. God and heaven, the end of our whole conversation, must be particularly eyed in every prayer; there is the centre to which we are all tending. Heaven is a place of perfect purity, and we must therefore lift up pure hands, must study to sanctify his name, who is the Holy One, and dwells in that holy place, Leviticus 10:3. Worship. As an antidote to man's covetous instincts, Christ taught that "It is more blessed to give than to receive," and requires that his followers shall give of their means, as they have been prospered, for the support of the Truth. And so it all depends on where and from what source you want your rewards. The remaining petitions turn to "our" needs, … Continue reading "Commentary on Matthew 6:9-13" We are on earth, blessed be God, not yet under the earth; we pray for the living only, not for the dead that have gone down into silence. That was your reward".And that's basically what Jesus is saying here. Note, Those who would have found mercy with God must show mercy to their brethren; no can we expect that he should stretch out the hands of his favour to us, unless we lift up to him pure hands, without wrath,1 Timothy 2:8. They've outworked you a long time ago. In prayer our thoughts and affections should be carried out most to the glory of God. And that's the tragedy of the full gospel circles is the lack of theological depth. Making the Choice of a Lifetime - Matthew 7:21-29 Tired of seeing ads while studying? Behold the fowls of the air Not such as are brought up in houses, but which fly abroad in the air, wild; and are not supported by their own, or any human care, but by the care of God: ( Luke 12:24) particularly mentions the "ravens", referring probably to ( Psalms 147:9) , and because they are very voracious creatures: and there it is said, "consider the ravens"; look attentively . Sin separates a man from God. He that is washed, needeth to wash his feet. I was always a little suspicious of why they would take my worthless dollars and give me gold instead. And lead us not into temptation — That is, bring us not in to sore trial. Didn't you hear those people raving about how marvelous I was?" 13. And then once I sold my house, I put up a big sign, you know, "Chuck's relief program", and I invite all the poor in and all the photographers and everything else and I start giving out, you know, all of my goods and I feed the poor and I stand there smiling for the photographers. Isn't this glorious, you know, that everybody knows how righteous I am. It's about the fellow who was going to get fired from his job. Ultimately everything comes from Him. And, it all depends on which sky you want to shine. God knows what I have need of before I ever ask him. Now, where in the world men ever got the tradition of tacking reverend on the name of a man, I do not know. First of all, relationship; "Our Father". There is no word in any language which more forcibly points out the grand characteristic of eternity-that which always exists. The Lord knows that you need these things. For all of our works will be tried by fire. This pattern indicates that disciples should have more concern for God than we do for ourselves. Secrecy is not here enjoined in any absolute sense; because Christ also said, "Let your light so shine ..." (Matthew 5:16). Why worry? Our worry is always more about tomorrow than it is about today. Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy . Here's someone you don't know anything about and he's opening the eyes of the blind. The sin of the nation which brought about the captivity had caused a profanation of the Name, Is. And so you watch all of your value dissipating. William Tyndale translated this place, "For the day present hath ever enough of its own trouble.". Let thy name be sanctified, for it is a holy name; no matter what becomes of our polluted names, but, Lord, what wilt thou do to thy great name?" "Thine is the power, to maintain and support that kingdom, and to make good all thine engagements to thy people." "Once our eyes have been opened to see the enormity of our offense against God, the injuries which others have done to us appear by comparison extremely trifling. The "our" does not include Himself since it is part of Jesus’ teaching concerning how to pray. Such church regulations are identified with the apostasy by Paul who said. I was guilty. Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day. He isn't totally passive and the Lord isn't teaching us a total passivity here. Oh yes, I really shouldn't be worried about these things. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. His law is perfectly obeyed in heaven, and his true children most ardently desire and pray that it may also be obeyed on the earth. It was of old the practice of good people to say, Amen, audibly at the end of every prayer, and it is a commendable practice, provided it be done with understanding, as the apostle directs (1 Corinthians 14:16), and uprightly, with life and liveliness, and inward expressions, answerable to that outward expression of desire and confidence. And the real thrust of prayer is not my will be done --and this is the fallacy of these teachers today who have become so popular on television and in the full gospel circle. We pray that God would give us this day; which teaches us to renew the desire of our souls toward God, as the wants of our bodies are renewed; as duly as the day comes, we must pray to our heavenly Father, and reckon we could as well go a day without meat, as without prayer. Note, It is a good evidence, and a good help of our forgiving others, to call the injuries done us by a mollifying, excusing name. 2. Our daily bread does but feed us as lambs for the slaughter, if our sins be not pardoned. And we want to keep the giving just as personal as possible.And so your giving, let it be with simplicity, let it be out of a cheerful heart and let it be motivated by your love for the Lord and not your desire to be seen by men. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Amen. What are we gonna just say this time, you know. The authorities on which it is rejected may be seen in Griesbach and, Wetstein, particularly in the second edition of Griesbach's Testament, who is fully of opinion that it never made a part of the sacred text. I can't do it right now. And I'm prone many times to carry that sense of defeat or overwhelmed by the problem into my prayer life with God as though it's overwhelmed me. When all the evidence in the sayings of Jesus for ’realized eschatology’ is thoroughly tested, it boils down to the ephthasen eph humas [’has come upon you’] of Matthew 12:28 and Luke 11:20. "He doesn't want any reward, he just wants to be good because he's good. I'm sorry. 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