Matthew 27:39-40 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,… Many voices from Calvary; all significant. I. A GREAT TRUTH. Truer word never uttered. Who meant by" others"? Whoever referred to, the words true. This His work day by day. All ages shall declare that this testimony of enemies was true. II. A FALSEHOOD. He could save Himself. Did the speakers know their words were false? III. A latent truth. Concealed from the men who proclaimed it. A power at work within Christ which made it impossible for Him to save Himself. Impossibility seen in whatever way we regard His death. As a martyr, example, victim of sin, substitute for sin, He could not save Himself. Conclusion: The death of Christ a lesson of self-sacrifice. The highest rule in the world that of Christ. His Spirit's rule who could not save Himself. Is the cross of Christ such a power in our lives as to lead us in daily life to feel and to show that though we can, yet we cannot? Appeal to men to yield themselves to Him who gave Himself for them. (J. M. Blackie, LL. B.) Parallel Verses KJV: And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,WEB: Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, |
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