João 7
John Piper · Citado em PreceptAustin
João 7
Piper adds that "believing in Jesus for eternal life (John 3:16; 20:31) is something different than only believing that he can do miracles. Believing in Jesus for eternal life means that we see through his works and his words to the person who came not to be served but to serve and give his life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45). His brothers did not know the real Jesus. To use the words of Jn 7:24, they were judging “by appearances, and not with right judgment.” They did not know the heart of Jesus. They only saw a reflection of their own desire for human praise. (Willing God's Will as a Way of Knowing Christ's Word) See (behold, look, observe, watch) (2334) theoreo from theaomai = to look at closely or attentively or contemplatively - even with a sense of wonder; cp theoros = a spectator) (Gives us English = theater, theorize) usually refers to physical sight but can also refer to perception and understanding. It means to gaze, to look with interest and purpose, to carefully examine with emphasis on or attention to details. To behold intensely or attentively. Our English word scrutinize conveys this sense, for it means to examine closely and minutely. To be a spectator and thus to understand or perceive. To contemplate (Heb 13:7). Theoreo in some contexts can include the idea of to behold with amazement. For example, in Mark 5:15 theoreo is not translated merely "see" but "observe" for as
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Piper has a good word on if any one is thirsty - My father has been in evangelism for about forty years, and he told me one time that the hardest work is not getting men saved but getting them lost. To put it another way, the hardest thing is not to satisfy their thirst but to make them feel thirsty for God. All men thirst. But not all thirst for God. We are the only species of God's creation afflicted and blessed with chronic longing. Dolphins are content to frolic in the sea, dogs are content to lie in the sun, frogs are content to bump their bellies from pond to pond. But man is not content. He is afflicted with chronic restlessness. Everything we set our hand to gets old. We fight without success against an epidemic of boredom. Fad after fad, fashion after fashion, challenge after challenge leave us thirsty in the end. Why? It's a hidden blessing. George Herbert describes the blessing beautifully in a poem called "The Pulley." When God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings standing by— Let us (said He) pour on him all we can; Let the world's riches which disbursed lie, Contract into a span. So strength first made a way; Then beauty flowed, then wisdom, honor, pleasure: When almost all was out, God made a stay, Perceiving that, alone, of all His treasure, Rest in the bottom lay. For if I should (said He) Bestow this jewel also on my creature, He would adore My gifts instead of Me, And rest in nature, not the God of nature: So both should losers be. Yet let him keep the rest, But keep them with repining restlessness; Let him be rich and weary, that at least, If goodness lead him not, yet weariness May toss him to My breast. (Piper continues) We are afflicted and blessed with a chronic restlessness, an insatiable soul-thirst, for this reason: that we might keep looking until we find Christ. And that having found him we might be turned back to him again and again when we taste of other springs and find them bitter. We were made for God. The taste buds of our souls were made to relish fellowship with the Son of God. But we have become sinners, and the fundamental meaning of sin is thirsting for things other than God. Our sinful nature is a condition of diseased spiritual taste buds. Therefore, the prerequisite for coming to Christ and finding joy in him is renewal of our spiritual taste buds. Paul said, "The unspiritual man does not receive the gifts of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him" (1 Corinthians 2:14). The unspiritual man looks at a believer who delights in drawing near to Christ in worship, prayer, study, and witness, and all he can see is a fool or a hypocrite. He cannot imagine that any of those things is a delight. He has no thirst for Christ, and so the invitation of Jesus is a dead issue. But God is gracious. He frustrates the human race again and again. He causes every wreath to wither, every gold cup to tarnish, every muscle to sag, every face to wrinkle, every sexual exploit to go sour, every sin to sting, until we have put him off too long. He wants us for himself. He wants everything but himself to grow dim in our eyes. He offers to heal our spiritual taste buds. (Rivers From the Heart) Bernard of Clairvaux, wrote the following hymn… Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts, Thou Fount of life, Thou Light of men, From the best bliss that earth imparts, We turn unfilled to Thee again. Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood; Thou savest those that on Thee call; To them that seek Thee Thou art good, To them that find Thee all in all. We taste Thee, O Thou living Bread, And long to feast upon Thee still; We drink of Thee, the Fountainhead, And thirst our souls from Thee to fill. Jerry Bridges - The greatness of Christ’s merit is known best by sinners in deep distress. The thirstier a man is, the more he’ll prize a cup of water; the more our sins break and burden us, the more we’ll treasure our Healer and Deliverer. Join us in letting this quote resonate deeply within you. Don’t avoid the voice of your conscience; instead deliberately and regularly remember your past sin and acknowledge your present sin. Then return to the cross, the epicenter of the unfathomable greatness of Christ’s merit. Don’t be reluctant to feel thirst; it points you to living water where you can cherish every drop of it he gives for what it really is—precious beyond comparison. (The Bookends of the Christian life) Dennis Fisher - This thirst-quenching water is a picture of the spiritual satisfaction that only He can provide....Christ departed so that the Holy Spirit could be imparted. God can quench our spiritual thirst in the most unlikely circumstances. When by faith we believe the promises of God’s Word, we can experience rivers of living water and grace for our daily needs. Oswald Chambers on if anyone is thirsty - Our Lord begins where we would never begin, at the point of human destitution. The greatest blessing a man ever gets from God is the realization that if he is going to enter into His Kingdom it must be through the door of destitution. Naturally we do not want to begin there, that is why the appeal of Jesus is of no use until we come face to face with realities; then the only One worth listening to is the Lord.... (He shall glorify me: talks on the Holy Spirit and other themes) The Pool of Siloam (Siloam = sent) is located at the at the southern extremity of the The Tyropoeon Valley, at the southern end of Hezekiah's tunnel and is mentioned in John 9:7, 11. "The pool was fed by the waters of the Gihon Spring, carried there by two aqueducts." (Wikipedia) Note that the Hebrew name of the pool is Shiloah, the Greek name is Siloam and the Arabic name is Silwan. For a fascinating review of the history and archeology (including many pictures ancient and recent) click Shiloah (Siloam) Pool. Pool of Siloam (Greek) (Note Hebrew = SHILOACH - 07975) Let him come to Me - Note first that Jesus is not making a suggestion but giving a commandment. Note also that he does not say "Come to the Spirit," but "Come to Me!" Jesus gives an invitation to everyone to experience a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP, not a call to a RELIGION, a RITUAL or a REGULATION (Law). "To Me" emphasizes that Jesus Alone is the Source of Soul Satisfying "water" of salvation. In a sense, Jesus invitation is a partial fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy "Therefore you will joyously draw water from the springs of salvation" (Isa 12:3), a prophecy which will see it's fulfillment in the Millennial reign when "all Israel will be saved." Come (2064)(erchomai) means to come, to accompany, to go. The verb is in the present imperative, indicating that it is a command to keep on coming to Him. The NASB marginal note more accurately and literally renders Jesus' invitation as "Let him keep coming to Me and let him keep drinking." Jesus' invitation here is similar to another well-known invitation in Matthew... Come (Verb = deute = aorist imperative - a command to come) to Me, all (no exceptions or exclusions or favoritism) who are weary and heavy-laden (these are the only "requirements" - that you are weary and heavy-lade!), and I will give you rest. 29 "Take (another command which can only be fulfilled supernaturally, which means we must cry out for and depend upon the supernatural enabling power of the Holy Spirit!) My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and YOU SHALL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. 30 "For My yoke is easy, and My load is light." (Matthew 11:28-30-note) Comment: The same focus on the personal and the experiential is also found in Jesus’ words in Matthew 11:28....The Lord explicitly declares that He did not come to call ‘the righteous, but sinners, to repentance’ (Mt. 9:13). It is not that there were any righteous people who did not need to be called. Jesus’ point is that those who believe themselves to be righteous already will not feel the need of His salvation. The only people who will come to Him are those who first admit to themselves and to God that they are sinners and need a Saviour. (G Keddie - EP Study Commentary) And drink - Notice that Jesus is calling for a response - (1) come and (2) drink. One must take personal responsibility come and drink. Salvation is from God but is not one sided. Jesus is not saying He will force any to come or to drink. His only requirement is that they be thirsty and sensing their thirst they come to Him and drink. How does one drink of Jesus? Clearly in context he believes in Jesus (Jn 7:38). Drink (4095)(pino) means literally to consume liquids or take in a liquid internally. Clearly Jesus is using pino metaphorically to speak of a command (like "come" pino is also present imperative) to spiritually experience Jesus. And so to drink of the water Jesus gives is to receive "living water," (Jn 4:10), to "become...a well of water springing up to eternal life.” (in Jn 4:14) and to receive the Holy Spirit (Jn 7:37-38). Once we have believed (taken our first drink of Jesus, so to speak), thereafter how do we continue to drink of Jesus? Jesus is the Living Word represented in the written Word and as we read the Word, we in a sense "drink" of Jesus. When we read, it is not to be mechanical, but reading with faith, believing and receiving (and obeying - cp Jn 7:17) what we read (cp receiving and believing in Jn 1:11-13) Remember that it begins with recognizing that you are thirsty. We admit our need. He meets our need. Balance our responsibility with God's sovereignty for Jesus said that "No one can come to Me, unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day." (Jn 6:44)
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Piper has a good word on if any one is thirsty - My father has been in evangelism for about forty years, and he told me one time that the hardest work is not getting men saved but getting them lost. To put it another way, the hardest thing is not to satisfy their thirst but to make them feel thirsty for God. All men thirst. But not all thirst for God. We are the only species of God's creation afflicted and blessed with chronic longing. Dolphins are content to frolic in the sea, dogs are content to lie in the sun, frogs are content to bump their bellies from pond to pond. But man is not content. He is afflicted with chronic restlessness. Everything we set our hand to gets old. We fight without success against an epidemic of boredom. Fad after fad, fashion after fashion, challenge after challenge leave us thirsty in the end. Why? It's a hidden blessing. George Herbert describes the blessing beautifully in a poem called "The Pulley." When God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings standing by— Let us (said He) pour on him all we can; Let the world's riches which disbursed lie, Contract into a span. So strength first made a way; Then beauty flowed, then wisdom, honor, pleasure: When almost all was out, God made a stay, Perceiving that, alone, of all His treasure, Rest in the bottom lay. For if I should (said He) Bestow this jewel also on my creature, He would adore My gifts instead of Me, And rest in nature, not the God of nature: So both should losers be. Yet let him keep the rest, But keep them with repining restlessness; Let him be rich and weary, that at least, If goodness lead him not, yet weariness May toss him to My breast. (Piper continues) We are afflicted and blessed with a chronic restlessness, an insatiable soul-thirst, for this reason: that we might keep looking until we find Christ. And that having found him we might be turned back to him again and again when we taste of other springs and find them bitter. We were made for God. The taste buds of our souls were made to relish fellowship with the Son of God. But we have become sinners, and the fundamental meaning of sin is thirsting for things other than God. Our sinful nature is a condition of diseased spiritual taste buds. Therefore, the prerequisite for coming to Christ and finding joy in him is renewal of our spiritual taste buds. Paul said, "The unspiritual man does not receive the gifts of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him" (1 Corinthians 2:14). The unspiritual man looks at a believer who delights in drawing near to Christ in worship, prayer, study, and witness, and all he can see is a fool or a hypocrite. He cannot imagine that any of those things is a delight. He has no thirst for Christ, and so the invitation of Jesus is a dead issue. But God is gracious. He frustrates the human race again and again. He causes every wreath to wither, every gold cup to tarnish, every muscle to sag, every face to wrinkle, every sexual exploit to go sour, every sin to sting, until we have put him off too long. He wants us for himself. He wants everything but himself to grow dim in our eyes. He offers to heal our spiritual taste buds. (Rivers From the Heart) Bernard of Clairvaux, wrote the following hymn… Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts, Thou Fount of life, Thou Light of men, From the best bliss that earth imparts, We turn unfilled to Thee again. Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood; Thou savest those that on Thee call; To them that seek Thee Thou art good, To them that find Thee all in all. We taste Thee, O Thou living Bread, And long to feast upon Thee still; We drink of Thee, the Fountainhead, And thirst our souls from Thee to fill. Jerry Bridges - The greatness of Christ’s merit is known best by sinners in deep distress. The thirstier a man is, the more he’ll prize a cup of water; the more our sins break and burden us, the more we’ll treasure our Healer and Deliverer. Join us in letting this quote resonate deeply within you. Don’t avoid the voice of your conscience; instead deliberately and regularly remember your past sin and acknowledge your present sin. Then return to the cross, the epicenter of the unfathomable greatness of Christ’s merit. Don’t be reluctant to feel thirst; it points you to living water where you can cherish every drop of it he gives for what it really is—precious beyond comparison. (The bookends of the Christian life) Dennis Fisher - This thirst-quenching water is a picture of the spiritual satisfaction that only He can provide… Christ departed so that the Holy Spirit could be imparted. God can quench our spiritual thirst in the most unlikely circumstances. When by faith we believe the promises of God’s Word, we can experience rivers of living water and grace for our daily needs. Oswald Chambers on if anyone is thirsty - Our Lord begins where we would never begin, at the point of human destitution. The greatest blessing a man ever gets from God is the realization that if he is going to enter into His Kingdom it must be through the door of destitution. Naturally we do not want to begin there, that is why the appeal of Jesus is of no use until we come face to face with realities; then the only One worth listening to is the Lord… (He shall glorify me: talks on the Holy Spirit and other themes) The Pool of Siloam (Siloam = sent) is located at the at the southern extremity of the The Tyropoeon Valley, at the southern end of Hezekiah's tunnel and is mentioned in John 9:7, 11. "The pool was fed by the waters of the Gihon Spring, carried there by two aqueducts." (Wikipedia) Note that the Hebrew name of the pool is Shiloah, the Greek name is Siloam and the Arabic name is Silwan. For a fascinating review of the history and archeology (including many pictures ancient and recent) click Shiloah (Siloam) Pool. Pool of Siloam (Greek) (Note Hebrew = Shiloah - 07975) Let him come to Me - Note first that Jesus is not making a suggestion but giving a commandment. Note also that he does not say "Come to the Spirit," but "Come to Me!" Jesus gives an invitation to everyone to experience a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP, not a call to a RELIGION, a RITUAL or a REGULATION (Law). "To Me" emphasizes that Jesus Alone is the Source of Soul Satisfying "water" of salvation. In a sense, Jesus invitation is a partial fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy "Therefore you will joyously draw water from the springs of salvation" (Isa 12:3), a prophecy which will see it's fulfillment in the Millennial reign when "all Israel will be saved." Come (2064)(erchomai) means to come, to accompany, to go. The verb is in the present imperative, indicating that it is a command to keep on coming to Him. The NASB marginal note more accurately and literally renders Jesus' invitation as "Let him keep coming to Me and let him keep drinking." Jesus' invitation here is similar to another well-known invitation in Matthew… Come (Verb = deute = aorist imperative - a command to come) to Me, all (no exceptions or exclusions or favoritism) who are weary and heavy-laden (these are the only "requirements" - that you are weary and heavy-lade!), and I will give you rest. 29 "Take (another command which can only be fulfilled supernaturally, which means we must cry out for and depend upon the supernatural enabling power of the Holy Spirit!) My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and YOU SHALL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. 30 "For My yoke is easy, and My load is light." (Matthew 11:28-30-note) Comment: The same focus on the personal and the experiential is also found in Jesus’ words in Matthew 11:28… The Lord explicitly declares that He did not come to call ‘the righteous, but sinners, to repentance’ (Mt. 9:13). It is not that there were any righteous people who did not need to be called. Jesus’ point is that those who believe themselves to be righteous already will not feel the need of His salvation. The only people who will come to Him are those who first admit to themselves and to God that they are sinners and need a Saviour. (G Keddie - EP Study Commentary) And drink - Notice that Jesus is calling for a response - (1) come and (2) drink. One must take personal responsibility come and drink. Salvation is from God but is not one sided. Jesus is not saying He will force any to come or to drink. His only requirement is that they be thirsty and sensing their thirst they come to Him and drink. How does one drink of Jesus? Clearly in context he believes in Jesus (Jn 7:38). Drink (4095)(pino) means literally to consume liquids or take in a liquid internally. Clearly Jesus is using pino metaphorically to speak of a command (like "come" pino is also present imperative) to spiritually experience Jesus. And so to drink of the water Jesus gives is to receive "living water," (Jn 4:10), to "become… a well of water springing up to eternal life.” (in Jn 4:14) and to receive the Holy Spirit (Jn 7:37-38). Once we have believed (taken our first drink of Jesus, so to speak), thereafter how do we continue to drink of Jesus? Jesus is the Living Word represented in the written Word and as we read the Word, we "drink" of Jesus. When we read, it is not to be mechanical, but reading with faith, believing and receiving what we read (cp receiving and believing in Jn 1:11-13) Remember that it begins with recognizing that you are thirsty. We admit our need. He meets our need.