The Perfect Son Who Became Our Perfect Savior 2

In this part of the sermon: Martin argues that Jesus is an example of principled obedience to his parents, even though they were sinful and imperfect. He provides three reasons for their imperfection: their…

Martin explains Mary's address to Jesus ('Son, why have you thus dealt with us?') by comparing it to a contemporary mother's upset tone, even calling a 20-year-old 'Child,' to convey the emotional manipulation.

We'll come back to it under the second heading in more detail. When they saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said unto him, Son, the best way to get this conveyed in contemporary English is if a mother's upset, she'll even call a 20-year-old child. Child, what are you doing?

24:54 - 25:10 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin argues that Jesus is an example of principled obedience to his parents, even though they were sinful and imperfect. He provides three reasons for their imperfection: their…

To emphasize the strength of the word 'sorrowing' used by Luke, Martin points out that Luke uses it twice in his Gospel to describe the rich man in hell, highlighting the depth of Mary's emotional distress.

He uses them in the Gospel of Luke twice about the rich man in hell. Being in torment. I am tormented. This is a strong word.

25:32 - 25:42 Read in full sermon

The point: God says, children, obey your sinful parents. Honor your sinful father and mother.

Martin quotes Matthew Henry's commentary to underscore Jesus' dutiful and obedient example to parents, even though they were poor, Joseph was only his supposed father, and Jesus himself was the Son of God.

But Jesus, who never sinned, nonetheless it is said of Him, He went down unto Nazareth, and the pattern of His life was one of voluntary, conscious submission to Mary and to Joseph. And in that way, He is your example. Listen to old Matthew Henry, that he was subject to his parents, though once to show that he was more than a man, he withdrew himself from his parents to attend to his heavenly Father's business. Yet he did not, as yet, make that his constant practice, nor for many years after, but was subject to them, observed their orders, and went and came as they directed, and as it would se...

30:06 - 31:32 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: This section introduces the concept of righteous resistance to parental desires that contradict God's revealed will, asserting that the fifth commandment never negates the first…

Martin reads a paragraph from Hendrickson's commentary to help the audience visualize the caravan travel customs of the day, explaining why Joseph and Mary might not have immediately noticed Jesus was missing.

But supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. Now I think it would be very helpful for you if I just read a paragraph from Hendrickson's commentary which beautifully summarizes that whole section of the narrative. At the end of the feast, therefore, Joseph and Mary joined the northward bound caravan. Maybe there was a Nazareth caravan where relatives and acquaintances and neighbors all traveled together.

37:05 - 37:36 Read in full sermon

The point: Never, never, never take the directives of any adult who would try to emotionally manipulate you to do their will when it is contrary to the revealed will of God. If your parents should try to hinder you from fulfilling …

Martin shares a personal anecdote from his youth where he had to righteously resist his father and pastor who were upset by his zealous evangelism, illustrating the principle of prioritizing God's call over parental/pastoral pressure.

You shouldn't be. Don't you ever let a parent deflect you from spiritual disciplines to which God has called you in the Scriptures. As a 17-year-old boy, I had to resist my father and my pastor who sought to do that with me. They were upset that I was so zealous that I was causing a ruckus in our high school.

48:07 - 48:45 Read in full sermon

The point: Don't ever allow anyone of any name or any position to bully you into backing off on any spiritual discipline. Don't let any man, any woman, mother, father, pastor, friend bind your conscience with anything but the Bible…

Martin recounts another personal story where, at 19, he had to righteously resist his godly mother's misunderstanding and pressure regarding a college decision, further demonstrating the principle of righteous resistance.

Don't, don't turn aside. Two years later, when I was 19, one yet legally of age, 21, and I had to make a decision clearly rooted in very plain principles of the Word of God to change the college I was going to. Even my mother didn't understand. She thought I was having a nervous breakdown.

49:09 - 49:37 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: The wedding at Cana in John 2:1-5 is examined as an adult example of Jesus' righteous resistance. Mary's request for him to act is met with a distancing address ('Woman') and a…

Martin discusses the difficulty of translating Jesus' address 'Woman' (Gunai) to Mary, suggesting it's not deeply affectionate but also not overtly disrespectful, comparing it to a southerner saying 'man' or an Irishman saying 'dear lady' to convey its nuanced abruptness.

he's done. Note first of all the form of his address, Gunai. Woman, that sounds very coarse and harsh and almost disrespectful. And here's the problem of bringing the word of God into the words over from Greek into English. And one of the commentators spends a whole paragraph trying to find something in our culture that might be akin to what Jesus said when he said Gunai. He didn't say mother. He said woman. And he suggests that maybe it's like the southerner who says man.

58:17 - 58:47 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: The wedding at Cana in John 2:1-5 is examined as an adult example of Jesus' righteous resistance. Mary's request for him to act is met with a distancing address ('Woman') and a…

Martin quotes Donald Carson to explain the Semitic idiom 'What have I to do with you?' as distancing two parties with a degree of reproach, clarifying Jesus' intent to separate his mission from Mary's desires.

Listen to the words of Donald Carson. Very, very helpful. The expression common in Semitic idiom always distances the two parties. The speaker's tone overlaid with some degree of reproach.

60:03 - 60:18 Read in full sermon