Jesus, the Son of God

Ballard Campus 10-16-11 Pastor Mark Driscoll
Tags: Prophesy, trinity
Luke 22:63-71
Jesus, the Son of God

Wouldn't it be fair to hear from the controversial man Jesus Christ instead of what other people say aout him?
His critics are united in opposition to Jesus
Theses trials are a legal means to cover murder

When we lie, it is to gain benefit, If Jesus is not God, then why lie when the result of that lie is to die horribly
Consider being blindfolded and surrounded by young men who want to show their masculinity by beating you as hard as they can.

Jesus has been there with those who have been assaulted.  Jesus knows what being weak and bloodied by cruel men.

Jesus is the Christ
Here we have a night time illegal series of religious and legal trials being beaten by zealous men.
+The Goal is not justice, this is a government sanctioned murder
Their question, the issue is to answer the question are you the only God?
When we lie our motive is to make my life better and prtect ourselves, Jesus has no reason to lie
+He knows murder is the result of saying that he was God.
The beatings started at night, the questions didn't start until the morning
"If you are the Christ, tell us" The returning Messiah from Isaiah
+God's people have been waiting for hundreds of years for the one "from anctient times"

Jesus declares himself to be God in Three ways:
Jesus is the Christ
Q: "Are you the Christ" - The title means are the anointed one who is the deliverer talked about in the books of prophesy.
A: That's what I've been saying, if I tell you again you will not believe it
+Jesus clearly said I am God
+That's why they killed him
Jesus is the Son of Man
A: Jesus said, I am the Son of Man and I will sit at the right hand of God
In Daniel, this Son of Man comes from heaven in the form of a man
+This son of man is presented before God the Father
+All peoples from all times will serve this Son of Man
It is not possible way to make a clearer public declaration of deity

These guys lean forward and all of them ask are you the Son of God?
He says that is what I have been  saying

What are the implications of Jesus saying and being the Son of God?
The Mormons will say yes Jesus is the Son of God
+They mean that men can become gods who knock up women and have kids who are then "sons of gods"
+The Bible say that the Father is Spirit not a physical being
The Muslims think that Jesus did not die on the cross
+If Jesus was a good man who spoke for God and who said he was God but wasn't, then you can't say he was a Good man; he must be a God of a liar who lied so he could die (only an insane man would say that). So to be a logically consistent Muslim you MUST say that Jesus is a madman.

Hermaneutics
Plain Literal - "I'm hungry" means burrito
Figurative literal - "I could eat a horse" is a figure fo speech meaning I want a burrito
Example: the Trinity is kinda like a Father and a Son

Trinity
Gabriel speaking to Mary - An angel said Jesus is the Son of God
Jesus' baptisms - The Father said Jesus was teh Son of God
Satan tempting Jesus - Satan said Jesus was the Son of God
Jesis at his trial said he was the Son of God from his own bloodied mouth
This statement of being the Son of God means that Jesus is of the same stuff as God the Father.
+He was claiming to be the God who created heaven and Earth

WHY WOULD JESUS LIE AND SAY HE WAS GOD UNLESS HE REALLY WAS.

We are just as arrogant and proud and self-righteous as these men who murder innocent God, if we sit in judgement over him.