Whose Son Is the Messiah?
Luke 20:44 "David therefore called him Lord, how is he then his son?"
LUKE 20:41-44 Whose Son Is the Messiah?41 Then Jesus said to them, “Why is it said that the Messiah is the son of David? 42 David himself declares in the Book of Psalms:
“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
43 until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”’ [a] Luke 20:43 Psalm 110:1
“Sit at my right hand
43 until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”’ [a] Luke 20:43 Psalm 110:1
44 David calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?”
How say they that Christ is David’s son. — For an elucidation of these verses, see on Matthew 22:41-46; Matthew 23:5-7; Matthew 23:14; and Mark 12:35-40. David therefore called him Lord: how is he then his son —
“This implies both the existence of David in a future state, and the
authority of the Messiah over that invisible world into which that
prince was removed by death.
Else, how great a monarch soever the
Messiah might have been, he could not have been properly called David’s
Lord; any more than Julius Cesar could have been called the lord of
Romulus, because he reigned in Rome seven hundred years after his death,
and vastly extended the bounds of that empire which Romulus founded.
Munster’s note on this text shows, in a very forcible manner, the
wretched expedients of some modern Jews to evade the force of that
interpretation of the one hundred and tenth Psalm, which refers it to
the Messiah.” — Doddridge.
Jesus took an apparent contradiction in
scripture and through combining these paradoxical statements (concerning
the humanity and deity of Christ) brought forth the truth that Christ
is God in human flesh. Both assertions (the fact that Jesus was David's
son and yet David's Lord) were right at the same time.
It was correct that Christ was David's son and it was also correct that Christ was David's Lord. This meant that Christ also was God. However, Christ was not exclusively David's son nor was He exclusively David's Lord. These two truths had to be combined to arrive at the whole truth. No truth of God's Word stands independent of the other truths in God's Word.
A lack of balancing truth with truth is usually the cause of much contention among men when interpreting scriptures. Some argue that everything is by grace, while others emphatically state that without faith it is impossible to please God.
The Bible teaches us that we need both grace and faith to be born again - not one without the other. The same is true of faith versus works, and many other truths in God's Word. Error can simply be truth taken to an extreme at the expense of other truths.
One of the concerns of many Christians is, "How can I know I'm thinking and acting properly?"
If we seek the Lord with a pure heart and singleness of purpose, then the Lord will show us anything we need to change. In other words, all we have to do is focus on the Lord with a pure heart, and He promises to show us any error.
The only people who need to fear that they might be deceived are those who are not seeking the Lord with a pure and single-minded heart.
If you are still confused on this very important point - stop, seek the truth in both Scripture study and Prayer!
It was correct that Christ was David's son and it was also correct that Christ was David's Lord. This meant that Christ also was God. However, Christ was not exclusively David's son nor was He exclusively David's Lord. These two truths had to be combined to arrive at the whole truth. No truth of God's Word stands independent of the other truths in God's Word.
A lack of balancing truth with truth is usually the cause of much contention among men when interpreting scriptures. Some argue that everything is by grace, while others emphatically state that without faith it is impossible to please God.
The Bible teaches us that we need both grace and faith to be born again - not one without the other. The same is true of faith versus works, and many other truths in God's Word. Error can simply be truth taken to an extreme at the expense of other truths.
One of the concerns of many Christians is, "How can I know I'm thinking and acting properly?"
If we seek the Lord with a pure heart and singleness of purpose, then the Lord will show us anything we need to change. In other words, all we have to do is focus on the Lord with a pure heart, and He promises to show us any error.
The only people who need to fear that they might be deceived are those who are not seeking the Lord with a pure and single-minded heart.
If you are still confused on this very important point - stop, seek the truth in both Scripture study and Prayer!
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