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Matthew 11:16-19
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16“To what can I compare this
generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out
to others:
17“‘We played the pipe for
you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
18For John came neither
eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
19The Son of Man came eating
and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax
collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
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1)
Why did John come
neither eating nor drinking?
o
John was the
symbol of repentance.
2)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 18 what was the accusation of John’s generation against him?
o
John had a demon.
3)
Why did that generation
make the accusation against John?
o
They did not want
to repent.
4)
Why did Jesus come
eating and drinking?
o
Jesus had
fellowship with
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Tax collectors.
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And sinners.
o
In order to call
them to be his disciples.
5)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19 what was that generation’s accusation against him?
o
Jesus was
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A glutton.
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A drunkard.
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And a friend of
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Tax collectors.
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And sinners.
6)
Why did that generation
make the accusation against Jesus?
o
They did not want
to be Jesus’ disciples.
7)
What did Jesus
mean in verse 19 that wisdom is proved right by her deeds?
o
John was the
symbol of repentance.
o
And so
o
It was wise for
him to come
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Neither eating.
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Nor drinking.
o
Jesus had
fellowship with
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Tax collectors.
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And sinners.
o
In order to call them
to be his disciples.
o
And so
o
It was wise for
him to eat and drink with them.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 16 and 17 what was wrong with that generation?
o
They refused to
go along with God’s purpose revealed for them whether
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By John.
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Or by Jesus.
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Matthew 11:16-19
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