Word
of God
But he replied and
said, "It is written, 'It is not by bread alone that a man
lives, except by every word that issues from the mouth of God
The Gospel According
to Matthew 4:4
The Gospel
According to Mark 10:45
All commentary
and study notes are prefaced/edited by Dr. Riktor Von Zhades
45 For even the Son
of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life for
the ransom of many.
Brethren:
Salutations in the
name of our Risen Savior Jesus Christ.
In yesterday's study
we read that we are not to worry about the needs of this world, but
to place our trust in God to fulfill those needs and to serve. Herein
above is the summation of that service; this is to say to take on the
role of the servant (See John 13:14; Philippians 2:7-8)), and to do
for others all that God commands us to do for them. As such when we
are doing this we are indeed satisfying the two greatest commands; to
love our Creator and to love others. (See Matthew 22:37-39).
Therefore let us be His proxies upon this earth by serving all people
in our communities in our nation preaching the Gospel of redemption
through Him. When we do so we exemplify the love of Christ to all
men. - Dr. RVZ
“That is, Christ
himself; a name by which he frequently goes both in the Old and New
Testament to the arguments before produced, Christ adds his own
example, to teach his disciples humility and lowliness of mind and to
check their ambitious views and desires: came not to be ministered
unto: not but that he was ministered unto even by the angels of God;
who ministered to him in the wilderness, after he had been tempted by
Satan; and he was also ministered unto by some women out of their
substance; but these show the low estate he was in to stand in need
of such ministrations: here the sense is that he did not appear as an
earthly prince, with a fine equipage, a large retinue and attendance,
but to minister; to be a servant, as he is in his mediatorial office
and capacity: he was sent, and came as the servant of the Lord; and
he ministered, in his prophetic office, the Gospel unto men; and went
about in the form of a servant, doing good, ministering medicine both
to the souls end bodies of men: but the great work he came about, was
the work of man's redemption; which he willingly and cheerfully
undertook, diligently and faithfully prosecuted, and has completely
finished.” - John Gill 17th century Theologian
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