To Summarize… – Part 4

October 8, 2026

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                       To Summarize... - Part 4
                           Matthew 22:41-45
                              10/08/2026


        41   Now while the Pharisees were gathered together,
             Jesus asked them a question,
        42   saying, ``What do you think about the Christ?
             Whose son is he?'' They said to him, ``The son of
             David.''
        43   He said to them, ``How is it then that David, in
             the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,
        44   `The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,
             until I put your enemies under your feet?'
        45   If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?''
             (ESV)

        This week's prayer confesses that the Holy Spirit causes us
   to live according to God's will.
        O God, because without You we are not able to please
        You, mercifully grant that Your Holy Spirit may in all
        things direct and rule our hearts.


        Jesus answered the Pharisee's question about the law.  He
   did not stop there, however.  He pointed the Pharisees, and all
   who were listening to His words, to the truth of the Messiah, the
   Christ, the One promised by God who would bear the sins of the
   world.

        Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus
        asked them a question, saying, ``What do you think
        about the Christ? Whose son is he?'' They said to him,
        ``The son of David.''  He said to them, ``How is it
        then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,
        `The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until
        I put your enemies under your feet?'  If then David
        calls him Lord, how is he his son?''


        There is so much to see in these short verses.  Jesus
   declares that King David wrote the Psalms as inspired by the Holy
   Spirit.  He declares the Psalms as a proper source for doctrine
   and teaching.  He shows that the Messiah is truly the Son of God.
   He even confesses the Trinity, that the Father spoke to the Son
   as the Holy Spirit instructed David to write.

        Thus we have a summary of the doctrine of the verbal
   inspiration of the Bible, the definition of the Trinity, and the
   divinity of Christ Jesus.  What more do we need?  The Bible shows
   us the love of God and we are allowed to respond.

        May our Lord grant us faith to trust His Word for our                      
   eternal life.  Amen.