What Words Reveal- Matthew 12:33-37

Scripture

• Matthew 12:33–37

About this sermon

The Son of God has just been accused of being in league with Satan. What Christ had done was amazing. A man who was blind and mute due to being demon possessed could now see and speak because Jesus had set him free. When the Pharisees heard of it, they explained it by the powers of darkness. Jesus explained the illogical nature of their conclusion. He also explained the blasphemous nature of their conclusion. In fact, He made plain that the Pharisees were in danger of committing a sin that would not be forgiven. But why do the Pharisees say what they say? Why do they err in their thinking, err in their judgments, and therefore err with their words? Jesus is now going to get to the root of it. He gets to the root of it, but He also explains it in a way broad enough that He is speaking not just to a Pharisee problem, but to a human problem. This morning we see three judgments that reveal what our words reveal. There is a judgment that Jesus demands, there is a judgment that Jesus declares, and there is a judgment that Jesus divulges. Those three judgments demonstrate the connection between a person’s spiritual condition, their spiritual conclusions, and what they voice as a result.

Topics

• Self-Control