Why did Jesus drive out the merchants and moneychangers from the temple? From his sermon series in the gospel of John, today R.C. Sproul speaks on the holy regard that the Lord has for sincere worship. Get R.C. Sproul’s commentary on the gospel of John for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3732/john-commentary Meet Today’s Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Meet the Host: Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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God is very, very particular about how he is worshiped. And Jesus is saying to his contemporaries, hey, this is holy ground. This is a place for prayer. This is a place for adoration and for worship. Take your animals, take your produce, go across the street. This is my Father's house.
One of the more dramatic moments in the ministry of Jesus is when He went up to Jerusalem, made a whip of cords, and drove the animals and money changers out of the temple. But why did Jesus do that? Stay with us as R.C. Sproul will explain on this Sunday edition of Renewing Your Mind. We're presently in a short series in John's Gospel.
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Our Scripture this morning, again, is taken from the gospel according to Saint John. We're presently in the second chapter, and we're going to begin at verse 12 and read through verse 25. John chapter 2, verses 12 through 25. After this, he went down to Capernaum. He, his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they did not stay there many days.
But now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and he found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves and the money changers doing business. When he had made a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables.
And he said to those who sold doves, take these things away. Do not make my father's house a house of merchandise. And then his disciples remembered that it was written, zeal for your house has eaten me up. And so the Jews answered and said to Him, What sign do You show to us, since You do these things? And Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
And then the Jews said, It has taken forty-six years to build this temple. Will you raise it up in three days? But He was speaking of the temple of His body. Therefore, when he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this to them, and they believed the scripture and the word which Jesus had said.
And when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs which he did. But Jesus did not commit himself to them because he knew all men. had no need that anyone should testify of man, for he knew what was in me. He who has ears to hear the Word of God, let them hear it.
We've seen already in John's gospel that John approaches the life of Jesus somewhat differently from the other gospel writers who are called the synoptic gospels. And Jesus is shown to us more from a theological reflection in John's gospel than from a strictly chronological, biographical portrait.
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