Matthew 7:29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Audacity, in reverent sense, better expresses the word than authority. This He did — 1. In declaring His pre-existence. 2. In declaring His identity with the Godhead. 3. In assuming Divine prerogatives. 4. In arrogating exclusive rights, and exhausting in Himself the similitude of things.Lessons: 1. A proof that Christ was what He professed to be. 2. This was the only consistent course. 3. An audacious Christ should have an audacious Church. (J. Parker, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.WEB: for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes. |
    |