¿Cuál es la Buena Nueva?
Un sermón Lucas 4:18-19
Predicado originalmente 15 de enero de 1956
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18El Espíritu del Señor es sobre mí,
Por cuanto me ha ungido para dar buenas nuevas á los pobres:
Me ha enviado para sanar á los quebrantados de corazón;
Para pregonar á los cautivos libertad,
Y á los ciegos vista;
Para poner en libertad á los quebrantados:
19Para …
Descripción del Sermón
¿De qué se trata el cristianismo? No hay nadie mejor para obtener una respuesta a esta pregunta que Jesús mismo. En este sermón sobre Lucas 4:18-19 titulado "¿Qué es la Buena Nueva?", el Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones examina la declaración de Jesús acerca de sí mismo. Jesús dice que ha venido para traer buenas nuevas a los pobres y dar vista a los ciegos. ¿Qué significa esto? Primero, Jesús trae sanidad no a los que se creen justos, sino a aquellos que saben que son débiles y pobres de espíritu. Solo aquellos que saben que son pobres buscan las riquezas que Cristo trae. Segundo, Jesús es la fuente de bendición y sabiduría. Desde temprana edad, Jesús confundió a los maestros de la ley con Su sabiduría y conocimiento de las cosas de Dios. Entonces, ¿de qué se trata el cristianismo? Según Jesús mismo, se trata de Él y Su mensaje del evangelio de salvación para los pecadores. Todos los cristianos deben mirar a Jesús mismo para entender lo que verdaderamente es el cristianismo, no a la tradición y la cultura, sino a la persona y obra de Jesucristo.
Desglose del Sermón
- Jesús lee de Isaías 61, proclamando que el Espíritu del Señor está sobre él.
- Jesús declara que esta profecía se cumple en él, indicando que él es el Mesías.
- El mensaje de Jesús llega como una sorpresa, contrario a las expectativas. Su mensaje es "buenas nuevas" para los pobres.
- Los "pobres" no se refiere solo a la pobreza económica sino a la pobreza espiritual, reconociendo la necesidad de Dios.
- El pecado nos hace a todos espiritualmente pobres, robándonos el carácter, el poder sobre el pecado, la capacidad de disfrutar la vida, y la vida misma.
- Los "pobres en espíritu" reconocen su pobreza espiritual y necesidad de Dios. El evangelio son buenas nuevas para ellos.
- Las buenas nuevas son que aunque Jesús era rico, se hizo pobre para que nosotros fuéramos ricos. Él tomó nuestro pecado y nos da perdón, vida y poder.
- Jesús ofrece perdón abundante, vida y poder para aquellos que reconocen su pobreza y vienen a él.
- Este mensaje es para aquellos conscientes de su fracaso y necesidad, no para los que se creen justos. Debemos reconocer nuestra pobreza para recibir las buenas nuevas.
- El mensaje es salir de una vida separada de Dios, recibir el perdón en Cristo y seguirle.
Sermon Q&A
What Did Jesus Mean by "The Poor" in Luke 4:18-19? Analysis by Dr. Lloyd-Jones
What does Jesus mean when he says he came to preach the gospel to the poor?
According to Dr. Lloyd-Jones, when Jesus says he came to preach the gospel to the poor, he isn't referring merely to economic poverty. The word used carries "the element of cringing" or "the picture of a man who's crouching as a beggar in his poverty." It refers to those who recognize their spiritual bankruptcy before God - people who realize they are utterly destitute spiritually and have nothing to offer God. As Lloyd-Jones explains: "It's the people who have realized their spiritual poverty. They are the people who realize that they are paupers in the sight of God."
How does Dr. Lloyd-Jones define spiritual poverty?
Dr. Lloyd-Jones defines spiritual poverty as recognizing our true condition before God. He says, "Sin makes paupers of us all." Spiritual poverty includes: - Being robbed of our character (our righteousness, holiness, purity) - Being robbed of our power to resist temptation - Being robbed of the ability to truly enjoy life as God intended - Being robbed of hope
As Lloyd-Jones states: "The poorer are those who realize that that is the simple truth concerning them. The people who really have faced themselves and have come to discover the utter emptiness of their lives."
Why does Jesus' message come as a surprise to people?
According to Dr. Lloyd-Jones, Jesus' message comes as a surprise because people have preconceived ideas about religion and Christianity. Many expect religion to be: - A great philosophy - An ethical or moral program - An exhortation to live in a certain way to save ourselves
But Jesus offers something entirely different. Lloyd-Jones says: "Christianity always seems surprising at first, doesn't it? We've all got our ideas about it." Even John the Baptist was confused when Jesus didn't behave as expected, asking, "Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?" People expect Christianity to be about what we must do, not about what Christ has done for us.
What makes Christ's message "good news" according to the sermon?
Dr. Lloyd-Jones emphasizes that Jesus specifically calls his message "gospel" meaning "good news." This good news includes:
- An abundant pardon for sin: "The first thing I need is pardon, and I get in him an abundant pardon."
- New life: "It's a message of new life, a new birth, a new beginning."
- Power to overcome sin: "He giveth power to the faint and to them that have no mighty increaseth strength."
- Reconciliation with God: "To be rich, I must be right with God. Christ has come down from heaven in order to link me to God, and thereby he makes me rich."
As Lloyd-Jones puts it: "This is good news, you see, for weaklings, for those who have no strength, for failures, for men who've been defeated by the world and the flesh and the devil."
Who was Paul before and after encountering Christ?
Dr. Lloyd-Jones uses Paul as a perfect example of someone who recognized his spiritual poverty:
Before encountering Christ: - "As a pharisee before he met the Lord Jesus Christ, he thought that he was a very wealthy man in a spiritual sense" - "Pharisee of the Pharisees. Wonderful in his knowledge" - "Living a godly and a religious life and an expert in the law" - "He boasted of his righteousness"
After encountering Christ: - "He saw that all that wealth which he thought he had was nothing but what he calls dung and refuse" - His perceived spiritual wealth was "utterly valueless" - "The men who thought that he was so wealthy found his great wealth with one stroke of the pen written right off" - He became "a complete pauper" who fell helplessly on the road asking, "What wilt thou have me to do, Lord?"
How does Christ make the spiritually poor rich?
Dr. Lloyd-Jones explains that Christ makes the spiritually poor rich through his own poverty: "Who, though he was rich for our sakes, became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich." He elaborates:
- Christ, who was eternally rich as God's Son, became poor by taking human nature
- Though he owed God nothing, Christ took our debts upon himself
- He bore the penalty of our sin on the cross
- Through this, Christ brings us to God, who is "the source of all riches"
The riches we receive include abundant pardon, new life, power to overcome sin, and a relationship with God. Lloyd-Jones puts it beautifully: "To be rich, I must be right with God. Christ has come down from heaven in order to link me to God, and thereby he makes me rich."
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Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
El Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) fue un ministro evangélico galés que predicó y enseñó en la tradición Reformada. Su ministerio principal fue en Westminster Chapel, en el centro de Londres, desde 1939-1968, donde impartió exposiciones de varios años sobre libros de la Biblia como Romanos, Efesios y el Evangelio de Juan. Además de la colección del Fideicomiso MLJ de 1,600 de estos sermones en formato de audio, la mayoría de estas grandes series de sermones están disponibles en forma de libro (incluyendo una colección de 14 volúmenes de los sermones de Romanos), así como otras series como "Depresión Espiritual", "Estudios sobre el Sermón del Monte" y "Grandes Doctrinas Bíblicas". Es considerado por muchos líderes evangélicos de hoy como una autoridad en la verdad bíblica y la suficiencia de las Escrituras.