Bible Study · Gospel Parallels 192
Matthew 12:23-24: why religious people call Jesus "this man", the evidence of their ignorance, and why true believers are not afraid to answer
Hello, dear friend, welcome to episode 192. Today, July 15, 2026, the topic is: ignorant people attack goodness. There are three sections of the Scripture on this, and we evaluate just a few verses. Thank you, Jeho, for the scripture on the screen. Matthew 12:23-24:
“All the people were amazed at Jesus for healing the blind man. They said, ‘Maybe Jesus is the promised Son of God!’ When the Pharisees heard this, they said, ‘This man uses the power of satan to force demons out of people, because he is the ruler of demons.’”
Last week we talked about how some people are so stubborn, even when God helps them (Gospel Parallels 191). Today you will learn how ignorant people attack goodness.
God is more powerful than evil
“Our Lord Jesus healed a blind man. That is awesome.”
That blind man was demon-possessed.
“But God is more powerful than evil. That, my friend, is awesome.”
And we need to celebrate. Do you celebrate the victories of God in your life? That is the problem: most people are so blind that they can’t even say, “Thank you, Lord,” for all the great things the Lord does in their lives every day.
Let’s suppose you pray out loud. What is the percentage of words that have to do with thankfulness? With complaints? With telling God the facts that He already knows? With talking about others? Only a very tiny percentage of people say thank you to the Lord, because there is no celebration.
“This man”
All the people were amazed, and they said, “Maybe.” Maybe Jesus is the promised Son of God (Matthew 12:23). Then the Pharisees, the religious people, started to attack the Lord Jesus, and the first thing you can see is the words they said: “This man.”
“Do you know that Jesus is Lord?”
“If you realize Jesus is the Son of God, Jesus is Lord, you are not going to refer to him as this man.”
Some people say, “The man upstairs, the big guy.” Even when they say God, they don’t say it with respect. Religious people say that about every believer who is a true servant of God: “This man, this woman.” They don’t show minimum respect.
“A true believer brings light, carries the light, and proclaims the truth.”
Religious people don’t like that. They like to defend their tradition: “I was born this religion and I will die this religion.” They don’t even reason about what they are saying.
The evidence of their ignorance
“There is the evidence of their ignorance.”
“First of all, our Lord Jesus fights against satan, not for him.”
And who fights against himself? In a war, or even in a sport, do you see anybody going against himself thinking, “I want to lose”?
“Religious people quote facts, but they never deliver a godly statement.”
They quote facts all day long, online and everywhere, taking them out of context to destroy the reputation of a good politician, a good preacher, a good singer, anything that is good. Here the two facts are true: demons are forced out of people, and satan is the ruler of demons. What they don’t want to talk about is that our Lord Jesus forces demons out, because there is no power greater than His.
“Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords.”
Dogs bark
“Every true believer who is a servant of God should know that religious people will always attack him.”
Imagine you walk near the fence of a house with a dog. Well, dogs bark. In our ministry we broadcast 24/7 on YouTube, Facebook, Rumble, Twitch, vchurch.us and the Gian TV app, and not everybody is happy about it.
“What you need to do is analyze the attacks of an ungodly people and you will easily understand that their arguments are based on ignorance.”
Tell Him, tell him
If somebody has something against the Lord God, tell the Lord, and you will see what happens. And if you have anything against a true believer, tell this person, and you will see his true colors.
“True believers are not chicken. They are not weak. They don’t lose their cool. They don’t become violent.”
“True believers are smart people who know what to say and how to defend themselves with wisdom, prudence and valor.”
They are brave, and they are not afraid to argue, especially when an ignorant tries to contradict them. That is what the Lord Jesus did in this case: a demon-possessed man who was blind and couldn’t talk was set free, and he could speak and see. There is the glory of God.
“It’s just like dogs barking. Don’t pay attention to that.”
A little humor
Why did God make Adam before Eve? To give Adam a chance to speak. Just kidding. An atheist once told me he came to my church to sleep, because someone said I put people to sleep. My father used to fall asleep during my sermons too: “Son, when you speak the word of God, I experienced so much peace.” Yeah, right. And after one blooper: what did one ocean say to the other ocean? Nothing. They just waved.
“Remember Jesus is Lord. And we are here to save souls.”
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- 00:01Episode 192: ignorant people attack goodness
- 00:15Three sections of the Scripture, a few verses
- 00:33The reading: Matthew 12:23-24
- 00:59Last week, and today
- 01:14A blind man healed: God is more powerful than evil
- 01:32Do you celebrate the victories of God?
- 01:49When you pray: thanks, complaints, facts or others?
- 02:35"Maybe": Matthew 12:23
- 02:51The religious people attack: "This man"
- 03:12Do you know that Jesus is Lord?
- 03:24"The man upstairs, the big guy"
- 03:47They say it about every true servant of God
- 04:02A true believer carries the light
- 04:16"I was born this religion"
- 04:49"This man uses the power of satan": their ignorance
- 05:031. Jesus fights against satan, not for him
- 05:172. Nobody fights against himself
- 05:46Religious people quote facts, never a godly statement
- 06:37Two facts out of context: no power is greater than His
- 07:10Religious people will always attack a servant of God
- 07:18Near the fence of a house with a dog: dogs bark
- 07:29We broadcast 24/7: vchurch.us and Gian TV
- 08:15Not everybody is happy about it
- 08:30Analyze the attacks: they are based on ignorance
- 08:58Something against the Lord God? Tell Him
- 09:32Something against a true believer? Tell him
- 09:58Wisdom, prudence and valor
- 10:19What the Lord Jesus did in this case
- 10:54Don't pay attention to barking dogs
- 10:58A little humor: Adam before Eve
- 11:09"You put people to sleep"
- 11:50A blooper, and two oceans
- 12:14Jesus is Lord: we are here to save souls
Questions this study answers
Questions & answers.
What happened in Matthew 12:23-24?
Jesus healed a blind man who was demon-possessed, and the people said He might be the promised Son of God. "Our Lord Jesus healed a blind man. That is awesome." "But God is more powerful than evil." Then the Pharisees, the religious people, started to attack the Lord Jesus.
Why did the Pharisees call Jesus "this man"?
Because they did not acknowledge that Jesus is Lord. "If you realize Jesus is the Son of God, Jesus is Lord, you are not going to refer to him as this man." Religious people say the same about every true servant of God: "they don't show minimum respect."
What is the evidence of their ignorance?
Their own accusation makes no sense. "First of all, our Lord Jesus fights against satan, not for him." And nobody fights against himself: "do you see anybody going against himself thinking, I want to lose."
Why do religious people attack true believers?
They take facts out of context to destroy a good reputation. "Religious people quote facts, but they never deliver a godly statement." "Every true believer who is a servant of God should know that religious people will always attack him." When you walk near the fence of a house with a dog, dogs bark.
How should a true believer answer an ignorant attack?
Analyze it, and do not be afraid. "What you need to do is analyze the attacks of an ungodly people and you will easily understand that their arguments are based on ignorance." "True believers are smart people who know what to say and how to defend themselves with wisdom, prudence and valor."
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00:01Episode 192: ignorant people attack goodness
Hello, dear friend. Welcome to our episode 192, here, July 15, 2026. The topic of today: ignorant people attack goodness.
00:15Three sections of the Scripture, a few verses
I don't get it. Somebody says, well, you will understand it. There are three sections of the scripture that we are going to evaluate just a few verses for this study. And we read in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, please, Lord, guide us through this study.
00:33The reading: Matthew 12:23-24
Thank you, Jeho, for the scripture on the screen. Matthew 12:23-24: "All the people were amazed at Jesus for healing the blind man. They said, 'Maybe Jesus is the promised Son of God!' When the Pharisees heard this, they said, 'This man uses the power of satan to force demons out of people, because he is the ruler of demons.'"
00:59Last week, and today
I'm telling you, ignorant people are awful. Last week, we talked about how some people are so stubborn, even when God helps them. But today you will learn how ignorant people attack goodness.
01:14A blind man healed: God is more powerful than evil
What happened in this section of the gospel? Our Lord Jesus healed a blind man. That is awesome. That blind man was demon possessed. But God is more powerful than evil. That, my friend, is awesome.
01:32Do you celebrate the victories of God?
And we need to celebrate. Do you celebrate the victories of God in your life? That is the problem. Most people are so blind that they can't even say, Thank you, Lord, for all the great things the Lord does in their lives every day.
01:49When you pray: thanks, complaints, facts or others?
Let's suppose you pray out loud. What is the percentage of words that you say? For example, how many words have to do with thankfulness? How many words have to do with complaints? How many words have to do with telling God the facts that he already knows? And how many words? What is the percentage of all those words when you are talking about things about others? That's the problem. You see, that is precisely the issue. You see this? The small percentage, the very tiny percentage of people saying thank you to the Lord because there is no celebration.
02:35"Maybe": Matthew 12:23
All the people were amazed at Jesus when he healed the blind man. And they said, maybe. Maybe. Jesus is the promised Son of God. Matthew 12:23. Maybe. Really?
02:51The religious people attack: "This man"
In this case, when people said that, the Pharisees, the religious people, started to attack the Lord Jesus. The first thing that you can tell here is very easy to see is that the words they said, "This man, this man."
03:12Do you know that Jesus is Lord?
Do you know that Jesus is Lord? If you realize Jesus is the Son of God, Jesus is Lord, you are not going to refer to him as "this man."
03:24"The man upstairs, the big guy"
You know, some people say, "The man upstairs, the big guy." Things like that. Even when they say God, they don't say it with respect. But the question goes back to you. Do you know that Jesus is Lord? Do you know that?
03:47They say it about every true servant of God
Religious people said that about every believer who is a true servant of God. This man, this woman, they don't show minimum respect.
04:02A true believer carries the light
A true believer brings light, carries the light, and proclaims the truth. And will tell everywhere, all the time, that Jesus is Lord. Religious people don't like that.
04:16"I was born this religion"
Religious people, they like to defend their tradition. "Well, I was born this religion and I will die this religion." You know, my parents were this religion, I should be the same religion. They don't even reason about what they are saying. And as a result of that, when someone, a true believer, a true servant of God, is talking, you know, how do they refer to us? "This man." This man. They don't show any respect, my friend.
04:49"This man uses the power of satan": their ignorance
The whole sentence is, "This man uses the power of satan to force demons out of people because he is the ruler of demons." There is the evidence of their ignorance. That's what they are. Ignorant.
05:031. Jesus fights against satan, not for him
First of all, our Lord Jesus fights against satan, not for him. You have to be really ignorant to say something like that.
05:172. Nobody fights against himself
And on the other hand, who is the one who fights against himself? Have you ever find somebody fighting against himself? Well, to a certain degree, ignorant people fight against themselves because they are ignorant. But in a war or even in a sport, do you see anybody going against himself thinking, "I want to lose." That's the evidence that they are ignorant.
05:46Religious people quote facts, never a godly statement
Religious people quote facts, but they never deliver a godly statement. They quote facts all day long. You see it online all the time. They are quoting facts and always, always misleading people. Always, they never deliver a godly statement about anybody. Whether it's a good politician or a good preacher or a good artist, a good singer, anything that is good. They are going just to take facts out of the context in order to destroy somebody or try to destroy the reputation of somebody else. In this case, imagine this. The two facts are, demons are forced out of people. Well, yeah. And second, satan is the ruler of demons. Correct.
06:37Two facts out of context: no power is greater than His
Now, what is happening here, and they don't want to talk about it, is that our Lord Jesus forces demons out. The Lord Jesus has the authority. He had it, he has it, and he will always have because there is no power greater than him. His power is above all powers. Jesus is the name above all names. Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords. Why do they don't mention that? Because they are ignorant.
07:10Religious people will always attack a servant of God
Every true believer who is a servant of God should know that religious people will always attack him.
07:18Near the fence of a house with a dog: dogs bark
Imagine you walk near the fence of a house with a dog. Well, dogs bark. That is what happens.
07:29We broadcast 24/7: vchurch.us and Gian TV
It's like in our case here in our ministry. We are posting constantly. We broadcast 24/7 on different social media platforms. YouTube, Facebook, Rumble, Twitch, social media platforms. Our website, vchurch.us, we are broadcasting 24/7 there and also TV apps. Do you know that? Smart TVs, when you download Netflix and Prime and Hulu and whatever else you want to watch, well, right there you can download Gian TV. That's high technology, my friend.
08:15Not everybody is happy about it
So do you think that there are people are happy or everybody's happy that we do that? No. Remember this. When you are walking near a fence of a house with a dog, dogs bark.
08:30Analyze the attacks: they are based on ignorance
What you need to do is analyze the attacks of an ungodly people and you will easily understand that their arguments are based on ignorance. Every person that is attacking me and my team immediately report that and we contain that quickly. I analyze what they are saying and it's always based on their ignorance. And you need to understand that.
08:58Something against the Lord God? Tell Him
If somebody whomever the person is has something against the Lord God, I will tell you this. Tell the Lord and you will see what happens. Just try. Tell the Lord what is what you have against him. You don't have this. You don't have that. You don't you need this. You need that. OK, perfect. Tell him. Tell him that he is not fair. Tell him that it is unfair. See what happens.
09:32Something against a true believer? Tell him
On the other hand, my friend, if you have anything against a true believer, whether it's me or anybody else, tell this person there you will see his true colors. The true character of a believer is going to be noticed as soon as the argument begins because true believers are not chicken. They are not weak. They don't lose their cool. They don't become violent.
09:58Wisdom, prudence and valor
True believers are smart people who know what to say and how to defend themselves with wisdom, prudence and valor. They are brave and they are not afraid to argue. They are not, especially when an ignorant tries to contradict them.
10:19What the Lord Jesus did in this case
It's easy when there is an ignorant contradicting us. It's easy you immediately can tell he's an ignorant and that is what we do. And that is what the Lord Jesus did in this case. So what we know this about this story so far, there was a demon possessed man who was blind and couldn't talk. The Lord Jesus cast out the demons, heal the person is able to speak and see there is glory of God there. And that is what you need to think about the attacks of the ignorant people.
10:54Don't pay attention to barking dogs
It's just like dogs barking. Don't pay attention to that.
10:58A little humor: Adam before Eve
Do you know why did God make Adam before Eve to give Adam a chance to speak? Just kidding.
11:09"You put people to sleep"
One day I asked an atheist guy, why did he go to my church? And he replied to sleep. He said someone recommended me because you put people to sleep. And I go, OK, well, maybe that is true because my father usually he fell asleep during my sermons. And one day I asked him, Dad, why do you do that? And he said to me, Son, when you speak the word of God, I experienced so much peace. That's why I fall asleep. Yeah, right. OK, all right.
11:50A blooper, and two oceans
Serious question. What did one ocean say to another? OK, that was a good blooper. Next tape. OK, OK, more serious. What did one ocean say to the other ocean? Nothing. They just waved.
12:14Jesus is Lord: we are here to save souls
Thank you for being here with us. This was our episode 192. Remember, we are all over the place. Social media, website, TV apps. I suggest you go connect. Enjoy play the 24/7 broadcast. We have good stuff there for you. Remember Jesus is Lord. And we are here to save souls. The Holy Spirit does the job. We shall do the talk.
Transcribed from the video and lightly corrected. Spoken words are kept as Dr. Gian said them.