missmuffet Posted August 23, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted August 23, 2019 What do you think the meaning of this verse is? Luke 9:60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unworthyservant Posted August 23, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 96 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 645 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 298 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/11/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted August 23, 2019 27 minutes ago, missmuffet said: What do you think the meaning of this verse is? Luke 9:60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.” I think that to understand the meaning requires the context of the entire discourse so here it is from the KJV 57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. The discourse begins when a man said to Jesus that he would follow Him wherever and Jesus said unto him,"Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head". Christ is reminding the fellow of the sacrifice required to serve Him. He literally had no place to lay His head. He was letting the amn know of the hardships that would come with his decision. Then in the second incidence Christ called a person to follow Him and the person replied "Lord suffer me first to go and bury my father". That's when Christ told him "Let the dead bury the dead" and tells him that he should "preach the kingdom of God". This time Christ is telling us that preaching the Gospel takes precedent over earthly tasks, even those of burying the dead. Personally, I have a problem with folks spending $8000+ on funerals (per Alex Trebeck) while "the harvest is great and laborers few" and that money could go toward the harvest. It's in the last scenario that Christ ties it all together. This man wanted to just go and say goodbye to his family and Christ said "No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the Kingdom of God". So all told what Christ is teaching is that preaching the Gospel should be so much of a priority that even what are thought to be societal niceties should never take precedence and that following Him would require sacrifice. At least that's the way that God has revealed it to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angels4u Posted August 23, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,763 Content Per Day: 2.39 Reputation: 12,160 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Share Posted August 23, 2019 The spiritual dead can bury their own dead , but you go and preach the kingdom of God. The spiritual dead cannot preach the gospel. The disciples should not give priority to tasks what the unsaved can do do just as well as the Christians. Their principle occupation should be to the advance of preaching the gospel to the unsaved. The common things in life could be wrong if they are placed ahead of complete obedience to God. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted August 24, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) Who are the dead who are to bury their own? This reference is to those who are dead to Christ. Christ wants those who are spiritually alive to call others to a new life in Christ. Edited August 24, 2019 by missmuffet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Hartono Posted August 24, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 763 Topics Per Day: 0.34 Content Count: 6,897 Content Per Day: 3.09 Reputation: 1,976 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/15/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) If that man bury his father n after that return to seek n follow Jesus it wont be any problem for God so in this situation Jesus was merely giving a meaningful words. Edited August 24, 2019 by R. Hartono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauJangles Posted August 24, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 44 Topic Count: 229 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 10,900 Content Per Day: 2.95 Reputation: 12,145 Days Won: 68 Joined: 02/13/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1954 Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, missmuffet said: What do you think the meaning of this verse is? Luke 9:60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.” Jesus said many things just to get people to think in a lot of ways. He did mean this, however. Matthew 6:33 33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. KVJ Edited August 24, 2019 by BeauJangles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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