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56) Jesus vs the religious leaders 

Luke 17: Jesus tells us to remember the wife of Lot!


- If we want to keep our life safe we will lose it!


- If we lose it we will preserve it alive!


- In that night, two people will be in one bed and one will be taken along whereas the other will be abandoned!

- Again Jesus tells us we must do our part when it is time as a routine!


- It is too late to wake up at the last minute!


- Jesus is not coming for everybody!


- May we impress this image in our mind to wake up and to stay awake!

 


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57) Jesus vs the religious leaders

Luke 18:Jesus tells them an illustration about praying and never giving up!


- He speaks about a corrupt judge!


- A widow keeps going to him to get justice!


- He doesn’t care about her!


- But she keeps going to him so he gets fed up and to get rid of her he does everything for her to get justice!


- And God will do the same to his chosen ones who pray to him day and night!


- It shows the importance to keep asking!


- But we must also show the right attitude toward God!


- But we have our part to do too!


- We must learn and talk about God’s word!


- There is so much to learn by studying the Bible and the examples of his faithful servants!


- Sometimes God may answer us in a way we are not expecting!

 


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58) Jesus vs the religious leaders

 

Luke 18: Jesus is asking about the faith he is going to find when he comes back!


- That’s the kind of question we should ask ourselves!


- What kind of faith is he looking for?


- We should know the answer if we read carefully the Bible!


- A faith based on a good knowledge of God’s word!

 

- A faith which belongs to God not to man’s tradition!

 

- A faith which is not contaminated by man’s tradition!


- Purity vs contamination!


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59) Jesus vs the religious leaders

Luke 18: Jesus speaks about those who think they are right whereas the others are nothing!


- He speaks about two men going up into the temple to pray!


- There is a Pharisee with the head up who thanks God not to be like the bad one and especially the tax collector he can see!


- There is also a tax collector who prays knowing he is a sinner and thus he doesn’t raise his head while praying!


- Jesus says that this tax collector is more righteous than the Pharisee because the one who exalts himself will be humiliated whereas the one who humbles himself will be exalted!

- How completely different it is from this world!


- It implies many efforts to show us different from this world if we don’t want to stay at the doors of God’s Kingdom!


- Do we think about that when it is still time?

 


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60) Jesus vs the religious leaders

 

Luke 18: Parents bring their children to Jesus!


- Jesus’ disciples try to prevent them from doing it!


- But Jesus calls the children to him!


- Because God’s Kingdom belongs to those who are like them!


- So different from religious leaders!


- So different from political leaders!


- So different from businesses!


- In fact, completely different!


- The reason why we are where we are is quite easy to understand!


- But men keep going in the same direction!


- Why look for the solution when it is possible to get into more trouble!


- If we do the same to understand the bible, it will never work!


- Again that’s free will!


- Why look for God’s word when man has man’s tradition?


- Why look for a solution when it is easier to look away?

 


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61) Jesus vs the religious leaders

 

Luke 18:18,19

  • One of the rulers asks Jesus a question!

  • And he calls him Good teacher!

  • Then Jesus asks why he calls him a good teacher!

  • Let’s have a look at Jesus’ answer:

“No one [is]

οὐδεὶς (oudeis)

Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular

Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing.

 

good

ἀγαθὸς (agathos)

Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular

Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'.

 

except

εἰ (ei)

Conjunction

Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

 

God

Θεός (Theos)

Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

 

alone.

εἷς (heis)

Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular

Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

 

  • Apparently nobody understands Jesus when he speaks!

  • Every time he is clear when he speaks about his father and him!

  • But nobody listens to him!

  • They just listen to man’s tradition because of corruption!

  • What a primitive society!

 

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  • They used to write differently!

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  • They used to think differently!

  • They used to act differently!

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https://www.gotquestions.org/Luke-in-the-Bible.html

Little is known about Luke, the author of the books of Luke and Acts in the Bible. We do know he was a physician and the only Gentile to write any part of the New Testament. Paul’s letter to the Colossians draws a distinction between Luke and other colleagues “of the circumcision,” meaning the Jews (Colossians 4:11). Luke is the only New Testament writer clearly identifiable as a non-Jew.

 

Luke was the author of the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. Luke does not name himself in either of his books, but Paul mentions him by name in three epistles. Both Luke and Acts are addressed to the same person, Theophilus (Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1). No one knows exactly who Theophilus was, but we know that Luke’s purpose in writing the two companion books was so that Theophilus would know with certainty about the person and work of Jesus Christ (Luke 1:4). Perhaps Theophilus had already received the basics of the Christian doctrine but had not as yet been completely grounded in them.

 

Luke was a close friend of Paul, who referred to him as “the beloved physician” (Colossians 4:14). Perhaps Luke’s interest in medicine is the reason his gospel gives such a high profile to Jesus’ acts of healing.

 

Paul also refers to Luke as a “fellow laborer” (Philemon 1:24). Luke joined Paul in Troas in Asia Minor during Paul’s second missionary journey (Acts 16:6–11). Some scholars speculate that Luke was the “man of Macedonia” whom Paul saw in his dream (Acts 16:9). Luke was left in Philippi during the second missionary journey (Acts 17:1) and picked up again to travel with Paul in the third journey (Acts 20:5). Luke accompanied Paul on his journey to Jerusalem and Rome and was with him during his imprisonment there (2 Timothy 4:11). Luke’s vivid description of his travels with Paul in Acts 27 seems to indicate that he was well-traveled and well-versed in navigation.

 

Scholars have noted that Luke had an outstanding command of the Greek language. His vocabulary is extensive and rich, and his style at times approaches that of classical Greek, as in the preface of his gospel (Luke 1:1–4), while at other times it seems quite Semitic (Luke 1:5—2:52). He was familiar with sailing and had a special love for recording geographical details. All this would indicate that Luke was a well-educated, observant, and careful writer.

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  • If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!

  • They used to write differently!

  • They used to speak differently!

  • They used to think differently!

  • They used to act differently!

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  • Luke was a physician!

  • And the only Gentile to write any part of the New Testament!

  • Luke was a close friend of Paul!

  • Perhaps Luke’s interest in medicine is the reason his gospel gives such a high profile to Jesus’ acts of healing!

  • Luke joined Paul in Troas in Asia Minor during Paul’s second missionary journey!

  • Luke was left in Philippi during the second missionary journey!

  • And picked up again to travel with Paul on the third journey!

  • Luke accompanied Paul on his journey to Jerusalem and Rome and was with him during his imprisonment there!

  • Scholars have noted that Luke had an outstanding command of the Greek language!

  • His vocabulary is extensive and rich, and his style at times approaches that of classical Greek, as in the preface of his gospel!

  • While at other times it seems quite Semitic!

  • He was familiar with sailing and had a special love for recording geographical details!

  • All this would indicate that Luke was a well-educated, observant, and careful writer!

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Remember:

  • If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!

  • They used to write differently!

  • They used to speak differently!

  • They used to think differently!

  • They used to act differently!

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62) Jesus vs the religious leaders

 

Luke 18:20-25

We remember that Matthew the tax collector didn’t hesitate to follow Jesus!

And he was rich!

But this man is very rich!

And when Jesus tells him to sell everything and give it to the poor, that’s too much for him!

That’s why he says:

“  It is easier, in fact, for a camel to get through the eye of a sewing needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.”

Quite a lot to think!

Are we looking for the Kingdom of God or the wealth in this world which is going to disappear?

Do we remember Lot’s wife?

 


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Remember:

Luke was a physician!

And the only Gentile to write any part of the New Testament!

Luke was a close friend of Paul!

Perhaps Luke’s interest in medicine is the reason his gospel gives such a high profile to Jesus’ acts of healing!

Luke joined Paul in Troas in Asia Minor during Paul’s second missionary journey!

Luke was left in Philippi during the second missionary journey!

And picked up again to travel with Paul on the third journey!

Luke accompanied Paul on his journey to Jerusalem and Rome and was with him during his imprisonment there!

Scholars have noted that Luke had an outstanding command of the Greek language!

His vocabulary is extensive and rich, and his style at times approaches that of classical Greek, as in the preface of his gospel!

While at other times it seems quite Semitic!

He was familiar with sailing and had a special love for recording geographical details!

All this would indicate that Luke was a well-educated, observant, and careful writer!

____________________________________________________________ 


Remember:

If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!

They used to write differently!

They used to speak differently!

They used to think differently!

They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________

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