Luke 17:1,2
THINGS THAT MAKE PEOPLE FALL INTO SIN. See notes on Matthew 18:6-7.... [ Continue Reading ]
THINGS THAT MAKE PEOPLE FALL INTO SIN. See notes on Matthew 18:6-7.... [ Continue Reading ]
IF YOUR BROTHER SINS, REBUKE HIM. Note that a rebuke and forgiveness are both duties. Compare Galatians 6:1-2. See notes on Matthew 18:15-22.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAKE OUR FAITH GREATER. The disciples ask for faith to be able to do the things he has just told them. IF YOU HAD FAITH AS BIG AS A MUSTARD SEED. _Godet_ writes: "The only real power of the universe is the divine will. The human will, which has discovered the secret of blending with this force of fo... [ Continue Reading ]
SUPPOSE ONE OF YOU HAS A SERVANT. This parable is based on the custom of having the same servant work in the fields and in the house. The servant expected to serve his master _first,_ and himself _last!_ THE SERVANT DOES NOT DESERVE THANKS FOR OBEYING ORDERS. There is no special _merit_ in doing wha... [ Continue Reading ]
AS JESUS MADE HIS WAY TO JERUSALEM. The time of this is uncertain. If this happened on his last tour, it would be just after he left Galilee, before he reached Perea. HE WENT BETWEEN SAMARIA AND GALILEE. From west to east, to cross the Jordan river. HE WAS MET BY TEN LEPERS. [Leprosy: see notes on M... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN THE KINGDOM OF GOD WOULD COME. These Pharisees, and the Jewish people, expected a political kingdom with the power and glory of David's kingdom restored to Israel. Compare note on Acts 1:6. IN SUCH A WAY AS TO BE SEEN. It was not to be material and visible. IS WITHIN YOU. _"You are in fact the... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN YOU WILL WISH YOU COULD SEE. In their restless eagerness to see a _visible_ kingdom, many would be tempted to follow false prophets and false Messiahs. He warns them against this, telling them that just as the lightning lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will be his _visible_ Seco... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT FIRST HE MUST SUFFER. See notes on Luke 24:25-27.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS IT WAS IN THE TIME OF NOAH. This is similar to parts of Matthew 24:17-41. See notes there. REMEMBER LOT'S WIFE! By delaying and looking back, as they were fleeing Sodom, she lost her life. Compare notes on Matthew 24:16-18. WHERE, LORD? They still thought the things he spoke about were a _local_... [ Continue Reading ]