In all the parables Jesus told, He never used proper names; He would simply give a description of a person, e.g. “the rich young ruler.” There was one exception to this general rule, and that was in His recounting the incident with the beggar, Lazarus, and the rich man. Because of the use of Lazarus’…
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Luke 15:30 – This Son of Yours
We all know the parable of the Prodigal Son. The younger of two sons demanded his inheritance while his father was still alive and went to a foreign land, where he squandered it. In his dissolute living he finally realized the foolishness of his actions and how he was wasting his life. Luke 15:17 tells…
Luke 14:28 – Counting the Cost
It’s an astounding fact that western Christianity has largely made itself no Christianity at all. How is it that we’ve come from the early church, in which the apostles and the followers of Jesus were severely persecuted, to a place where following Jesus is made to be like having a boy- or girlfriend? In those…
Luke 12:46 – Cut to Pieces
When I read Luke 12:35-48, sub-headed in the ESV as You Must Be Ready, the passage inevitably disturbs me. Jesus was speaking to His disciples and relating a parable that reflected directly upon His return from heaven. The parable deals with the master who has gone away for his wedding feast and the servants who…
Luke 11:50-51 – The Doomed Generation
On the heels of Jesus describing the people of His time as an evil generation because they sought a sign from God – despite having seen many signs from Yahweh in the person of Jesus – He condemned them. He said that the queen of Sheba and the men of Nineveh would rise up in…
Luke 9:57-62 – Costly Faith
How corrupted the Words and teachings of Jesus have become in these latter days! For anyone who has read the Bible to think that Jesus came to give us our best life now is a mystery. Well, maybe not. Satan’s purpose is to steal, kill, and destroy. Certainly his intent is to cause those who…