And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.Continue reading “Luke 17: 1-6…Relevant today as ever.”
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Luke 16: 19-31… Two men die, where do they go?
“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.Continue reading “Luke 16: 19-31… Two men die, where do they go?”
Luke 16: 14-18….Lovers of money..
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him. And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”“The Law and the Prophets were until John; sinceContinue reading “Luke 16: 14-18….Lovers of money..”
Luke 16: 1-13 ….Hard to understand.
He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can noContinue reading “Luke 16: 1-13 ….Hard to understand.”
Luke 15: 25-32….The older son’s reaction.
“Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because heContinue reading “Luke 15: 25-32….The older son’s reaction.”
Luke 15: 11-24…. A story with many hidden truths.
And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey intoContinue reading “Luke 15: 11-24…. A story with many hidden truths.”
Luke 15: 1-10….. Two parables..
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine inContinue reading “Luke 15: 1-10….. Two parables..”
Luke 14: 25-35… The Price tag….
Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come afterContinue reading “Luke 14: 25-35… The Price tag….”
Luke 14: 12-24 The Great Feast…
He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbours, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, theContinue reading “Luke 14: 12-24 The Great Feast…”
Luke 14:7-11… Invited to a feast
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honour, saying to them, “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honour, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, and he whoContinue reading “Luke 14:7-11… Invited to a feast”
As I read it! 