Luke 21:20 "...when you see...desolation is near" He left no question. A few years later when the Romans surrounded Jerusalem, the disciples knew it wouldn't end until the city was destroyed. 24 "...until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled" Commentaries are varied in their thinking on this. Odd part is most of the commentaries …
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Luke 21:1 "...saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury" Do we give offerings or tips? It all comes down to the attitude of the heart. Do we believe what we have is God's or ours? Do we want to be good stewards with the resources He provides? Some debate over whether tithing is …
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Luke 20:1 "...on one of those days..." One of the days He went to the temple and taught. Just after He had the triumphal entry. I would guess Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. 1 "...chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders..." Concerted effort. He was really getting under their skin with this last batch …
Luke 19:28-40 Story of the Triumphal Entry. Nothing new is speaking at the moment. Not sure if it's that God isn't saying anything or that my mood is bad for listening. Perhaps next time. 40 "...if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out" Jesus had spent the last three and a half …
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Luke 19:1-2 "...passed through Jericho...a man named Zacchaeus..." So Zacchaeus either lived in Jericho or in the area between Jericho and Jerusalem. It says Jesus passed through. Could go either way. Verse 11 will mention Him being near Jerusalem, so perhaps they were outside Jericho. But we get the general area. 3 "...he sought to …
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Luke 18:27 "...The things which are impossible with men are possible with God" Jesus is speaking here specifically regarding salvation. Man cannot save himself, but God can provide a way for him and has. Yet, I think we can use the phrase for any situation. Nothing is impossible for God. As Job said, no purpose …
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Luke 18:9 "...who trusted in themselves that they were righteous..." What they did. Who they were. Followed the law. Were children of Abraham. All that led to was pride. 11 "...extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector" I think Jesus was throwing in some irony here. These are the sins He normally called …
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Black & White with Shades of Gray 