Luke 12:1 "In the meantime...so that they trampled one another..." Odd. Doesn't seem to have anything to do with what He began to teach. Commentary suggests Luke was calling attention to the fact that Jesus's fight with the Pharisees and lawyers had gathered a large crowd. Perhaps He was calling out the people's motives for …
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Luke 11:29 "...an evil generation. It seeks a sign..." Lack of faith. They'd been told over the centuries about the coming of the Messiah, and enough information had been given so they should be able to recognize Him when He arrived. Here stands Jesus who fulfilled those prophecies and they would not believe. They demanded …
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Luke 11:2-4 The model prayer. Not to be taken as a substitute for our own, but has the elements our prayers need. Praise to the Father, expression of hope in the future He promised, request provision for daily needs, forgiveness of sins, and instruction in daily life. 4 "...we also forgive everyone who is indebted …
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Luke 10:21 "...Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit..." Not sure what all this means, but to take it on face value, it's obvious Jesus was very pleased by what happened. Odd that He goes from speaking to the Father and then referring to Him in the third person, like He's speaking to someone else. The way …
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Luke 10:1 "...Lord appointed seventy others also...sent them two by two...where He Himself was about to go" Just like He sent out the twelve. I think this may have been the goal, and the twelve was a trial run. Doesn't say, but I would bet the twelve were not among the seventy so they could …
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Luke 9:44-45 "Let these words sink down into your ears...they did not understand this saying...they were afraid to ask Him..." I think after Jesus asked the disciples who they and others thought He was, He decided He needed to focus His disciples on the fact that He was the Messiah, but that He wasn't going …
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Luke 9:21-22 "...warned and commanded them...tell...no one...Son of Man must suffer many things...and be killed...raised the third day" I think this is the reason Jesus always told people to tell no one what had happened. He knew the people did not understand what He was there to do, that the Messiah was not going to …
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Black & White with Shades of Gray 