Wednesday, July 31, 2013

A Servant's Duty

Luke 17:7-10 (GNT)  "Suppose one of you has a servant who is plowing or looking after the sheep.  When he comes in from the field, do you tell him to hurry along and eat his meal?  Of course not! Instead, you say to him, 'Get my supper ready, then put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may have your meal.'  The servant does not deserve thanks for obeying orders, does he?  It is the same with you; when you have done all you have been told to do, say, 'We are ordinary servants; we have only done our duty.' "

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Faith

Luke 17:5-6 (GNT) The apostles said to the Lord, "Make our faith greater."  The Lord answered, "If you had faith as big as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Pull yourself up by the roots and plant yourself in the sea!' and it would obey you."

Another from Gospel of Luke about the Kingdom of Heaven on the "Jesus" film (1979)


Monday, July 29, 2013

Sin

Luke 17:1-4 (GNT) Jesus said to His disciples, "Things that make people fall into sin are bound to happen, but how terrible for the one who makes them happen!  It would be better for him if a large millstone were tied around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.  So watch what you do!  If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.  If he sins against you seven times in one day, and each time he comes to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."

Sunday, July 28, 2013

The Rich Man and Lazarus (conclusion)..."If They Will Not Listen"

Luke 16: 27-31 (GNT) "The rich man said, 'Then I beg you, father Abraham, send Lazarus to my father's house where I have five brothers.  Let him go and warn them so that they, at least, will not come to this place of pain.'  Abraham said, 'Your brothers have Moses and the prophets to warn them; your brothers should listen to what they say.'  The rich man answered, 'That is not enough, father Abraham!  But if someone were to rise from death and go to them, then they would turn from their sins.'  But Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone were to rise from death.' "

Saturday, July 27, 2013

The Rich Man and Lazarus (continued)

Luke 16:24-26 (GNT) "So he called out, 'Father, Abraham!  Take pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip his finger in some water and cool off my tongue, because I am in great pain in this fire!'   But Abraham said, 'Remember, my son, that in your lifetime you were given all the good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things.  But now he is enjoying himself here, while you are in pain.  Besides all that, there is a deep pit lying between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, nor can anyone cross over to us from where you are.' "

Friday, July 26, 2013

The Rich Man and Lazarus

Luke 16:19-23 (GNT) "There was once a rich man who dressed in the most expensive clothes and lived in great luxury every day.  There was also a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who used to be brought to the rich man's door, hoping to eat the bits of food that fell from the rich man's table.  Even the dogs would come and lick his sores.  The poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the feast in Heaven.  The rich man died and was buried, and in Hades, where he was in great pain, he looked up and saw Abraham, far away, with Lazarus at his side."

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Sayings of Jesus (continued)

Luke 16:16-18 (GNT)

16 “The Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets were in effect up to the time of John the Baptist; since then the Good News about the Kingdom of God is being told, and everyone forces their way in. 17 But it is easier for Heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest detail of the Law to be done away with.
18 “Any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery; and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery."