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Textual Studies From The Gospel Of Luke & The Acts Of The Apostles

The. Two. Treatises. The. Two. Treatises. The. Two. Treatises. Textual Studies From The Gospel Of Luke & The Acts Of The Apostles. Jn. 10:40-42. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke. Lesson 14 – More Healing 14:1-6

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Textual Studies From The Gospel Of Luke & The Acts Of The Apostles

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  1. The Two Treatises The Two Treatises The Two Treatises Textual Studies From The Gospel Of Luke & The Acts Of The Apostles

  2. Jn. 10:40-42

  3. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – More Healing 14:1-6 • Jesus was invited into the house of a Pharisee on a Sabbath v. 1 • Present also was a man who was afflicted with dropsy v. 2

  4. Dropsy • Abnormal accumulation in body tissue • Commonly attributed to faulty heart, lungs • Bloating of the face • Arms & legs severely swollen, “doughy-like” • Abdomen feels like a drum • Difficulty in breathing • Gallons can be drawn off; body fills up again Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia Of The Bible, Vol. 2, p. 134

  5. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – More Healing 14:1-6 • Jesus was invited into the house of a Pharisee on a Sabbath v. 1 • Present also was a man who was afflicted with dropsy v. 2 • Jesus asked, “Is it was lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”v. 3

  6. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – More Healing 14:1-6 • The Jews were silent to His question… Jesus heals the man v. 4 • Again, Jesus exposes the Jewish hypocrisy over doing good on a Sabbath v. 5 • The Jews had no answer for this v. 6

  7. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – “Attitude” Parables 14:7-24 • Still in the Pharisee’s house, Jesus noticed how the Jews chose their seats v. 7 • Parable Of The Guestsvv. 8-11 • The basic lesson = pride (elevation of one’s own self worth)cp. Prov 6:17 16:18 1 Cor 10:12 1 Pet 5:5-6

  8. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – “Attitude” Parables 14:7-24 • Parable Of The Guestsvv. 8-11 • We all desire to be honored • The question is who will honor us & when? • Will we wait for God, or honor ourselves? • Consider Jesus as an Example Phil 2:5-9 1 Pet 5:6

  9. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – “Attitude” Parables 14:7-24 • Jesus addresses the Pharisee who invited Him v. 12a • He teaches on the proper attitude when trying to be thoughtful of others vv. 12b-14 • Don’t do good for others expecting “payback” • Do good for those who cannot return the favor

  10. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – “Attitude” Parables 14:7-24 • Jesus addresses the Pharisee who invited Him v. 12a • He teaches on the proper attitude when trying to be thoughtful of others vv. 12b-14 • “Repayment” will come at the resurrection

  11. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – “Attitude” Parables 14:7-24 • Jesus addresses the Pharisee who invited Him v. 12a • He teaches on the proper attitude when trying to be thoughtful of others vv. 12b-14 • One in the crowd expressed thankfulness at being “invited” to the kingdom of God v. 15

  12. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – “Attitude” Parables 14:7-24 • Parable Of The Dinnervv. 16-24 • Told in response to the one who spoke in v. 15 • Many were invited to a great supper v. 16 • The time came to summon the invitees…they all made excuses for not coming vv. 17-20 • The host invited others vv. 21-24 cp. vv. 12-14

  13. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – “Attitude” Parables 14:7-24 • Parable Of The Dinnervv. 16-24 • Those invited “after the fact” were helpless, downtrodden…they saw their great need • They benefited from the master’s generosity • Both the Jews’ failure & the Gentiles’ blessings are the focus Rom 3:1-2 Eph 2:11-18

  14. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – Discipleship 14:25-35 • Jesus also defines what it means to be one of His disciples • One who loves his physical family, himself more than Jesus cannot be His disciple v. 26 • “Hating” illustrated in Gen 29:30-31

  15. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – Discipleship 14:25-35 • Jesus also defines what it means to be one of His disciples • One who refuses to “carry his own cross” (denying himself, even to the point of death) and will not follow Jesus cannot be His disciple v. 27

  16. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – Discipleship 14:25-35 • Jesus also defines what it means to be one of His disciples • One who shows an interest in discipleship, but does not “count the cost” (a willingness to forfeit all he has) cannot be His disciple vv. 28-33 cp. Heb 10:34

  17. Treatise 1 - The Gospel Of Luke Lesson 14 – Discipleship 14:25-35 • One who attempts to be a disciple without the kind of commitment Jesus emphasized in vv. 26-33 is described in vv. 34-35 • He is like salt that has lost its savor…useless • Not only not productive, but really destructive • Jesus shows the seriousness of discipleship

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