Good Morning I am praying that God will allow two people to consistently post what they are getting from these chapters. If you have given your life to God by confessing that Jesus is the Son of God and believing in your heart that Jesus rose from the dead for your sins then you are saved. The Bible is written so that we can learn about God and who we are in Christ. Post something you learned by reading this chapter or a question. I look forward to hearing from everyone. God bless!
Luke 17
Teachings about Forgiveness and Faith
1One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting!
2It
would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around
your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.
3So watch yourselves!
“If another believera sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive.
4Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive.”
5The apostles said to the Lord, “Show us how to increase our faith.”
6The Lord answered, “If
you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this
mulberry tree, ‘May you be uprooted and thrown into the sea,’ and it
would obey you!
7“When a servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, does his master say, ‘Come in and eat with me’?
8No, he says, ‘Prepare my meal, put on your apron, and serve me while I eat. Then you can eat later.’
9And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not.
10In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’”
Ten Healed of Leprosy
11As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria.
12As he entered a village there, ten lepers stood at a distance,
13crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.”b And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy.
15One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!”
16He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.
17Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine?
18Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”
19And Jesus said to the man, “Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you.c”
The Coming of the Kingdom
20One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the Kingdom of God come?”
Jesus replied, “The Kingdom of God can’t be detected by visible signs.d
21You won’t be able to say, ‘Here it is!’ or ‘It’s over there!’ For the Kingdom of God is already among you.e”
22Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns,f but you won’t see it.
23People will tell you, ‘Look, there is the Son of Man,’ or ‘Here he is,’ but don’t go out and follow them.
24For
as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the
other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes.
25But first the Son of Man must suffer terriblyg and be rejected by this generation.
26“When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day.
27In
those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right
up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed
them all.
28“And
the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their
daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and
building—
29until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30Yes, it will be ‘business as usual’ right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
31On
that day a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the
house to pack. A person out in the field must not return home.
32Remember what happened to Lot’s wife!
33If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it.
34That night two people will be asleep in one bed; one will be taken, the other left.
35Two women will be grinding flour together at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.h”
Jesus replied, “Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.”j
I hope everyone had a chance to go to church today! This chapter is packed with practical things that we should be living out everyday. Reading about forgiveness is always a slap in the face to me! I am daily working through this process. I feel so hurt when people offend me especially those that are close to me. Every time this happens I have to re-examine myself and always find that I am leaning to much on other people instead of leaning and putting my trust in God. The Bible says that the arms of flesh will fail you. People will fail us, they will disappoint, and hurt us. That's why vs 4 says "Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive.” I pray God helps me trust and depend on Him more and more so that through His love I can forgive others easier.
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