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For Wednesday evening services, the Lord has lead me to do a Bible study for practical Bible verses in Luke. Please come back to these Bible lessons in order to review them and learn them. Whenever we have learned the meaning of Bible verses and think about them throughout each day, we will be in perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3). Not only that, but when we are in a situation in our daily lives and are tempted to sin, we can think back to what we have learned from the Bible and say to ourselves, "The Bible says to not do what I am tempted to say, think, do, and/or desire right now, so I am going to refuse to give in to this temptation." This is what Romans 12:2 means, and it says, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." This is also the pattern that Jesus used when the devil tempted Him to sin in Matthew 4:1-11.
Chapter 5
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE
Luke 5:17-26
17And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. 18And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 19And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. 20And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. (This man believed that Jesus could heal him, which proved that Jesus was the Messiah. Jesus knew that this man believed that, and that is why Jesus said, "thy sins be forgiven thee." This means this man became saved and went to heaven when he left this world. The men that brought him to Jesus proved to be Christians, because verse 20 says when he saw "their" faith. The paralyzed man wasn't a Christian yet, but the men had already accepted Jesus as their Savior and proved they did because of their heroic faith that Jesus could heal the paralyzed man and by the love they showed him.) 21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? 22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? 23Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? 24But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. 25And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. 26And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
Despite the scribes failing to see that Jesus was clearly the Messiah, the multitudes marveled and glorified God (which means they said and thought good things about Him) after these events happened. The reason Christians should give, tell people how to become Christians, help those in need, and do acts of kindness, etc., is because they want people to glorify God (say and think good things about Him). Matthew 5:16 explains this, and it says, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
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