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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 14
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE
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Luke 14:15-24
15And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
16Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 17And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 18And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 20And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 21So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 22And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 23And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
The purpose of this parable is to show how unthinkable it is for someone to turn down God's gracious offer of salvation. God, in His amazing goodness, gives us the gift of spending eternity with Him in heaven (something we don't deserve).
Luke 14:18-20 also refers to people who turn down God's offer of salvation, because they don't have time and think they have more important things to do. Not only do they not have time to believe that Jesus is their Savior, they definitely don't have time to follow Jesus' advice in Luke 14:25–35 and count the cost before they pray or make decisions to become Christians. For information on this, see chapter 4 of www.areyousureyouaresaved.com
Instead of the kind of people that were mentioned in the previous two paragraphs, God gives salvation to those who are grateful and have time for Him (Luke 14:21-24).
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