Friday, October 19, 2018

Luke 9:1-13 - Some headings

My current attempt:


(Suffering is real and painful and is often given as an objection to the Christian faith)



For Jesus:



Suffering is not simply a hypothetical issue to be discussed (vv1-2)



Suffering is not (normally) a direct consequence of extreme personal sin (vv2-3, v4)



Suffering is a warning of the judgement to come, which we all deserve (v3, v5)



Suffering should lead us to real repentance before God’s patience runs out (vv6-9)

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Bock's outline:


Lessons for Israel (vv1-9)

(a) Tragedy and the need to repent (vv1-5)

(i) Massacre by Pilate and the call to repent (vv1-3_

(ii) Tower of Siloam and the call to repent (vv4-5)

(b) Parable of the spared fig tree (vv6-9)

(i) Instruction to destroy the tree (vv6-7)

(ii) Delay and warning (vv8-9)

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All Souls’ Langham Place, Richard Bewes, Suffering - a dead end? - G027 Series: The Bible Speaks Today (Issues of Topical Concern) - 09/11/1997

 

(1) We are all living in a fallen world



(2) We’re all living in a temporary home



(3) We are all living on borrowed time

 

(4) We’re all living as debtors to love



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St Ebbe’s, Al Gibbs - Questions Of Life: What is Jesus looking for? 15/03/2015

 

(1) The role of suffering: suffering is meant to make us repent.

It shows us that something is wrong and that something needs to be done about it



(2) The need for repentance



Suffering is a foretaste of the judgement of sin and a worked example of the horror of sin



(3) The urgency of the hour


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