Luke 24:13 - And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
Note: About a seven and a half mile walk.
This encounter with the resurrected Christ is mentioned briefly in Mark 16:12-13.
Luke 24:15-16 - And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
Note: So often Jesus draws near and we know it not!
Luke 24:25 - Then he said unto them, O fools...
"Fools" here means simply unwise, unlearned. This is not the insulting word "fool" we are warned against using in Matthew 5:22. The Greek is entirely different.
Luke 24:27 - And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
"Concerning" means literally "all about." Notice the writings of Moses, and ALL the prophets and ALL the scriptures are things all about Christ. He is on every page of the Old Testament as well as the New.
Luke 24:28-29 - And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
Notice, Jesus never forces Himself on anybody! He'll pass on if you please. But He never turns away when invited sincerely. "Pass me not, O gentle Saviour!" See Mark 6:48-50.
Luke 24:46 - And said unto them, This it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day.
"Behoved" = was necessary.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
The Night Before the Cross (from Luke chapter 22)
Luke 22:31-32 - And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Notice the change in pronouns, "you" and "thee." "You" is always plural in KJV, "thee" is singular. Satan desired to sift all the 12, which he did, and one fell out as chaff (Judas). Jesus prayed specifically for Peter, "I have prayed for thee."
See also Job 1, Job 2, regarding Satan's designs on children of God and God's sovereignty over it.
Luke 22:33 - And he [Peter] said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
Note: "Likewise said they all," - Mark 14:31.
"Peter loved the Lord and meant every word but knew not his own weakness." - Ironside on Luke, p. 654. Same note at Matthew and Mark.
See I Corinthians 10:12; Proverbs 16:18.
See full account of Peter's pride, Matthew 26:33-35; Mark 14:29-31.
"Let us be careful not to trust in our own strength, but distrusting ourselves to rely wholly on Him, that we may ever be true to the trust committed to us!" - Ironside, Addresses on Luke, p. 658.
Luke 22:44 - And being in an agony he [Jesus] prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Fulfilling Psalm 22:14.
Luke 22:45 - And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
Notice, Even when exhausted from grief is no time to let our spiritual guard down.
This note also at Matthew 26:41 - "A man's regenerated spirit may have good intentions, but it must control his body." - Liberty Commentary. See Romans 12:1; Romans 6; Romans 7; Galatians 5:17.
Luke 22:49-50 - When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
Notice, they asked the Lord, but did not wait for an answer!
See Christ's rebuke of Peter (the swordsman) in Matthew 26:52-54.
Notice how quickly we turn from being asleep when we should be alert, to being hyperactive when we should be quiet, passive and forbearing.
Luke 22:51 - And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
"How busy we keep the Lord putting on ears that we in our mistaken zeal have cut off." - Ironside, Luke, p. 649.
Luke 22:54 - Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
Instead of keeping close to the Lord and being plainly identified by all as a follower. Peter's attachment to Jesus would not let him drift completely away, but he followed "afar off." And so the carnal Christian or backslider. Same note at Matthew 26:58.
Luke 22:56 - But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
Unbelievers can spot a Christian. And this question is on their mind, "Art thou one of them, or one of us?"
Luke 22:65 - And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
Speaking against Jesus can only be called "blasphemy" if Jesus is God!
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Notice the change in pronouns, "you" and "thee." "You" is always plural in KJV, "thee" is singular. Satan desired to sift all the 12, which he did, and one fell out as chaff (Judas). Jesus prayed specifically for Peter, "I have prayed for thee."
See also Job 1, Job 2, regarding Satan's designs on children of God and God's sovereignty over it.
Luke 22:33 - And he [Peter] said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
Note: "Likewise said they all," - Mark 14:31.
"Peter loved the Lord and meant every word but knew not his own weakness." - Ironside on Luke, p. 654. Same note at Matthew and Mark.
See I Corinthians 10:12; Proverbs 16:18.
See full account of Peter's pride, Matthew 26:33-35; Mark 14:29-31.
"Let us be careful not to trust in our own strength, but distrusting ourselves to rely wholly on Him, that we may ever be true to the trust committed to us!" - Ironside, Addresses on Luke, p. 658.
Luke 22:44 - And being in an agony he [Jesus] prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Fulfilling Psalm 22:14.
Luke 22:45 - And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
Notice, Even when exhausted from grief is no time to let our spiritual guard down.
This note also at Matthew 26:41 - "A man's regenerated spirit may have good intentions, but it must control his body." - Liberty Commentary. See Romans 12:1; Romans 6; Romans 7; Galatians 5:17.
Luke 22:49-50 - When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
Notice, they asked the Lord, but did not wait for an answer!
See Christ's rebuke of Peter (the swordsman) in Matthew 26:52-54.
Notice how quickly we turn from being asleep when we should be alert, to being hyperactive when we should be quiet, passive and forbearing.
Luke 22:51 - And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
"How busy we keep the Lord putting on ears that we in our mistaken zeal have cut off." - Ironside, Luke, p. 649.
Luke 22:54 - Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
Instead of keeping close to the Lord and being plainly identified by all as a follower. Peter's attachment to Jesus would not let him drift completely away, but he followed "afar off." And so the carnal Christian or backslider. Same note at Matthew 26:58.
Luke 22:56 - But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
Unbelievers can spot a Christian. And this question is on their mind, "Art thou one of them, or one of us?"
Luke 22:65 - And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
Speaking against Jesus can only be called "blasphemy" if Jesus is God!
VM
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Thou Hast Well Said - Notes in Luke chapter 20
Luke 20:13 - See note at Matthew 21:37 (here) and Mark 12:6 (here).
Luke 20:39 - Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
"Thou hast well said." - This compliment did not buy the scribes any favor. Notice:
Jesus is not persuaded from the truth by compliments! Even the scribes confess this beforehand, Luke 20:21. Let us also be content to please God and not be concerned with pleasing men.
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Luke 20:39 - Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
"Thou hast well said." - This compliment did not buy the scribes any favor. Notice:
- The Saduccees deny the resurrection (Luke 20:27)
- Jesus proves the resurrection from the scriptures (Luke 20:37-38)
- The scribes, being Pharisees and believing in resurrection, compliment Jesus on this proof (Luke 20:39)
- Jesus still upbraids these same scribes in their presence (Luke 20:45-47)
Jesus is not persuaded from the truth by compliments! Even the scribes confess this beforehand, Luke 20:21. Let us also be content to please God and not be concerned with pleasing men.
VM
Friday, March 23, 2012
Rich Man & Lazarus No Parable
Luke 16:16 - The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
John the Baptist the last prophet of the Old Testament era. Compare John 1:17. Same note at Matthew 11:13.
Luke 16:19-31 - The rich man and Lazarus.
Reasons why this is a true account, not a parable:
Luke 16:24-25 - "And he cried and said, Father Abraham.... But Abraham said, Son," to the unsaved rich man.
Compare Luke 3:8; Galatians 3:7.
Luke 16:31 - And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Still not persuaded though One did! Acts 4:2; Acts 4:15-18; etc. This verse and this account a strong argument against all these "back from heaven or hell" stories that are gaining popularity.
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John the Baptist the last prophet of the Old Testament era. Compare John 1:17. Same note at Matthew 11:13.
Luke 16:19-31 - The rich man and Lazarus.
Reasons why this is a true account, not a parable:
- Describes things outside human experience, like hell. Parables are used to relate human experience to spiritual things. This does not.
- Names a character (Lazarus). No parable does.
- Involves historical figure, Abraham. No parable does.
- Mentions places of the dead and state of existence after death. No parable does.
- Involves angels. No parable does.
- If only a parable and there really is no Hades, then this the only parable where Jesus teaches error. God forbid!
Luke 16:24-25 - "And he cried and said, Father Abraham.... But Abraham said, Son," to the unsaved rich man.
Compare Luke 3:8; Galatians 3:7.
Luke 16:31 - And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Still not persuaded though One did! Acts 4:2; Acts 4:15-18; etc. This verse and this account a strong argument against all these "back from heaven or hell" stories that are gaining popularity.
VM
Thursday, March 22, 2012
If He Repent, Forgive Him - Luke Chapter 17
Luke 17:3 - Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Four Steps:
1) Personal trespass (not a public sin) suffered from a brother (does not apply to unbelievers)
2) The brother is rebuked.
3) His repentance is expected.
4) Forgiveness is then extended to him.
See also Matthew 18:15-18 and notes there.
You have a responsibility to go to a brother that you have offended, Matthew 5:23-24. In Matthew 18:19 and Luke 17:3, You have a responsibility to go to a brother that has offended you. In either case, the responsibility to attempt to reconcile is always yours, whether the offended or the offender. Don't wait in pride for them to come to you. Same note at each passage.
This is a personal offense, not a publicly known sin, for which see I Corinthians 5, or a private sin of which you are aware, for which see Galatians 6. Same note at Matthew 18:15-18.
See notes at Galatians 6, coming to this blog (Lord willing) 8/22/2012.
Luke 17:9 - "...I trow not" means "I think not!" This sentence omitted from the critical Greek text.
Luke 17:20-37 - See notes at Matthew 24. These things refer not to the Rapture but to the return of Christ to rule and reign - His "revelation," verse 30. "One taken / other left" in verses 34-36, these are taken away to judgment, not raptured.
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Four Steps:
1) Personal trespass (not a public sin) suffered from a brother (does not apply to unbelievers)
2) The brother is rebuked.
3) His repentance is expected.
4) Forgiveness is then extended to him.
See also Matthew 18:15-18 and notes there.
You have a responsibility to go to a brother that you have offended, Matthew 5:23-24. In Matthew 18:19 and Luke 17:3, You have a responsibility to go to a brother that has offended you. In either case, the responsibility to attempt to reconcile is always yours, whether the offended or the offender. Don't wait in pride for them to come to you. Same note at each passage.
This is a personal offense, not a publicly known sin, for which see I Corinthians 5, or a private sin of which you are aware, for which see Galatians 6. Same note at Matthew 18:15-18.
See notes at Galatians 6, coming to this blog (Lord willing) 8/22/2012.
Luke 17:9 - "...I trow not" means "I think not!" This sentence omitted from the critical Greek text.
Luke 17:20-37 - See notes at Matthew 24. These things refer not to the Rapture but to the return of Christ to rule and reign - His "revelation," verse 30. "One taken / other left" in verses 34-36, these are taken away to judgment, not raptured.
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Saturday, March 17, 2012
A Strong Man Armed
Luke 11:21-22 - When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
In context, the strong man in his house is a demon indwelling a person. See verse 24 where the person is called a "house." The stronger is the Holy Spirit, casting out that demon if that possessed person gets saved. From that time forward, the indwelling Holy Spirit, the stronger, will never allow another demon to come into possession of that person.
Luke 11:29 - The sign of Jonas, the sign of the Resurrection. See note / outline at John 2:19, coming to this blog around April 6th, Lord willing.
Luke 11:47 - An additional explanation given at Matthew 23:29-30.
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In context, the strong man in his house is a demon indwelling a person. See verse 24 where the person is called a "house." The stronger is the Holy Spirit, casting out that demon if that possessed person gets saved. From that time forward, the indwelling Holy Spirit, the stronger, will never allow another demon to come into possession of that person.
Luke 11:29 - The sign of Jonas, the sign of the Resurrection. See note / outline at John 2:19, coming to this blog around April 6th, Lord willing.
Luke 11:47 - An additional explanation given at Matthew 23:29-30.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Notes in Luke chapters 6 through 10
Luke 6:36 - Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Compare Ephesians 4:32.
Luke 7:3-5 - The centurion sending the Jewish elders, and their good report of him, is unique to Luke. Not mentioned in the Matthew 8 account. Luke very thorough in his research.
Luke 7:20-22 - When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard....
Miracles are always confirmatory signs of the message and the messenger. Same note at Matthew 11:2-5; Mark 2:10-11; Luke 5:24.
Luke 8:31 - And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
"The deep" is the abyss, the bottomless pit where the worst of demons are imprisoned. See Revelation 9; Revelation 20:1-3. Probably the same as Tartarus ("hell") in II Peter 2:4. See also Jude 6.
Luke 9:26 - For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
"In his own glory, and in his Father's" - Jesus returns in the glory of God. But compare Isaiah 42:8, "My glory will I not give to another." So either Jesus is God, or God is a liar. And God is no liar!
Compare Luke 9:51 with Luke 9:62, below.
Luke 9:51 - And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.
Luke 9:62 - And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Compare "looking back" vs. "stedfastly set His face." The Lord's faithfulness to His task is our example.
Note at Luke 9:54-56 - Our faithfulness to task does not demand our rudeness, harshness or violence against the opposition.
Luke 10:30-37 - The Parable of the Good Samaritan is unique to Luke.
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Compare Ephesians 4:32.
Luke 7:3-5 - The centurion sending the Jewish elders, and their good report of him, is unique to Luke. Not mentioned in the Matthew 8 account. Luke very thorough in his research.
Luke 7:20-22 - When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard....
Miracles are always confirmatory signs of the message and the messenger. Same note at Matthew 11:2-5; Mark 2:10-11; Luke 5:24.
Luke 8:31 - And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
"The deep" is the abyss, the bottomless pit where the worst of demons are imprisoned. See Revelation 9; Revelation 20:1-3. Probably the same as Tartarus ("hell") in II Peter 2:4. See also Jude 6.
Luke 9:26 - For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
"In his own glory, and in his Father's" - Jesus returns in the glory of God. But compare Isaiah 42:8, "My glory will I not give to another." So either Jesus is God, or God is a liar. And God is no liar!
Compare Luke 9:51 with Luke 9:62, below.
Luke 9:51 - And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.
Luke 9:62 - And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Compare "looking back" vs. "stedfastly set His face." The Lord's faithfulness to His task is our example.
Note at Luke 9:54-56 - Our faithfulness to task does not demand our rudeness, harshness or violence against the opposition.
Luke 10:30-37 - The Parable of the Good Samaritan is unique to Luke.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Luke's New Wine & Other Notes in Chapters 4 & 5
Luke 4:2 - "Being forty days tempted of the devil...."
Jesus was tempted by Satan the entire forty days, not just at the end. See also Mark 1:13.
Luke 4:14 - "And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit..."
One way to be filled with the Spirit and operate in His power is to successfully resist temptation.
Luke 4:23 - And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
Luke did not record these miracles of Capernaum, but they are given in Matthew 4 after the temptation in the wilderness. This is a testament to the unity and agreement of the four Gospels.
Luke 4:25-27 - Mention of two Gentiles converted while O.T. Israel remained in unbelief. A hint of Christ's ministry and the reason for their indignation and wrath toward Him, vv. 28-30.
Luke 5:1 - The Lake of Gennesaret is another name for the Sea of Galilee.
Luke 5:8 - When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Same as Isaiah's response to God in Isaiah 6:3, 5. Points to deity of Christ, sinlessness, holiness, etc.
Luke 5:16-17 - And he withdrew himself into the wilderness and prayed.... And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
Not coincidence, but connection. Prayer brings power.
Luke 5:24 - "But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins..."
"But that ye may know..." Miracles are always confirmatory signs of the message and the messenger. Same note at Matthew 11:2-5; Mark 2:10-11.
Luke 5:32 - I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Of course there is none righteous, Romans 3:10. Jesus' words indicate the resistance and inability of the self-righteous to trusting Christ.
Luke 5:36-39 - See notes at Matthew 9:16-17.
Luke 5:39 - No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
This verse unique to Luke. Old wine being fermented, deadens taste buds and kills desire for fresh juice. The ruler of the marriage feast in Cana desired the new wine Jesus made, proving that the former was not old wine - no alcohol involved at feast, John 2:9-10. In these parables, old wine is the Law and the new wine is the Grace of Jesus Christ. Enslavement to the Law deadens the taste for Grace.
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Jesus was tempted by Satan the entire forty days, not just at the end. See also Mark 1:13.
Luke 4:14 - "And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit..."
One way to be filled with the Spirit and operate in His power is to successfully resist temptation.
Luke 4:23 - And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
Luke did not record these miracles of Capernaum, but they are given in Matthew 4 after the temptation in the wilderness. This is a testament to the unity and agreement of the four Gospels.
Luke 4:25-27 - Mention of two Gentiles converted while O.T. Israel remained in unbelief. A hint of Christ's ministry and the reason for their indignation and wrath toward Him, vv. 28-30.
Luke 5:1 - The Lake of Gennesaret is another name for the Sea of Galilee.
Luke 5:8 - When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Same as Isaiah's response to God in Isaiah 6:3, 5. Points to deity of Christ, sinlessness, holiness, etc.
Luke 5:16-17 - And he withdrew himself into the wilderness and prayed.... And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
Not coincidence, but connection. Prayer brings power.
Luke 5:24 - "But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins..."
"But that ye may know..." Miracles are always confirmatory signs of the message and the messenger. Same note at Matthew 11:2-5; Mark 2:10-11.
Luke 5:32 - I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Of course there is none righteous, Romans 3:10. Jesus' words indicate the resistance and inability of the self-righteous to trusting Christ.
Luke 5:36-39 - See notes at Matthew 9:16-17.
Luke 5:39 - No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
This verse unique to Luke. Old wine being fermented, deadens taste buds and kills desire for fresh juice. The ruler of the marriage feast in Cana desired the new wine Jesus made, proving that the former was not old wine - no alcohol involved at feast, John 2:9-10. In these parables, old wine is the Law and the new wine is the Grace of Jesus Christ. Enslavement to the Law deadens the taste for Grace.
VM
Thursday, March 1, 2012
The Night Before the Cross (from Mark chapter 14)
All of the notes but one are cross referenced to Matthew in this post, and the same notes will be made in Luke. One note below is unique to Mark.
Mark 14:29 - But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
See note (here) at Matthew 26:33. Same note at Luke 22:33.
Mark 14:38 - Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
See note (here) at Matthew 26:41.
Mark 14:47 - On Peter cutting off an ear, see notes at Luke 22:49 (coming to this blog on April 2).
Mark 14:50-52 - And they all forsook him, and fled. And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
This incident is one of the very few that are unique to Mark's Gospel. No other account mentions this young man, therefore many believe this young man to be John Mark himself, which is quite plausible. Of course if his identity truly mattered to us, God's word would have named him. Resist the danger of speculation, I Timothy 1:4.
Mark 14:54 - And Peter followed him afar off...
See note (here) at Matthew 26:58. Same note at Luke 22:54.
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Mark 14:29 - But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
See note (here) at Matthew 26:33. Same note at Luke 22:33.
Mark 14:38 - Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
See note (here) at Matthew 26:41.
Mark 14:47 - On Peter cutting off an ear, see notes at Luke 22:49 (coming to this blog on April 2).
Mark 14:50-52 - And they all forsook him, and fled. And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
This incident is one of the very few that are unique to Mark's Gospel. No other account mentions this young man, therefore many believe this young man to be John Mark himself, which is quite plausible. Of course if his identity truly mattered to us, God's word would have named him. Resist the danger of speculation, I Timothy 1:4.
Mark 14:54 - And Peter followed him afar off...
See note (here) at Matthew 26:58. Same note at Luke 22:54.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
They Will Reverence My Son
Mark 12:6 - Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
"He sent him also last unto them...." - In Matthew 21:37, "last of all" - after all the other prophets. The final and complete revelation of God to man is in the incarnate Christ. See Hebrews 1:1-2. This note also made at Matthew, here.
Compare Luke 16:31 - "If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
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"He sent him also last unto them...." - In Matthew 21:37, "last of all" - after all the other prophets. The final and complete revelation of God to man is in the incarnate Christ. See Hebrews 1:1-2. This note also made at Matthew, here.
Compare Luke 16:31 - "If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
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Monday, February 27, 2012
By Prayer and Fasting
Mark 9:29 - And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
Fasting is omitted from this verse in the corrupted Greek text and the modern English Bible versions. See note here at Matthew 17:21. The modern versions remove almost all references to fasting in the New Testament.
Mark 9:50 - Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Quote also given in Matthew and Luke at different times of Christ's ministry, but the last sentence of verse 50 is unique to Mark in this situation. It answers to the apostles' disputing among themselves who should be the greatest, vv. 33-34.
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Fasting is omitted from this verse in the corrupted Greek text and the modern English Bible versions. See note here at Matthew 17:21. The modern versions remove almost all references to fasting in the New Testament.
Mark 9:50 - Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Quote also given in Matthew and Luke at different times of Christ's ministry, but the last sentence of verse 50 is unique to Mark in this situation. It answers to the apostles' disputing among themselves who should be the greatest, vv. 33-34.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Four Bring One to Christ
Mark 2:3-4 - And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
NOTE: Let no one claim he has come to Christ who himself is not willing to bring others, regardless of the difficulty.
Mark 2:10-11 - But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
"But that ye may know..." Miracles are always confirmatory signs of the message and the messenger. Same note at Matthew 11:2-5.
Mark 2:21 - No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
See note at Matthew 9:16-17.
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NOTE: Let no one claim he has come to Christ who himself is not willing to bring others, regardless of the difficulty.
Mark 2:10-11 - But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
"But that ye may know..." Miracles are always confirmatory signs of the message and the messenger. Same note at Matthew 11:2-5.
Mark 2:21 - No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
See note at Matthew 9:16-17.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The Night Before the Cross (from Matthew chapter 26)
Matthew 26:33 - Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
"Likewise also said they all" - Mark 14:31.
"Peter loved the Lord and meant every word but knew not his own weakness." - Ironside on Luke, p. 654.
Cross refs: I Corinthians 10:12; Proverbs 16:18.
Matthew 26:41 - Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
"A man's regenerated spirit may have good intentions, but it must control his body." - Liberty Commentary. See Romans 12:1; Romans 6; Romans 7; Galatians 5:17.
Contrast this verse with Matthew 15:8; Isaiah 29:13; Ezekiel 33:31.
Matthew 26:51 - On Peter cutting off an ear, see notes at Luke 22:49 (coming to this blog on April 2).
Matthew 26:58 - "But Peter followed him afar off...."
Instead of keeping close to the Lord and being plainly identified by all as a follower. Peter's attachment to Jesus would not let him drift completely away, but he followed "afar off." And so the carnal Christian or backslider. Same note at Luke 22:54.
Matthew 26:63 - "But Jesus held his peace...."
Important cross ref: Isaiah 53:7.
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"Likewise also said they all" - Mark 14:31.
"Peter loved the Lord and meant every word but knew not his own weakness." - Ironside on Luke, p. 654.
Cross refs: I Corinthians 10:12; Proverbs 16:18.
Matthew 26:41 - Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
"A man's regenerated spirit may have good intentions, but it must control his body." - Liberty Commentary. See Romans 12:1; Romans 6; Romans 7; Galatians 5:17.
Contrast this verse with Matthew 15:8; Isaiah 29:13; Ezekiel 33:31.
Matthew 26:51 - On Peter cutting off an ear, see notes at Luke 22:49 (coming to this blog on April 2).
Matthew 26:58 - "But Peter followed him afar off...."
Instead of keeping close to the Lord and being plainly identified by all as a follower. Peter's attachment to Jesus would not let him drift completely away, but he followed "afar off." And so the carnal Christian or backslider. Same note at Luke 22:54.
Matthew 26:63 - "But Jesus held his peace...."
Important cross ref: Isaiah 53:7.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Notes in Matthew Chapters 21 and 23.
Matthew 21:12 - This is the second time Jesus cleansed the temple. He did so at the beginning of His earthly ministry, John 2:15.
Matthew 21:33-36 - Parable of husbandmen beating and killing the Master's servants. See Matthew 23:29 and following, applied directly to Pharisees.
Matthew 21:37 - But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
"Last of all." The final and complete revelation of God to man is in the incarnate Christ. See Hebrews 1:1-2. This note also made at Mark 12:6.
Matthew 23:7-12 - [The Pharisees love] to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
And some preachers love to be called "The Reverend" or insist on "Doctor" or some title. Only one is named Reverend in scripture, Psalm 111:9.
Matthew 23:23 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
The New Testament does not remove the tithe. Jesus says we ought to pay the tithe, but there are weightier matters.
Matthew 23:34 - "I send unto you..." Jesus speaking as God, the One Who sends prophets. Also verse 37.
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Matthew 21:33-36 - Parable of husbandmen beating and killing the Master's servants. See Matthew 23:29 and following, applied directly to Pharisees.
Matthew 21:37 - But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
"Last of all." The final and complete revelation of God to man is in the incarnate Christ. See Hebrews 1:1-2. This note also made at Mark 12:6.
Matthew 23:7-12 - [The Pharisees love] to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
And some preachers love to be called "The Reverend" or insist on "Doctor" or some title. Only one is named Reverend in scripture, Psalm 111:9.
Matthew 23:23 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
The New Testament does not remove the tithe. Jesus says we ought to pay the tithe, but there are weightier matters.
Matthew 23:34 - "I send unto you..." Jesus speaking as God, the One Who sends prophets. Also verse 37.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Notes in Matthew Chapters 19 & 20
Matthew 19:4 - And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female....
Adam & Eve were made "at the beginning." No room here for Gap Theory, Ruin / Recreation, Day Age Theory or Theistic Evolution.
Notes on the "rich, young ruler":
Jesus quotes 2nd table of the law, but notice one commandment left out, "Thou shalt not covet." Young ruler would then not be able to say, "All these have I kept...." Jesus, knowing his specific sin of covetouesness, brought him along to plainly see the "one thing thou lackest." (Mark 10:21).
Sermon outline on Matthew 19:21:
GIVE UP - "Go and sell that thou hast...." (all of it)
GIVE TO - "And give to the poor...."
GIVE IN - "And come and follow me." or Mark 10:21, "come, take up the cross, and follow me." (Partial sermon outline by Pastor Bartholomew Orr, of Brown Missionary Baptist Church. Heard on the radio; not necessarily recommended ministry).
Note at Matthew 20:22 - But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask....
"Ye" is plural. Not only their mother asked, but they asked it themselves. See Mark 10:35 ff.
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Adam & Eve were made "at the beginning." No room here for Gap Theory, Ruin / Recreation, Day Age Theory or Theistic Evolution.
Notes on the "rich, young ruler":
Jesus quotes 2nd table of the law, but notice one commandment left out, "Thou shalt not covet." Young ruler would then not be able to say, "All these have I kept...." Jesus, knowing his specific sin of covetouesness, brought him along to plainly see the "one thing thou lackest." (Mark 10:21).
Sermon outline on Matthew 19:21:
GIVE UP - "Go and sell that thou hast...." (all of it)
GIVE TO - "And give to the poor...."
GIVE IN - "And come and follow me." or Mark 10:21, "come, take up the cross, and follow me." (Partial sermon outline by Pastor Bartholomew Orr, of Brown Missionary Baptist Church. Heard on the radio; not necessarily recommended ministry).
Note at Matthew 20:22 - But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask....
"Ye" is plural. Not only their mother asked, but they asked it themselves. See Mark 10:35 ff.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Notes in Matthew Chapter 17
Matthew 17:5b - This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
Important cross ref: Isaiah 42:1, a prophesy of Messiah.
Matthew 17:21 - Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
This entire verse removed from critical Greek text and modern English versions. In the parallel verse, Mark 9:29, the critical Greek and modern English omit "fasting" - "Comes not out but by prayer," as if the disciples had not even prayed over the boy, a ridiculous notion. Fasting also omitted by critical text in Acts 10:30; I Corinthians 7:5; II Corinthians 6:5; II Corinthians 11:27 - almost all of the New Testament texts on the subject.
Note at Matthew 17:27 - Peter not just a fisherman with nets, but also skilled using lines with hooks.
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Important cross ref: Isaiah 42:1, a prophesy of Messiah.
Matthew 17:21 - Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
This entire verse removed from critical Greek text and modern English versions. In the parallel verse, Mark 9:29, the critical Greek and modern English omit "fasting" - "Comes not out but by prayer," as if the disciples had not even prayed over the boy, a ridiculous notion. Fasting also omitted by critical text in Acts 10:30; I Corinthians 7:5; II Corinthians 6:5; II Corinthians 11:27 - almost all of the New Testament texts on the subject.
Note at Matthew 17:27 - Peter not just a fisherman with nets, but also skilled using lines with hooks.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Notes in Matthew Chapter 14
Note at Matthew 14:1-2 - How many today have "heard of the fame of Jesus" but like Herod totally misunderstand Him. They need to hear not of the fame but of the truth of Jesus! He is not to be a fad or a fashion or a cultural icon. He is the Way, the Truth, the Life.
Note throughout chapter - Notice how Herod is wrongly motivated to please, impress and placate others: "For Herodias' sake," v. 3; "feared the multitude," v. 5; "promised with an oath," v. 7; "and them which sat with him," v. 9. See also Acts 12:3, "because he saw it pleased the Jews." Herod therefore rightly called a "fox" by Jesus in Luke 13:32.
Note at 14:15-21 - The only miracle of Jesus recorded by all four Gospels (besides the Resurrection).
Matthew 14:21 - And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
Not the "feeding of the five thousand," but more like the ten or twenty thousand.
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Note throughout chapter - Notice how Herod is wrongly motivated to please, impress and placate others: "For Herodias' sake," v. 3; "feared the multitude," v. 5; "promised with an oath," v. 7; "and them which sat with him," v. 9. See also Acts 12:3, "because he saw it pleased the Jews." Herod therefore rightly called a "fox" by Jesus in Luke 13:32.
Note at 14:15-21 - The only miracle of Jesus recorded by all four Gospels (besides the Resurrection).
Matthew 14:21 - And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
Not the "feeding of the five thousand," but more like the ten or twenty thousand.
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Notes in Matthew Chapter Eleven
Note at Matthew 11:2-5 - Miracles are always confirmatory signs of the message and the messenger.
Matthew 11:13 - For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
John the Baptist the last prophet of the Old Testament era. Compare John 1:17. Same note at Luke 16:16.
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Matthew 11:13 - For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
John the Baptist the last prophet of the Old Testament era. Compare John 1:17. Same note at Luke 16:16.
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Brief Notes in the Sermon on the Mount
Sermon outline on Matthew 5:16, from notes taken, preacher unknown:
Note at Matthew 5:23-24 - You have a responsibility to go to a brother that you have offended, Matthew 5:23-24. In Matthew 18:19 and Luke 17:3, You have a responsibility to go to a brother that has offended you. In either case, the responsibility to attempt to reconcile is always yours, whether the offended or the offender. Don't wait in pride for them to come to you. Same note at each passage.
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- Let your light so shine before men - PUBLIC good works. Cross reference Philippians 2:15, "in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world."
- That they may see your good works - PURPOSE is testimony sake (but to point them to God, not ourselves).
- And glorify your Father which is in heaven - PRODUCT is God's glory. Cross reference Psalm 23:3, "he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake."
Note at Matthew 5:23-24 - You have a responsibility to go to a brother that you have offended, Matthew 5:23-24. In Matthew 18:19 and Luke 17:3, You have a responsibility to go to a brother that has offended you. In either case, the responsibility to attempt to reconcile is always yours, whether the offended or the offender. Don't wait in pride for them to come to you. Same note at each passage.
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