luke-19:10

(Compare Mark 9:30–35; Luke 9:43–50) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. The Shekel in the Fish’s Mouth, 17:22–27 What does our Lord now announce to His disciples (vv. 22, 23)? What was His purpose in telling them so often in these days of His coming death and resurrection? Did they comprehend what He was tal... Read More

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them." "What doe... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Shepherds and Robbers, vv. 1–6 What is the exact translation of v. 2? (See R. V. margin.) What then is the contrast of the opening verses? What is the chief difference between a thief and robber and a shepherd which these verses emphasize? What is the door by which one can ... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Despising God’s Gracious Invitation, 15–21 What gave rise to this parable (v. 15)? What is the connection between this parable and this utterance? What does the “great supper” symbolize? Why is the kingdom of God represented as a supper? What kind of a supper? How great a s... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. “My Meat is to Do the Will of Him that Sent Me and to Finish His Work,” vv. 31–38 As soon as the woman of Samaria left Jesus, what did the disciples do? What word in verse 31 shows that Jesus was in very deep thought after the departure of the woman? What about? Did Jesus y... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Jesus, a Weary Pilgrim in a Hostile Land—“Despised and Rejected of Men,” vv. 1–6 Why did the report that reached the ears of the Pharisees that Jesus “was making and baptizing more disciples than John” make His departure into Galilee necessary? (c. 10:39; 11:47–54; Mark 3:6... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Parable of the Lost Sheep, vv. 1–7 What was the occasion of our Lord’s uttering these three parables of Luke 15? What one purpose is there in all these parables? (Compare v. 2 with vv. 7, 10, 24, 32.) How do these parables, while having the same general purpose, differ from... Read More

(See also Matthew 9:9–17; Mark 2:13–22) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Calling a Publican, vv. 27, 28 To what place did Jesus go? (Mark 2:13.) For what purpose? (Mark 2:2, 13; John 1:43.) Why did Jesus seek Levi out? When Jesus came where Levi was, what did He do? What is the exact force of the word “beh... Read More

I. PERSONAL EXPERIMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS CHRIST AS SAVIOR. The first condition of success in personal work, and in all soul-saving work, is a personal experimental knowledge of Jesus Christ as Savior. It was because the Apostle Paul could say: "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all accepta... Read More

IT IS IMPERATIVE that a believer know he has a spirit, since, as we shall soon learn, every communication of God with man occurs there. If the believer does not discern his own spirit he invariably is ignorant of how to commune with God in the spirit. He easily substitutes the thoughts or emotions o... Read More