Lucas 10
Alexander Maclaren · Citado em PreceptAustin
Lucas 10
MacLaren - Energetic pursuit of their work, unimpeded by distractions of social intercourse, is meant by the prohibition of saluting by the way. That does not mean churlish isolation, but any one who has ever seen two Easterns ‘saluting’ knows what a long-drawn-out affair it is. How far along the road one might have travelled while all that empty ceremony was being got through! The time for salutations is when the journey is over. They mean something then. The great effect of the presence of Christ’s servants should be to impart the peace which they themselves possess. We should put reality into conventional courtesies. All Christians are to be peacemakers in the deepest sense, and especially in regard to men’s relations with God. The whole scope of our work may be summed up as being to proclaim and bring peace with God, with ourselves, with all others, and with circumstances. The universality of our message is implied in the fact that the salutation is to be given in every house entered, and without any inquiry whether a ‘son of peace’ is there.
Lucas 10
MacLaren writes "The suspicion that a Christian worker is fond of good living and sensuous delights robs his work of power. " George Woods - "Eat what's set before you." You're going to be in Gentile territory. You don't always worry about whether the food's kosher or not. Sit down and eat. Stay. Don't try to weasel yourself into a better house. (George Wood's Sermons) POSB - The laborer was to live in simplicity, giving all that he had beyond his own needs—giving all to meet the needs of others. He was to seek to meet the needs of men, not to secure the things of this world. What a contrast of value: things vs. people. How mixed up men allow their values to become. (Borrow Luke Commentary The Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible) Gilbrant - It was not too long before the Early Church had to regulate itinerant preachers. In the Didachē, (The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, circa a.d. 100) reference is made to wandering "prophets." In this book of religious order it clearly states if a prophet wished to stay more than 3 days in one place, he was a false prophet. If he asked for money or a meal, he was a false prophet. This seems rather harsh judgment. But it shows how the principle Jesus taught had been abused. (Complete Biblical Library)