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Charles Spurgeon · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Spurgeon - Morning and Evening - If ever one of woman born might have lived without prayer, it was our spotless, perfect a Lord, and yet none was ever so much in supplication as he! Such was his love to his Father, that he loved much to be in communion with him: such his love for his people, that he desired to be much in intercession for them. The fact of this eminent prayerfulness of Jesus is a lesson for us-he hath given us an example that we may follow in his steps. The time he chose was admirable, it was the hour of silence, when the crowd would not disturb him; the time of inaction, when all but himself had ceased to labour; and the season when slumber made men forget their woes, and cease their applications to him for relief. While others found rest in sleep, he refreshed himself with prayer. The place was also well selected. He was alone where none would intrude, where none could observe: thus was he free from Pharisaic ostentation and vulgar interruption. Those dark and silent hills were a fit oratory for the Son of God. Heaven and earth in midnight stillness heard the groans and sighs of the mysterious Being in whom both worlds were blended. The continuance of his pleadings is remarkable; the long watches were not too long; the cold wind did not chill his devotions; the grim darkness did not darken his faith, or loneliness check his importunity. We cannot watch with him one hour, but he watched for us whole nights. The occasion for this prayer is notable; it was after his enemies had been enraged-prayer was his refuge and solace; it was before he sent forth the twelve apostles-prayer was the gate of his enterprise, the herald of his new work. Should we not learn from Jesus to resort to special prayer when we are under peculiar trial, or contemplate fresh endeavours for the Master's glory? Lord Jesus, teach us to pray. Rich Cathers - I imagine that praying through the night is a little like fasting on its impact in prayer. Andrew
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Spurgeon reminds us that "Behold is a word of wonder; it is intended to excite admiration. Wherever you see it hung out in Scripture, it is like an ancient sign-board, signifying that there are rich wares within, or like the hands which solid readers have observed in the margin of the older Puritanic books, drawing attention to something particularly worthy of observation." I would add, behold is like a divine highlighter, a divine underlining of an especially striking or important text. It says in effect "Listen up, all ye who would be wise in the ways of Jehovah!" Idou in Luke and Acts - Lk. 1:20; Lk. 1:31; Lk. 1:36; Lk. 1:38; Lk. 1:44; Lk. 1:48; Lk. 2:10; Lk. 2:34; Lk. 2:48; Lk. 5:12; Lk. 6:23; Lk. 7:27; Lk. 7:34; Lk. 9:30; Lk. 10:3; Lk. 10:19; Lk. 11:31; Lk. 11:32; Lk. 11:41; Lk. 13:7; Lk. 13:16; Lk. 13:30; Lk. 13:32; Lk. 13:35; Lk. 14:2; Lk. 15:29; Lk. 17:21; Lk. 17:23; Lk. 18:28; Lk. 18:31; Lk. 19:8; Lk. 19:20; Lk. 22:10; Lk. 22:21; Lk. 22:31; Lk. 22:38; Lk. 22:47; Lk. 23:14; Lk. 23:15; Lk. 23:29; Lk. 24:4; Lk. 24:13; Lk. 24:49; Acts 1:10; Acts 2:7; Acts 5:9; Acts 5:28; Acts 7:56; Acts 8:36; Acts 9:10; Acts 10:17; Acts 10:19; Acts 10:21; Acts 10:30; Acts 11:11; Acts 12:7; Acts 13:11; Acts 13:25; Acts 13:46; Acts 20:22; Acts 20:25; Acts 27:24; Reward (wage) (3408)(misthos) literally refers to pay which is due for labor performed or dues paid for work. Misthos is used in two general senses in the NT, either to refer to wages or to reward, recognition or recompense. In this latter figurative usage, misthos refers to rewards which God bestows for the moral quality of an action, such rewards most often to be bestowed in eternity future. Luke uses misthos in Lk 6:23, 35, 10:7. Misthos - 28v in NT - pay(2), price(1), reward(19), wage(1), wages(6). Matt. 5:12; Matt. 5:46; Matt. 6:1; Matt. 6:2; Matt. 6:5; Matt. 6:16; Matt. 10:41; Matt. 10:42; Matt. 20:8; Mk. 9:41; Lk. 6:23; Lk. 6:35; Lk. 10:7; Jn. 4:36; Acts 1:18; Rom. 4:4; 1 Co. 3:8; 1 Co. 3:14; 1 Co. 9:17; 1 Co. 9:18; 1 Tim. 5:18; Jas. 5:4; 2 Pet. 2:13; 2 Pet. 2:15; 2 Jn. 1:8; Jude 1:11; Rev. 11:18; Rev. 22:12 Prophets (4396)(prophetes from próphemi = literally to tell beforehand in turn from pró = before, in front of, forth, on behalf of + phemí = speak, tell) is primarily a forth-teller or one who speaks out God’s message, primarily to their own generation, usually always calling the people to God's truth for them at that moment, often using the phrase "Thus saith the Lord." The prophet is one who speaks before in the sense of proclaim, or the one who speaks for, i.e., in the Name of (God). "As distinct from the sacral figures of pagan antiquity the biblical prophet is not a magician. He does not force God. On the contrary, he is under divine constraint. It is God Who invites, summons, and impels him--e.g., Jer 20:7" (Lamorte and Hawthorne) All uses of prophetes by Luke - Lk. 1:70; Lk. 1:76; Lk. 3:4; Lk. 4:17; Lk. 4:24; Lk. 4:27; Lk. 6:23; Lk. 7:16; Lk. 7:26; Lk. 7:39; Lk. 9:8; Lk. 9:19; Lk. 10:24; Lk. 11:47; Lk. 11:49; Lk. 11:50; Lk. 13:28; Lk. 13:33; Lk. 13:34; Lk. 16:16; Lk. 16:29; Lk. 16:31; Lk. 18:31; Lk. 20:6; Lk. 24:19; Lk. 24:25; Lk. 24:27; Lk. 24:44; Acts 2:16; Acts 2:30; Acts 3:18; Acts 3:21; Acts 3:22; Acts 3:23; Acts 3:24; Acts 3:25; Acts 7:37; Acts 7:42; Acts 7:48; Acts 7:52; Acts 8:28; Acts 8:30; Acts 8:34; Acts 10:43; Acts 11:27; Acts 13:1; Acts 13:15; Acts 13:20; Acts 13:27; Acts 13:40; Acts 15:15; Acts 15:32; Acts 21:10; Acts 24:14; Acts 26:22; Acts 26:27; Acts 28:23; Acts 28:25; Luke 6:24 "But woe to you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort in full. KJV Luke 6:24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. But woe to you who are rich Lk 12:15-21; 18:23-25; Job 21:7-15; Ps 49:6,7,16-19; Ps 73:1-12; Pr 1:32; Jeremiah 5:4-6; Amos 4:1-3; 6:1-6; Haggai 2:9; 1 Timothy 6:17; James 2:6; 5:1-6; Revelation 18:6-8 for you are receiving your comfort in full Lk 16:19-25; Mt 6:2,5,16 Luke 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Luke 6:23-26 The Character of a True Christian- 2 - John MacArthur Luke 6:20-26 How to Live Happily Ever After - Steven Cole Luke 6:20-26 How to Live Happily Ever After - Steven Cole Related Passages: Psalm 73:2-3, 17 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. 3 For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.....17 UNTIL I came into the sanctuary of God; Then I perceived their end. Matthew 6:24+ No one (ABSOLUTELY NO ONE) can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You (ABSOLUTELY) cannot serve God and wealth. (Who's your master, the one true God Jesus or the false god Mammon?) Revelation 8:13+ Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!” (THE THIRD ONE UNLEASHING THE FINAL 7 BOWL JUDGMENTS!) Deuteronomy 30:19+ (SPOKEN TO ISRAEL BUT APPLICABLE TO EVERY PERSON EVER BORN) “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, Luke 1:51-53 (MARY'S SONG - HAS ELEMENTS OF BLESSING AND CURSING) "He has done mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart. 52 "He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And has exalted those who were humble. 53 "HE HAS FILLED THE HUNGRY WITH GOOD THINGS; AND SENT AWAY THE RICH EMPTY-HANDED. The Worship of Mammon Evelyn De Morgan WOE TO MATERIALLY RICH BUT SPIRITUALLY POOR John MacArthur prefaces his exposition of Lk 6:25-26 with these words - "Everybody is a sinner headed for divine judgment which will catapult them into eternal hell where there is outer darkness, fire never quenched, a worm that never dies, weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth in eternal conscious punishment. That was His message. And the remedy for that was to recognize one’s sinful condition and helplessness and cry out to God for mercy and forgiveness, realizing that one could make no contribution to that. That was His message. That was the message of John, repent. That was the message of the true prophets of old. Now this is not a popular message. This wouldn’t be a popular message in a pagan culture. This wouldn’t be a popular message in an outright agnostic or atheistic culture. And it certainly is not a popular message in a religious culture because religious people convince themselves that their religion makes them good enough." (Luke 6:23-26 The Character of a True Christian- 2 ) But in this context is a very strategic term of contrast. What is Jesus contrasting? Clearly the previous section described four blessings, but now Jesus declares four corresponding woes against all who reject His gracious offer of salvation. As shown in the table above Luke 6:24-26 is a "point-by-point negative counterpart of Lk 6:20-22." (Borrow NIV Study Bible) To Jesus the terrible thing about having wrong values in life and pursuing wrong things is not that you are doomed to bitter disappointment, but that you are not; not that you do not achieve what you want, but that you do! -- H H Farmer Warren
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Spurgeon wrote "Oh, that all men acted on it, and there would be no slavery, no war, no swearing, no striking, no lying, no robbing; but all would be justice and love! What a kingdom is this which has such a law!” J C
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Spurgeon - “What does God say to us when he acts thus? I believe that He says this: ‘This is the day of free grace; this is the time of mercy.’ The hour for judgment is not yet, when he will separate between the good and the bad; when he will mount the judgment seat and award different portions to the righteous and to the wicked.” When offended, don't respond in kind; respond with kindness. And your reward (misthos) will be great - In this context Jesus holds forth a great motivation of great reward for obeying the preceding commands (by the Spirit). The Greek word misthos (below) refers to the believer's divine recompense. BDAG says believers will receive "recognition (mostly by God) for the moral quality of an action." Rewards (misthos) are repeatedly mentioned by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, most of the uses in passages warning us to be careful about why and how we do what we do (Read Matt. 5:12+; Matt. 5:46+; Matt. 6:1+; Matt. 6:2+; Matt. 6:5+; Matt. 6:16+). In his first letter to the Corinthians Paul writes "If any man’s work (primarily teachers, but principle applies to all believers) which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward." (1 Co. 3:14) Jesus uses misthos in the last chapter of the Bible declaring "“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward (misthos) is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done." (Rev 22:12+, cf Mt 16:27, Jer 17:7-11). In Revelation 22:12 the emphasis is on individual judgment, either for rewards (for Christ followers) or punishment (for Christ rejecters). You will be sons of the Most High (OT = El Elyon) - You will not "earn" sonship, but your supernatural actions reflect the fact that you have a supernatural Source of power (the indwelling Spirit) Who enables you to conduct yourself as a son of God (Jn 1:12+, 1 Jn 3:1+). NET Note says a disciple's actions are like sons of God because they reflect "the grace and kindness of God, bearing witness to a “line of descent” or relationship of the individual to God (sons of the Most High). There is to be a unique kind of ethic at work with disciples. Jesus refers specifically to sons here because in the ancient world sons had special privileges which were rarely accorded to daughters. However, Jesus is most likely addressing both men and women in this context, so women too would receive these same privileges."