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Leon Morris · Citado em PreceptAustin
Lucas 14
Morris - Jesus does not want disciples who do not realize what they have let themselves in for. Counting the cost is important. He uses twin parables (a device he employs often) to drive the point home (The Gospel According to St. Luke: An Introduction and Commentary - borrow).
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Morris explains that "The two parables are similar but they make slightly different points. The builder of the tower is free to build or not as he chooses, but the king is being invaded (the other comes against him). He must do something. Cf. A. M. Hunter, ‘In the first parable Jesus says, “Sit down and reckon whether you can afford to follow me.” In the second he says, “Sit down and reckon whether you can afford to refuse my demands.” ’ Both ways of looking at it are important. The lesson is plain. Jesus does not want followers who rush into discipleship without thinking of what is involved." (The Gospel According to St. Luke: An Introduction and Commentary - borrow) Hughes emphasizes that "Virtually every accomplishment in life requires counting the cost. Do you want to be a great violinist? Jascha Jeifitz at age seventy-five had logged some 102,000 hours of practice! If you want to be an artist, remember that da Vinci’s anatomically perfect sketches came only after incredible effort—on one occasion he drew a thousand hands! Do you want to be an Olympic champion lifter and set a world record? Your training lifts added together just might equal the weight of the Sears Tower!" (See Luke That You May Know the Truth)
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Morris - The lesson is plain. Jesus does not want followers who rush into discipleship without thinking of what is involved. And He is clear about the price. The man who comes to Him must renounce all that he has…. These words condemn all half-heartedness. Jesus is not, of course, discouraging discipleship. He is warning against an ill-considered, fainthearted attachment in order that men may know the real thing. He wants men to count the cost and reckon all lost for His sake so that they can enter the exhilaration of full-blooded discipleship. (TNTC) (Bolding added) Life Application Bible Commentary – For some, this may be literal, such as the rich young man in Lk 18:18-23 and many of Jesus' early followers; for others it may be a willingness to hold loosely to material possessions....Jesus painted no rosy picture of a high-paying job with all the benefits. He said that the way would be rough and would be a way of self-sacrifice. Oddly enough, however, this is the only way to true fulfillment and satisfaction (ED: THE CHRISTIAN PARADOX!). Unfortunately, too many refuse to count the cost or, having counted, decide it is too high. They do not count the cost to God—the life of his Son—or the immense treasures awaiting all disciples in the kingdom. Jesus does not ask anyone to give anything up without having given it up himself. Jesus' promise is: "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life" (Matthew 19:29NIV). (See Luke) Gene Brooks - Jesus does not say “sell” or “give away,” but renounce. As disciples of Jesus, we surrender to Him the title deed to all we possess. From now on we live as those conscious that we are stewards of our Lord, and that all we have belongs ultimately to Him. Kent