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John Phillips · Citado em PreceptAustin
Lucas 10
Phillips comments "If something has to be done to acquire eternal life, then surely the Law is the place to go." "As a lawyer it was his business to know the facts in the law and the proper interpretation of the law. The rabbis had a formula, “What readest thou?” Joseph Parker on what is written in the Law - "Jesus Christ never treated the Old Testament lightly. I am afraid that some of us imagine that we have got beyond the Old Testament, and therefore hardly ever turn to its ancient pages. Believe me, the testaments are one: as the day is one—the twilight and the noon-tide, as the year is one—the vernal promise and the autumnal largesse—so are the testaments of God one. And no man can profoundly interpret the New Testament who is not profoundly conversant with the Old."
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Phillips - There we have the gospel of good works, the theology of the man who says, "I'm doing the best I can." The Lord overlooked the flaw in this clever lawyer's original question—"What shall I do to inherit?" Usually, an inheritance is received, not earned. In any case, we cannot do anything to gain eternal life for the simple reason that we are incapable of doing anything good enough for God (Rom. 3:9-20). The two passages that the lawyer quoted prove man's incompetence to produce anything good enough for God. No one but Jesus ever loved God with all of his heart, mind, soul, and strength. No one but Jesus ever loved his neighbor as himself. Nobody has ever done the best he could. People who imagine that works is the way to heaven stand condemned by their own religion.(Ibid) Moody Bible Commentary - Jesus' quotation of Lv 18:5—do this and you will live (Lk 10:28b)—brought home the devastating point that perfect obedience to the law was not possible. At this point the lawyer should have realized the inherent error of "works righteousness" implied in his opening question. The lawyer was not ready to give up and so wishing to justify himself (Lk 10:29a) he evasively asked another question—And who is my neighbor? (Lk 10:29b).
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Phillips - As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village and a woman called Martha welcomed him to her house.
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Phillips - She had a sister by the name of Mary who settled down at the Lord's feet and was listening to what he said.
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Phillips - But Martha was very worried about her elaborate preparations and she burst in, saying, "Lord, don't you mind that my sister has left me to do everything by myself? Tell her to get up and help me!"
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Phillips - But the Lord answered her, "Martha, my dear, you are worried and bothered about providing so many things.
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Phillips - Only a few things are really needed, perhaps only one. Mary has chosen the best part and you must not tear it away from her!"