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William Hendriksen · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Hendriksen explains that the hearers "must be told that in rejecting Christ’s messengers they are rejecting Him…in fact, they are shutting themselves out! The kingdom cannot be stopped. But rejecters will bring down upon themselves its curse. Let this be proclaimed to them loudly and clearly, in order that they may still repent." (Borrow Exposition of the Gospel of Luke) See W R Hutton's 3 page article - "The Kingdom of God Has Come" Luke 10:12 "I say to you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city. that: La 4:6 Eze 16:48-50 Mt 10:15 Mt 11:24 Mk 6:11 Multiple Resources on Luke 10 (includes the sermons below) Luke 10:12-16 A Warning to the Indifferent - John MacArthur Luke 10:1-16 The Crucial Message - Steven Cole Related Passages: Matthew 10:15 “Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city. Matthew 11:20-24+ Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent. 21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 “Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. 23 “And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day. 24 “Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.” John 3:18-20+ “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. “This is the judgment (the "crisis" - Gk = krisis), that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for (term of explanation - explains why they reject Jesus!) their deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. JUDGMENT MORE TOLERABLE FOR SODOM I say to you, it will be more tolerable (anektoteros) in that day for Sodom - Passages such as Lk 10:12-13 clearly teach that there will various degrees or gradations of eternal punishment depending in part on how much Gospel light was rejected. The greater the light, the greater the degree of punishment. I think of this every time I speak the Gospel to a person and they reject it. If they go their entire life and never repent and believe in Jesus as Savior and Lord, they will be faced with eternal punishment worse than the horribly abominable city of Sodom! THOUGHT - Rejection of the Gospel is a very painful thought to me, especially if I am in a situation where I frequently see that individual to whom I have witnessed. Of course I can still continue to pray for their salvation even if they have soundly rejected the presentation of the Gospel. Interestingly, Sodom's judgment came without warning but at least these Jewish cities received clear warning of coming judgment.
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Hendriksen - As there are degrees of glory (1 Cor. 15:41, 42), so there are also degrees of punishment (Luke 12:47, 48). Sodom, to be sure, sinned grievously (Gen. 13:13; 19:9, 13; Isa. 3:9; Lam. 4:6; 2 Peter 2:6, 7; Jude 7); but the cities selected by the Lord Jesus Christ for receiving the very special privilege of having his personal representatives sent to them with a pleading and urgent appeal will have sinned even more grievously if they reject their golden opportunity. Therefore, in the day of the final judgment their sentence will be even more terrifying than that which will then be pronounced on Sodom. (Borrow Exposition of the Gospel of Luke) Rod Mattoon - Sodom will face God's wrath at judgment day, but cities that rejected the Messiah and his Kingdom will face worse wrath from God. A city as evil as Sodom would be better off than these towns because these folks had been given the opportunity to believe the Messiah. They had seen great miracles and had the Good News preached to them, but they had turned away and had refused salvation. The Lord was making the point that there is accountability in opportunity. Their accountability would be greater because of their opportunity to hear the truth. We are not sinners because we are skeptics. We are skeptics because we are sinners. -- Vance Havner NET Note - The allusion to Sodom, the most wicked of OT cities from Gen 19:1–29, shows that to reject the current message is even more serious than the worst sins of the old era and will result in more severe punishment. The noun Sodom is in emphatic position in the Greek text. Sodom in Wikipedia Luke 10:13 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!: Mt 11:20-22 For if the miracles: Eze 3:6,7 Ac 28:25-28 Ro 9:29-33 11:8-11 1Ti 4:2 had been performed in Tyre and Sidon: Isa 23:1-18 Eze 26:1-28:26 which occurred in you: Lu 9:10-17 Mk 8:22-26 they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes: Job 42:6 Isa 61:3 Da 9:3 Joh 3:5,6 Classic Sermon by Vance Havner A Judgement is Coming Multiple Resources on Luke 10 (includes the sermons below) Luke 10:12-16 A Warning to the Indifferent - John MacArthur Luke 10:1-16 The Crucial Message - Steven Cole Related Passages: Luke 11:32+ “The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. Chorazin (Korazin) and Bethsaida (Article) WOE-FILLED WARNING TO GOSPEL REJECTERS Woe (ouai) to you, Chorazin (note)! Woe (ouai) to you, Bethsaida (note)! For if the miracles (dunamis) had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented (metanoeo) long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes - Woe is not a call for vengeance, but an expression of deep regret, of warning (cp. Luke 6:24). The Lord stresses the accountability of opportunity! In the map note the close proximity of Chorazin and Bethsaida to Jesus' "home base" of Capernaum. Are we surprised that Chorazin is a ruin today? But it is even worse, for Jesus was speaking not of temporal ruin (picture of ancient synagogue at Chorazin) but eternal ruin for the Jewish inhabitants of Chorazin who had seen such great supernatural light (miracles) and presumably the miracle Worker Himself. . Steven
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Hendriksen - Now he turns definitely to the large group of returned missionaries, and away from whatever crowd may have been present. This little touch, graphic and interesting, shows that Luke must have received his information from eyewitnesses. How otherwise would he have known this? Of course, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. (Borrow Exposition of the Gospel of Luke) Blessed (makarios) are the eyes which see (blepo) the things you see (blepo) - Blessed (makarios) describes their state of being marked by fullness from God. As Zodhiates wisely says "Makários is the one who is in the world yet independent of the world. His satisfaction comes from God and not from favorable circumstances." (Borrow The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament) See (blepo) means more than just able to physically see, but able to perceive enabled (by the Spirit) to discern and understand what their eyes had witnessed physically. Many of their contemporaries saw Jesus, but sadly few of them truly understood Who He was and what was His redemptive purpose. What are the things you see? What had the seventy just experienced? Re-read their description of the things they were blessed to see (Luke 10:17-20+). Of course the greatest sight that blessed their eyes was to see (and understand Who they were seeing) Jesus the Messiah! That will one day be our greatest blessing as believers when "we will see Him just as He is." Hallelujah! (1 John 3:2+). Not only had the seventy witnessed supernatural manifestations of the power of God, Jesus assured them that they would forever be in His presence ("your names are recorded in heaven.") Their eyes had been opened see to eternal truths hidden from worldly wise men (Lk 10:21). John
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Hendriksen says, "Such an elaborate meal was not at all necessary. Besides, there are things which in excellence and importance far surpass eating." (Borrow Exposition of the Gospel of Luke) Ray Pritchard - In verse 40 we are told that Martha was distracted with many preparations that had to be made. The King James Version uses a picturesque word to describe that distraction. It says that Martha was “cumbered,” an old word related to our modern word “encumbered.” To be cumbered was to be heavily burdened, as if you were wearing a concrete straightjacket. The Greek word is perispao, which means a mind pulled in a thousand directions. One moment she’s worried about the roast, the next the rolls, the next the dessert, and the next she’s wondering why Mary doesn’t come and help her. Jesus told her she was worried and upset. The word “worried” has the idea of a mind in pieces. And the word “upset” means to cause trouble. She is going to speak her mind and spread the misery around! As Warren Wiersbe rightly reminds us "Few things are as damaging to the Christian life as trying to work for Christ without taking time to commune with Christ. “For without Me ye can do nothing” (John 15:5).....Whenever we criticize others and pity ourselves because we feel overworked, we had better take time to examine our lives. Perhaps in all of our busyness, we have been ignoring the Lord. Martha’s problem was not that she had too much work to do, but that she allowed her work to distract her and pull her apart. She was trying to serve two masters! If serving Christ makes us difficult to live with, then something is terribly wrong with our service! The key is to have the right priorities: Jesus Christ first, then others, then ourselves. It is vitally important that we spend time “at the feet of Jesus” every single day, letting Him share His Word with us. The most important part of the Christian life is the part that only God sees. Unless we meet Christ personally and privately each day, we will soon end up like Martha: busy but not blessed." (Borrow Be Compassionate) Jesus was present and as the Psalmist writes "In Thy presence is fullness of joy" (Ps 16:11) but this would hardly describe the experience of poor Martha! She was having what I like to call a "pity party" (I never do that of course! Do you?) In fact, she had clearly lost her joy, because she had lost focus of her priorities. Have you ever heard the little mnemonic for "J.O.Y."? Jesus first Others next Yourself last - And that "spells' true joy in His presence! Joseph Carroll warns however "if we do not keep close to the Lord, we will fall into self-pity and a complaining spirit." (like that to which Martha fell prey). (See How to Worship Jesus Christ:) Distraction makes us oblivious to the presence of the Lord. And when we try to serve God without his presence we become angry and bitter with him and his servants. We also try to use the Lord to control others—“Tell her to help me.” Distraction can even lead to the arrogance of commanding God. The harder Mary worked the more "worked up" she became! In English distracted means having attention drawn away from something on which it should be focused (in this case JESUS!). Distraction is the process of diverting the attention of an individual or group from a desired area of focus and thereby blocking or diminishing the reception of desired information (TIME WITH JESUS!) Distraction is caused by the lack of ability to pay attention; lack of interest in the object of attention; or the great intensity, novelty or attractiveness of something other than the object of attention. Distractions come from both external sources, and internal sources. External distractions include factors such as visual triggers, social interactions, music, text messages, and phone calls. There are also internal distractions such as hunger, fatigue, illness, worrying, and daydreaming. Both external and internal distractions contribute to the interference of focus. Beloved, what is distracting your today, drawing your attention away from the King of kings, your eternal Friend, Christ Jesus?