by Frank Retief | Feb 24, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 7 v 47. “Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven – for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little, loves little.” How do we know we have been saved? This is the point of this next story recounted by Luke. The previous stories demonstrated...
by Frank Retief | Feb 23, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 7 v 28. “I tell you, among those born of women there was no one greater than John. Yet the one who is lest in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.” People flocked to hear John preach in the wilderness. They did not go because he was a reed shaken in the...
by Frank Retief | Feb 22, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 7 v 19. “Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?” One of the most disturbing things in this part of the story is the doubt that John the Baptist expressed about Jesus. Yet Luke includes this in his narrative so that his friend,...
by Frank Retief | Feb 21, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 7 v 13. “When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.” In the preceding story the lesson was that salvation depends on faith in Christ with no dependence on personal merit. This is such an important lesson that Luke reinforces it with...
by Frank Retief | Feb 20, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 7 v 6. “He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. Now follows two stories regarding salvation from death, the story of the centurion’s servant...
by Frank Retief | Feb 19, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 6 v 46. “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord’ and do not do what I say?” There are many people who say “Lord, Lord”. That is a reference by Jesus to a false and superficial discipleship. True discipleship depends on a deep and true commitment of one’s life to...
