by Frank Retief | Feb 11, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 6 v 9. “Then Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath; to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?’” This is the second instance where the practise of those days perverted a law that was intended for good. This time it did not...
by Frank Retief | Feb 10, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 6 v 5 Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” It is very important to read this entire passage for it deals with two incidents which illustrate how the people of Jesus’ day, had twisted and perverted the divine law of God to mean...
by Frank Retief | Feb 9, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 5 v 38. “No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. To further illustrate his point, that his presence, with his disciples is a time for rejoicing and not for mourning, Jesus gives the parable of new and old garments and new and old wineskins. Jesus did not...
by Frank Retief | Feb 8, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 5 v 34. “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? Please read the passage for the day. Jesus had many critics and amongst the criticisms was the behaviour of those he gathered around him. It seemed to some onlookers that they lacked...
by Frank Retief | Feb 7, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 5 v 31. “Jesus answered them: ‘It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.’” At the beginning of the chapter Peter is called by Jesus from his fishing boat. Now Levi is called from his...
by Frank Retief | Feb 6, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 5 v 20. “When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven”. Once again I urge you to read the whole passage referred to above. The “experts” in this story are mentioned in v 17. They were the Pharisees and teachers of the law. These men were...
