On 2-8-15, Luke 10:25-34 or 10:25-37 will be our Adult Sunday School/Uniform Series/International Sunday School Lesson herein is my commentary. This lesson is known by some as Serving Neighbors, Serving God

Serving Neighbors, Serving God

Luke 10:25-34 or 10:25-37

International Sunday School Lesson

February 8, 2015

                                                                                 

 

 

Commentary

By

Jed Greenough

                                                              

For me these are the kind of scriptures that I most enjoy, they are the ones that hit home when we are pompous, the ones that remind us that there are many different ways often to teach about God’s word.

Many this week will concentrate on prejudice.  For many of you prejudice is a part of your life that has affected you your whole existence but you must not forget that it isn’t always about you, so don’t get swept away in this and lose track.

It is easier to see in the New Testament that it isn’t just about us and that we have an obligation towards each other.  I like how Jesus made this very clear so that we are without excuse.

In today’s scripture he made it very clear to the inquiring teacher the importance of this instruction to help each other by saying, “Do this and you will live.”

That is no small statements so don’t pass it by, but grasp a hold of it.

I challenge you to prove what I am saying is true about the importance upon how we take care of each other was/is to Christ by finding all the examples He gave to us to not look at each other as black, white, red, brown, gay, male, female, Methodist, Baptist and so on.

In Luke 12 the warning is, “This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God.”

In Luke 6 Christ talks of our taking care of not just those who it is easy to take care of but to care even for our enemies.  He makes it crystal clear in verse 30 by saying, “Give to everyone who asks you...”

Taking care of everyone that is a tall order but to me it is abundantly clear that this is the standard to which we as Christians are to be held and most clearly as it regards the gospel.

 

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?  It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.  I tell you the truth; he will put him in charge of all his possessions.  But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.  The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.  He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. “  Matthew 24:45-51

 

 

For Discussion:

1. What comes to mind when you read as it says in verse 25 that this individual was “an expert in the law.”?
2. Discuss that this whole episode was “to test Jesus”.
3. Verse 27 is known as the Greatest Commandment.
4. Find where else Jesus uses this.
5. Try to find one word to describe what you read in verse 27.
6. Ask yourself the question posed in verse 29, “And who is my neighbor?”
7. Discuss how one goes about doing what Jesus said in verse 37, “Go and do likewise.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved