Luke Chapter 15 (15 of 24)
Series: Luke
Harley Howard
Luke 15
1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
These were the worst of the worst of the people; hated by the Jews in particular; vilified by the religious leaders of that day. Yet, ironically, they were extremely favorable to listening to the message of Christ. Ironically, they were NOT interested in hearing anything from the Pharisees and Scribes. Clearly they had nothing of a saving message and it is clear that the fact that Jesus had these publicans and other sinners listening to Him and many being converted proved that:
1. Jesus teaching were salvific in nature and divine
2. The Pharisees and Scribes offered nothing divine of salvific to anyone.
3. These despised folks had hearing ears; the Pharisee and Scribes didn’t.
Let’s be reminded that these despised folks gladly received the teaching of Christ and many were converted, including Matthew and as we will see in Luke 18, Zacchaeus.
Luke 5:29-32
29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.
Jesus and His disciples were invited over to Levi’s house and when they came, there were also a great number of tax collectors and others; probably other sinners. These tax collectors were men of vice and corruption. I am of the opinion that during and after this dinner, many of these men were no longer known as men of vice and corruption, but genuine disciples of Christ; that will be seen in His response to the religious leaders who questioned Him being in the house with the tax gatherers and other sinners. Jesus was known as the friend of tax collectors and sinners.
It was obvious that Jesus did not participate in the corruption of these men and possibly some women. It would be absolutely ignorant and foolish to think such madness. He was there obviously to evangelize, to proclaim salvation, as He did to al ...
Series: Luke
Harley Howard
Luke 15
1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
These were the worst of the worst of the people; hated by the Jews in particular; vilified by the religious leaders of that day. Yet, ironically, they were extremely favorable to listening to the message of Christ. Ironically, they were NOT interested in hearing anything from the Pharisees and Scribes. Clearly they had nothing of a saving message and it is clear that the fact that Jesus had these publicans and other sinners listening to Him and many being converted proved that:
1. Jesus teaching were salvific in nature and divine
2. The Pharisees and Scribes offered nothing divine of salvific to anyone.
3. These despised folks had hearing ears; the Pharisee and Scribes didn’t.
Let’s be reminded that these despised folks gladly received the teaching of Christ and many were converted, including Matthew and as we will see in Luke 18, Zacchaeus.
Luke 5:29-32
29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.
Jesus and His disciples were invited over to Levi’s house and when they came, there were also a great number of tax collectors and others; probably other sinners. These tax collectors were men of vice and corruption. I am of the opinion that during and after this dinner, many of these men were no longer known as men of vice and corruption, but genuine disciples of Christ; that will be seen in His response to the religious leaders who questioned Him being in the house with the tax gatherers and other sinners. Jesus was known as the friend of tax collectors and sinners.
It was obvious that Jesus did not participate in the corruption of these men and possibly some women. It would be absolutely ignorant and foolish to think such madness. He was there obviously to evangelize, to proclaim salvation, as He did to al ...
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