Lucas 18:24-38 NVIPT

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:24

‘And Jesus seeing him said, “How hard it will be for those who have riches to enter into the Kingly Rule of God!” So Jesus pointed out to him how hard it was for someone who had riches to come under the Kingly Rule of God. For to be under the Kingly Rule of God means that God holds the reins, that God determines each moment what we should do, and that we acknowledge that all that we have belongs to Him. To come under His control thus means a man putting his riches under God’s control, for Him... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:25

“For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingly Rule of God.” Then Jesus spoke the immortal words known to Christians world over. ‘It is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingly Rule of God.’ There is no reason for us to take these words as having any other than their natural meaning. All could imagine the eye of a needle. All could visualise a camel coming to a rather... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:26

‘And those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” Those who were listening were stood there in amazement. They had grown up to believe that men prospered materially because they were good. Many probably looked on this rich ruler as a model. And if this man with all his privileges and status was actually going to find it difficult to be saved, what chance had others who did not have his advantages? After all his wealth enabled him to be good without having to worry about the financial... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:27

But he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” Then Jesus explains that what is impossible with men is possible with God. He can enable wealthy men to walk humbly before Him as Abraham did, just as He can enable a poor man like Lazarus to do so. He is able to save to the uttermost all those who come to Him through Jesus. For He is the God of the impossible. It is a reminder that but for God’s all prevailing goodness not one of us would be saved. We owe any hope... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:28

‘And Peter said, “Lo, we have left our own, and followed you.” ’ Impetuous Peter, ever the one to break in, was now stirred in his heart by the thought of the impossibility of salvation without God’s working in the heart and cried, ‘Look, we have left all and followed you, like you are asking this ruler to do. What about us?’ He was probably seeking to gain assurance for himself and his fellow disciples that they did have the certainty of eternal life rather than thinking only of reward. He... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:29-30

‘And he said unto them, “Truly I say to you, There is no man who has left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the Kingly Rule of God’s sake, who will not receive a great deal more in this time, and in the world to come eternal life.” Then Jesus assured them all that no one who had genuinely, for the sake of the Kingly Rule of God as revealed in Him, left behind what was their own, would lose out by it. They would receive much more than they had lost, both in this world and... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:31

‘And he took to him the twelve, and said to them, “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets will be accomplished to the Son of man.” ’ Jesus now recognised more clearly than ever that His time was approaching. For quite some time He had lived with His eyes ever fixed on His final end in Jerusalem. But now that end was rapidly approaching. And He took the twelve to one side and informed them of His expectations. This was a secret reserved for them.... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:31-34

Jesus’ Disciples Must Recognise That Shortly Their Lives Also Would be Shaken By What Was Soon To Happen To Him. They Too Would Be At A Crossroads (18:31-34). So Luke now draws attention to the fact that the rich ruler was not the only one unwilling to face up to the truth. Indeed without the grace of God all the disciples would have become lost to Him. For their comprehension too was dim and they had still not been prepared to face up to the realities of the future. They too therefore had... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:32

“For he will be delivered up to the Gentiles, and will be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spat on, and they will scourge and kill him, and the third day he will rise again.” He then spelled it out in detail. He was to be handed over to the Gentiles. This was the indication of ultimate rejection, of ultimate shame (compare Deuteronomy 28:37; Judges 4:2; Jeremiah 29:18; Lamentations 2:9; Ezekiel 4:13; Hosea 8:8; Hosea 9:17). He would be treated as such an outcast that He was not fit to be... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:34

‘And they understood none of these things, and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.’ We are again reminded that the horrific truth did not come home to the disciples until after it had happened. They could not conceive of such possibilities. They probably thought in parabolic terms, and that He was depicting vividly His own faithful walk as God’s Servant, a walk of service, sacrifice and hardship, as though it were the same as the call to them to take... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:24

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:26

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:27

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:28

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:29-30

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:31

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:31-34

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:32

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:34

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