JC tells his disciples, it’s impossible… but offenses will come. Woe to the one who they come through! It would be better if he had a millstone were hanging around his neck, and he cast them into the sea, rather than he should offend the little ones. What? Who are “the little ones” ? Beware, if your brother, trespasses against you, rebuke him, and if he repents forgive him. Even if he trespasses against you seven times a day, and repents seven times a day, you should forgive him. I don’t know JC it doesn’t seem like this guy is learning anything from his repentance. The apostles must have had their doubts about that one too because they tell JC, Lord, Increase our faith.
The Lord said, if you had as much faith as a mustard seed, you might say to the sycamine tree move itself into the ocean and it would obey you.
Would you tell your servant after he was done feeding the cattle or plowing the field to go and sit down for a meal? Wouldn’t you rather tell him, get my super ready, dress me, and serve me… after that you can eat and drink? Do you thank the servant for doing what you commanded? (If you are polite you do) I trow not, which means I trust not. Which again these folks should reconsider they way they handle work morale. So when you do as you’ve been commanded to do, say that you are unprofitable servants and you have only done your duty. I completely disagree with whole thing, first of course you should let your servant eat when he’s been working all day in the fields, and you should thank him! It’s fine for you to need no thanks but it’s always better to offer it. Good job teaching people to be jerks JC!
On the Jerusalem, through Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a certain village he met ten lepers standing way off to the side. They cried out Jesus, Master, have mercy on us! He told them to go show themselves to the priest, so they did and they were clean. One of them when he saw that he was heeled came back and glorified god in a loud voice. He was a Samaritan, and he fell face first at his feet and gave JC thanks. JC asked him if the other nine were clean and where were they? Well this guy was the only one to give glory to god and come back. JC told him get up his faith had made him whole. Yay!
The Pharisees being an inquisitive lot demand that JC tell them when the kingdom of God would be coming. And he told them, it won’t come with observation. They won’t say oh look It’s here or there, because actually it’s within you. JC you just blew my mind with that one. Because I still have no idea what the kingdom of God is.
He told his disciples, the day will come when you will want to see one of the days of the son of man and you won’t see. They will tell you, see it here, or there or follow me, or don’t follow me. Tricky huh? It will be like lightning, shining to the other part, under heaven, that’s how the Son of man will be in his day. Like the incredibly deadly force of nature we call lightning. Awesome.
It’s just like the days of Noe, that’s how it will be in the day of the Son of man. JC I must ask for the hundredth time, aren’t you the son of man and aren’t these day that you are talking about actually happening to these people as you speak. Well back to the days of Noe, when they ate, drank and were married, until the day that noe entered the ark and flood came and destroyed them all. Well Luke, buddy, how does Joseph’s lineage start from Adam, and yet not include Noe if everyone was killed during the flood. Oh don’t think that I forgot about that!
Same thing happened in the days of Lot, they ate, drank, bought, and sold, planted and built. But the same day that Lot left Sodom it rained fire an brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. That’s how it will be when the Son of man is revealed. Revealed to whom? Are you or are you not the Son of man!
That day if you are up on the housetop and your stuff is in the house don’t go in and get it. The the ones in the field, don’t let them return. Remember Lot’s wife. In case you forgot, Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt, because she didn’t listen when she had been told not to look back at Sodom.
Whoever tries to save his life with lose it, and whoever loses their life will keep it. I tell you that night will be two men in one bed and one will be taken, and one will be left. Two women will be grinding together (okay that sounded dirty) and one will be taken and one will be left. Two men will be in the field, one will be taken and one will be left.
The disciples asked him where Lord? And he told them wherever the body is the eagles will be gathered.
Why did they ask where? Where what? Sigh. I don’t know about all of this gloom and doom.
Be nice to your damn servants! I'm sick of this classist attitude. If someone works hard for you all day, you should certainly allow them to rest and eat before they continue. You should also thank them for doing a good job whether they require thanks or not. It is an acknowledgement of their work, and speaks to the idea that there are other people who would not have done as good a job. Ugh. JC and God are the worst bosses, especially according to Luke.
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