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My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》

My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》 
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Day 207

Text: Luke 16: 14-15

MIXED RESPONSE

1. There were those who liked what the Lord Jesus taught.

a. They knew what He said was true.
b. They could see that He lived what He preached.

2. There were also those who did not like what the Lord Jesus taught.

a. A group of them was identified.
b. This group of people had resisted and rejected many things the Lord taught.

STRONG RESISTANCE

“Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him. And He said to them, ‘You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.’”

Luke 16:14-15

1. The Pharisees

a. They prided themselves as “righteous people”.
b. They saw themselves as the custodians of the Jewish faith.

2. Lovers of money

a. This was clearly stated.
b. This was obvious by the way they lived.

3. Resistance

a. They heard what the Lord had taught:
i. In a parable.
ii. In His explanations (Luke 16:1-13).
b. They derided Him.
i. They mocked the Lord.
ii. They ridiculed Him.
iii. They obviously rejected what the Lord had stood for.

THE RESPONSE OF THE LORD JESUS

1. They justified themselves.

“You are those who justify yourselves before men”

Luke 16:15a

a. The word “justify” is to declare a person righteous.
b. They declared themselves righteous though they loved money.
c. This was simply “justification before men”.

2. “But God knows your hearts”

a. Were they justified or declared righteous before God?
b. The answer was obvious! They were not righteous before God!
c. God knew their hearts, obviously!

3. “For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”

a. There are things that are highly esteemed among men:
i. Wealth
ii. Fame
iii. Power
b. But these things may be an abomination in the sight of God:
i. If people end up serving unrighteous mammon.
ii. If people abuse the privileges and authority given to them.

经文：路加福音 16：14-15

不同的反应

1. 有些人接受主耶稣的教训

a. 他们知道祂所说的是事实

b. 他们见证耶稣在祂的生命里实行祂所教导的一切

2. 不过，也有些人并不接受主耶稣的教训

a. 其中一群人被提及

b. 这群人反对和拒绝了主所教导的许多教训

强烈的反抗

“法利赛人是贪爱钱财的，他们听见这一切话，就嗤笑耶稣。 耶稣对他们说：‘你们是在人面前自称为义的，你们的心，神却知道。因为人所尊贵的，是神看为可憎恶的。’”

《路加福音 16：14-15》

1. 法利赛人

a. 他们将自己视为“义人”

b. 他们认为自己是犹太人信心的管理人

2. 贪爱钱财的

a. 经文里明确地记载

b. 他们的生活方式清楚地显示这点

3. 反抗

a. 他们听见主的教训：

i. 通过比喻

ii. 通过祂的解释 《路加福音 16：1-13》

b. 他们嗤笑耶稣

i. 他们戏弄主

ii. 他们嘲笑祂

iii. 他们明显拒绝了主所坚信的

主耶稣的反应

1. 他们自称为义

“你们是在人面前自称为义的”

《路加福音 16:15a》

a. “为义”就是宣告一个人是公义的

b. 他们贪爱钱财，但却自称为义

c. 这是“在人面前自称为义”

2. “你们的心，神却知道”

a. 他们是否在上帝面前能够称为义？

b. 答案是明显的！他们在上帝面前，必不能称义！

c. 上帝当然知道他们的心！

3. “因为人所尊贵的，是神看为可憎恶的。”

a. 以下是受世人所尊贵的事物：

i. 财富

ii. 名气

iii. 权力

b. 不过，这些是上帝看为憎恶的事物：

i. 若人们侍奉不义的玛门

ii. 若人们滥用托付于他们的特权和权力