Luke Chapter 8 Discussion Page 2

Truth, forgiveness

matthew 6 verse 21 please explain

Marilyn Taplin,

"don't call me good", once again you misquote the Lord Jesus. He didn't say "don't", he did ask "why", as the verse you listed plainly shows.

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2Timothy 2:15

Luke 18: 19, " Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good , save one, this is, God"

Yes, this is the correct scripture and doesn't it say only God is good. Didn't Jesus say don't call me good?

Marilyn Taplin,"

"only God in heaven is good", You have misquoted the Lord Jesus as translated in the KJV, because you added "in heaven", which is not in any of the three gospels Matthew 19:17, Mark 10:18 or Luke 18:19, See for yourself.

Hi K Smith,

Jesus said, " Don't call me good, only God in heaven is good." So Jesus needed to be baptized. Then he said he would build a church without spot or wrinkle. Spots and wrinkles are two degrees of sin. Wrinkles are not as great as spots. Spots are a trespass. To trespass is to go too far and God leaves that person. One example of a wrinkle is David when he committed adultery. He did not leave God and God did not leave David. God departs from those who commit evil, the sex of Sodom and Gomorrah. They have spots or you could say they have spiritual leprosy. When we have a church without spot or wrinkle no one will sin a wrinkle size sin or a spot size sin.

But don't forget the significates for John baptizing Jesus. Jesus was without sin so why did he come to John to be baptized? ( Matthew 3:14)

Because revealing him as the Messiah, the Christ, through him (John) he had to be baptized by John.

John did not yet understand that Jesus was actually stepping into the sinners' shoes. And there, where the covenant breakers were confessing their sins, those sins passed onto Jesus and He became sin-laden in our stead. He became the scapegoat for us.

That's a great biography to read, of Sadhu Sundar Singh, especially of his conversion & relentless ministry with the Gospel.

John the Baptist knew that he was only "a voice crying in the wilderness" & that his short-term ministry was to alert men to their sins & their need of the (coming) Saviour. Once Jesus' ministry began, John's ministry would slowly fade away - though of course, we know that he shortly afterwards was beheaded by Herod.

So when John's disciples reported to John that Jesus was baptizing & people were being drawn to him, they thought to themselves that Jesus was over-reaching His authority by doing this & usurping John's ministry. But John explained to them that he (John) was simply the announcer & introducer of Jesus, that Jesus was the 'bridegroom' coming to make up His bride, & John was merely the 'friend of the bridegroom'. So in this vein, it was always in God's Plan that His Son would increase in His influence & ministry to the people, while John's work would now end with Jesus' arrival.

In what aspect John the Baptist was convinced that Jesus has to be increased and he has to be decreased?

Study!!! learn the truth!!! why noble nimrod??? because you will hear sweet truth mixed with weak falsehood. you must be be able to tell truth from falsehood or you will follow the deceiving pied piper into hell on earth. that almost happened to me recently. i was saved by the knowledge father god and my twin brother christ gave me through rigorous and hard study through faith in god and christ's tough-love.

the bible says that we all are made in the image of god in genesis 1:27. i am a spiritual revolutionary "life"" coach king of kings and lord of lords ( revelation 19:11-21). christ tells you in revelation 1:18 he conquered death!!! christ lives!!! christ tells you that he is sitting in the throne of victory with his father god in revelation 3:21.

so tell me christian, who is that bloody voodoo image nailed to a cursed catholic/christian cross forever that you worship??? that bloody forsaken image has you religiously trapped and forsaken. that bloody pagan image is not the truth. it is a lie!!! christ is alive and well!!!

anybody can die!!! what proved that christ is the son of god is that he defeated death!!! christ defeated death on the cursed cross!!!( revelation 1:18) christ won so that you can win....through faith in his victory over death!!!

these truly are the "last days." stand strong together brothers and sisters!!! amen.

I also believe this chapter cover a number of things Faith, verse 44 says came from behind him and touch the border of his garment. (the woman with the issues of blood), obey, verse 25 for he commands even the wind and the water,(leaving this disciples baffled). And the power of God, which he demonstrates through out chapter 8. If we trust God and live according to the laws there wouldn't be anything with held from us God word says To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God.

I re-read the whole chapter of Luke 8 and noticed that it is very rich with great things that our Lord did. The Lunatick man at the graves/tombs is a point to also focus on.

How his condition bothered the Lord and moved Him just to go for him in Gedarenes in Galelee. Such that many many evil spirits in this man shouted in unison; and asked;"What have I to do with thee Jesus thou Son of God, Most High?"

Jesus came from Galelee too as the man. He could have known about this man all along, yet waited for the right time to set him free.

At the right time Jesus went for him. Just to go and deliver him. Those demons bowed down before Jesus and begged Him not to sent them to torment before time

52 And all wept, and bewailed her, but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth... Note how JESUS taught them plus us of 2020 HE has power /authority over death. In this case JESUS spoke and death had no chore but to released the child.

That some of those were ignorant of the power and love of God

Demons can and do lie, just as the creature who appeared to Mohammed calling himself the angel Gabriel Jibreel . Best not to try find out about demons or credit them with any more attention than necessary. I suggest reading Michael Pearl's book Sin No More for freedom from addiction.

, What is thy name? A demon looking like a human appeared to me in my room at night if I was sleeping or awake I don t know because it was so real. At first I was afraid and went down and I said I m trying to live right but then he was on a different side of my bed and I asked him what is your name. He told me Cochino

Where is your faith?

But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.

11 Now the parable is this;The SEED is the WORD of GOD. (sowing is a as mention above is a very old method of planting seeds; in this case though many seeds are sown by the sower into the heart of us, many of the some seed will not never produce because the heart was so hard or cluttered with earthly junk).

And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace

She had faith acted on it and was healed. But she felt afraid,our flesh feels unworthy.

The this scripture helped me , James.

Verse 48~Jesus reassured the woman with the flow of blood and referred to her as daughter. This shows how compassionate Jesus is towards all.

What I think Jesus heals many and the people who laughed at Jesus really don't understand that Jesus has power

Steve Morrow and all; What kind of nature or disposition does the Spirit descend upon and stay, a Lamb, or a Tiger? Do you think that the Scriptures or for our salvation and comfort, but not also for light to expose and correction, in order for us to really and truly overcome all the tests and tribulations of life? Judge righteous judgment, and cease this envying and bitterness; or He will depart.

Women, "which ministered unto him of their substance." vss 2-3. We see then, how Jesus received assistance from some of his disciples...Question: How did the apostolic team, the disciples and others who traveled about with Jesus, get their sustenance? And too, did the 12 'professionals' receive weekly paychecks? That is just one of the questions we usually never get around to asking...

"Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved." The natural man knows not the Holy Spirit in any of his understanding. If he hears the Word of God, the devil is able to quickly take it away because he is most natural thinking like the devil, and his heathen pride can't let him soften his heart.

Verse 11: The Bible is likened to a seed here. We must get the Word of God into our minds and sink it deep down into our hearts.

Luke 8 is one of those chapters that you will overlook wonderful lessons in if you read it to fast. For example, vs.41

What does it mean, Salvation, and why should one sweat it? Some think it's easy as accepting Jesus in your heart. Would that it was as easy as holding hands in a circle and feigning ecstasy! But it is about your human experience on earth, altogether. It is about deriving from the Word what God intends. And changing dramatically, resisting sin, as God, the Father has taught since Adam and Eve.

"Therefore see ye how ye hear; for it shall be given to him that hath, and whoever hath not, also that that he weeneth (thinks, imagines, assumes wrongly) that he have, shall be taken away from him." Luke 8:18 (Wycliffe Bible) Whether it be the work of the devil, or one's neglect of working on himself, or misguided mingling with things of life; WE OURSELVES will account for how we act on the Word.