Luke 10:25-28

Luke 10:25-28

1. We should notice the solemn question which was addressed to our Lord Jesus Christ.
2. We should notice the high honor which our Lord Jesus Christ places on the Bible.
3. We should notice the clear knowledge of duty to God and man, which the Jews in our Lord's time possessed.

"Let us not be ashamed of putting the lawyer's question to our own souls. Let us rather ponder it, think about it, and never be content until it fills the first place in our minds."

"Let the principle contained in these words, be one of the foundation principles of our Christianity. Let the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible, be the rule of our faith and practice...It matters nothing who says a thing in religion, whether an ancient father, or a modern Bishop, or a learned divine. Is it in the Bible? Can it be proved by the Bible? If not, it is not to be believed."

"Clear knowledge of the head, when accompanied by determined impenitence of heart, is a most dangerous state of soul."

Questions:

1. In the midst of life and all its needs, how much time do we give to considering the salvation of our eternal souls? Can we say this subject has filled our minds and has our concern, and has found its answer in Jesus Christ?

2. Do we, as Ryle says, cast our anchor and abide on the principle of the Scriptures, and the Scriptures alone, being our rule of faith and practice? What evidence can we give for it?

3. If someone has been a Christian for any length of time, they have probably heard of this greatest commandment of love to God and neighbor. In reading it, has it caused us to be puffed up or humbled? Have we skimmed over it, or has the weight of it hit us?