Luke 11:21-26

Luke 11:21-26

1. Let us observe what a fearful picture our Lord draws of Satan's power.
2. Let us observe how strongly our Lord teaches the impossibility of neutrality.
3. Let us observe how dangerous it is to be content with any change in religion short of thorough conversion to God.

"A prisoner must be a very hardened man who jests about the executioner and the gallows. The heart must be in a very bad state, when a man can talk with levity about hell and the devil."

"He that follows Jesus most fully, will always follow Him most comfortably."

"The devil must not only be cast out. The Holy Spirit must take his place. Christ must dwell in our hearts by faith. We must not only be moralized, but spiritualized. We must not only be reformed, but born again."

Questions:

1. It has been said that the two dangers, when it comes to understanding Satan, is either to overemphasize his work or to underemphasize. Do we know Satan as a powerful foe, and does it cause us to run to Christ to rest in the strength of His might?

2. Ryle says that “he who follows Jesus most fully, will always follow Him most comfortably.” Are we following Jesus ‘most fully?’ Can we say we have joy in the Lord in the areas in which we are not?

3. Are we content with a heart that is growing in love for God, or in just looking good and acceptable on the outside? Are we just stopping obvious sins, or do we actually have a growing hatred for them? Has the Holy Spirit come to take residence or is it just a new, better looking devil?