Luke 11:27-32

Luke 11:27-32

1. We should observe how great are the privileges of those who hear and keep God's word.
2. We should observe the desperate unbelief of the Jews in our Lord's time.
3. We should observe how our Lord Jesus Christ testifies to the truth of a resurrection, and a life to come.

"No man can be nearer and dearer to Jesus than the man who simply believes."

"Let it never surprise us to see unbelief abounding, both in the church and in the world. So far from wondering that there have been men like Hobbes, and Paine, and Rousseau, and Voltaire, we ought rather to wonder that such men have been so few."

"Let the truth of the resurrection be often before our minds. Let the life to come be frequently before our thoughts."

Questions:

1. It is our human nature that inclines us to think that having any kind of connection to Christ, whether it be through His mother or other saints, that we have some special privileges that others do not have. Yet, as Ryle says, no one can be nearer or dearer to him than the one who simply believes. Does that offend us in any way? If so, why?

2. Have you ever thought to be surprised, not that people believe, but that anyone believes at all? Have we ever been surprised, rather, that there is not more wicked men and women in the world?

3. How often do we think of the resurrection? When is the last time you went to a funeral and discovered the biblical truth: it is better to go to the house of mourning, than the house of feasting?