Luke 17:5-10

Luke 17:5-10

1. Let us notice the important request which the apostles made.
2. Let us notice what a heavy blow our Lord gives to self-righteousness.

"The more faith a Christian has the more happy, holy, and useful will he be. To promote the growth and progress of faith should be the daily prayer and endeavor of all who love life."

"To give up self-righteousness is absolutely needful to salvation. He that desires to be saved must confess that there is no good thing in him, and that he has no merit, no goodness, no worthiness of his own."

Questions:

1. Ryle mentions that we are not to despise the day of small things in our brother, but also that we should not be content with it in ourselves. The more faith we have, the more happy, holy, and useful we will be. If we have faith, are we asking God to increase it?

2. Do we know the disease of self-righteousness and our need for Christ’s righteousness? Are we battling the sin of pride with the cross of Jesus Christ, and the knowledge that we are undeserving servants only doing our due?