Episode 285
Luke 19:28-40
Luke 19:28-40
- Let us mark the perfect knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Let us mark the public visibility of our Lord's last entry into Jerusalem.
"The thought of Christ's perfect knowledge should comfort all true-hearted Christians, and quicken them to increased diligence in good works."
"The great sin-offering was about to be killed. It was fit that the eyes of all Israel should be fixed upon Him. This great thing was not to be done in a corner."
Questions:
1. We see, in this passage, another one of the many proofs of Jesus’ divinity while one earth in how he knew the thoughts of those around him. Does this, as Ryle says, comfort us and encourage us on toward good deeds? If not, why?
2. The truth of Christianity rests in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Without it we are dead in our sins and our faith is futile; with it we have hope of eternal life. Ryle speaks of the untainted joy that will be ours at the second coming of Christ. What does reflecting on this do to our hearts?
