John the Baptist’s Faith
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“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives, And freedom to prisoners; To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,” Isaiah 61:1-2. |
John the Baptist was imprisoned. There is no doubt that he heard the reports of what Jesus was doing. Otherwise, he would not have sent his men to Jesus asking what they did.
• What was it that John the Baptist had his disciples ask Jesus?
• Why might have John asked these thing, despite the many miracles happening?
B. The Answer (Luke 7:22-23)
“And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM. “And blessed is he who keeps from stumbling over Me”” (Luke 7:22-23).Keep in mind of the things spoken earlier in Luke about John the Baptist. He had a special birth, a remarkable ministry but sudden imprisonment. This will help us understand this passage.
• What is the significance of what Jesus said in 7:22?
• Why might Jesus have added verse 23? “Blessed is he who keeps from stumbling over Me.”
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C. The Comments of Christ (Luke 7:24-35)
“And when the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the multitudes about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? “But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces. “But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one who is more than a prophet. “This is the one about whom it is written, ‘BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER BEFORE YOUR FACE, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.’ “I say to you, among those born of women, there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” And when all the people and the tax-gatherers heard this, they acknowledged God’s justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John. “To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like? “They are like children who sit in the market place and call to one another; and they say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’ “For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine; and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ “The Son of Man has come eating and drinking; and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners!’ “Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children”” (Luke 7:24-35). [Luke 7:27 is from Malachi 3:1].Jesus spoke now to His disciples after John’s messengers had left. Jesus’ comments greatly differed from what He said to John’s disciples.
• What does Jesus tell the crowd? Did they know about John the Baptist?
• In Jesus’ explanation, He points out two different responses to John’s message. Explain each position and who took these stands.
Positive (7:29)
Negative (7:30-34)
• What does Jesus’ closing words, “Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children” mean?
“Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children” (Luke 7:35). |
Biblical Foundations for Freedom - Resources on the Gospel of Luke |
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INTRODUCTION TO CHRIST
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Luke Introduction pdf Luke Teaching Outline pdf Luke 1:26-38 Christmas Lights pdf Luke 1:45-55 Christmas Prayer pdf Luke 1:56-75 Notes pdf Luke 1:57-80 John's Birth pdf |
Luke 2:1-20 Jesus' Birth pdf Luke 2:8-20 Good News pdf Luke 3:1-38 Jesus & John pdf Luke 3:21-38 Genealogy pdf |
THE MINISTRY OF CHRIST
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Luke 5:27-32 Needy pdf Luke 5:33-35 Fasting Discipline pdf Luke 5:36-39 New-Wineskins pdf Luke 6:1-11 Sabbath pdf Luke 6:11-19 Character & Calling pdf Luke 7:1-10 Faith html Luke 7:11-17 Widow & Son html Luke 7:18-35 John the Baptist html Luke 7:36-50 Two-debtors html Luke 7:1-50 Faith pdf Luke 8:22-25 Storm-Stilled pdf Luke 8:26-39 Demoniac pdf Luke 8:40-56 Power-Death pdf |
Luke 9:1-36 Handout Questions pdf
Luke 9:1-10 Sending out Twelve html Luke 9:11-17 Feeding of 5000 html Luke 9:18-26 Life of Denial - Questions html Luke 9:27-36 Glory of Christ html Luke 9:37-48 Greatness pdf Luke 9:45-55 Pride & Leadership pdf Luke 9:57-62 Discipleship html | pdf | Questions html | pdf Luke 9:57-10:2 Mission Ready html | pdf {See NT Library for more} Luke 10:1 Mission Involvement html Luke 10:2a Mission Worldview html Luke 10:2b Prayer & missions html Luke 11:1-5 Content of Prayer pdf Luke 11:14-26 Participating in Prayer pdf Luke 11:14-28 Prayer Strategy pdf Luke 11:5-13 Persistent in Prayer pdf |
INSTRUCTION IN VIEW OF CHRIST'S REJECTION
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Luke 12:25-26 A Perspective on Worry html Luke 13:1-5 Understanding Disasters html | pdf Luke 13:18-19 Mustard Seed pdf Luke 13:20-30 Leaven & Decisions pdf Luke 13:31-35 Mission Growth pdf Luke 14:1-14 Teaching html | pdf Luke 14:15-35 Commitment html | pdf Luke 15:1-2 Lost pdf Luke 15:3-10 Lost Sheep pdf Luke 15:11-32 Lost Son pdf Luke 16:19-31 Lazarus pdf Luke 17:11-19 Perfect Response pdf |
Luke 18:1-34 Being Prepared pdf Luke 18:1-8 Hopelessness html Luke 18:9-14 Self-righteous html Luke 18:15-17 Neglected html Luke 18:18-27 False-Confidence html Luke 18:28-30 Faithfulness html Luke 18:31-34 Remember html Luke 18:35-43 Blind Man pdf Luke 19:1-10 Tax Collector pdf Luke 19:11-27 Ten Minas pdf |
PASSION OF CHRIST & BEYOND
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Luke 19:28-40 Palm Sunday pdf Luke 19:35-38 Entry html Luke 19:41-44 Weep Lost pdf Luke 19:45 20-47 Preach pdf Luke 20:26-40 Eternity pdf |
Luke 22:1-06 The-Plot html Luke 22:1-30 Introduction html Luke 22:7-13 The Preparation html Luke 22:14-23 The Passover html Luke 22:24-30 Leadership html Luke 22:1-30 Lord's Supper pdf Luke 22:29-36 Temptation pdf Luke 22:31-65 Temptation Handout pdf Luke 24:13-35 Questions pdf Luke 24:13-53 Resurrection pdf |