What We Can Learn from Luke 20:8 - a Christian Bible Study

[jennifer_bloom]

I won't repeat the story in the bible here - if you are curious you can read it yourself

Anyway the Pharisees had a problem of jealousy and a desire for control and dominance over others

They were too arrogant to admit they had flaws

And they were too deceitful to admit the virtues of their rival

This blinded them in both spiritual eyes from seeing both the goodness and worthiness of God

And it's why they were not able to see the miraculous power of God that would have enabled them to mimic Jesus and duplicate his miracles and learn from Him

The two common factors in both character traits is their selfishness and greed - greed isn't always a greed for material things - it can involve a greed for attention or for praise and worship

They wanted to replace God with with personal power

So they lost both God and the power with God

[Jjpayne]

Being blinded can even happen in modern day Christianity. It is too easy to fall into traps of self reigiousness and or pride... Among other things...

[Jjpayne]

Thank you :)

[Trooper205]

Gosh! This was a great thing to hear! We need people like You in this age!

[Bethmelan123]

The whole NT humbles me and always want to imitate Jesus'character. Its amazing how Jesus always knew of the Pharisees traps and mind. He always left these teachers of the law angry and disappointed because they could not charge him for anything.
To me Like 20:8, is a verse that speaks wisdom to me. Always ask the Holy Spirit to give you knowledge and filter what the flesh would say from the spirit. You will always get people that wish to offend you in your Christian journey. How do you respond? The Holy Spirit will guide you

[Gedaria]

The Pharisees were supposed to be religious leaders guiding the Jewish nation.
They had just asked He's where did he get the authority bto do miracles.
He's had replied was the baptism of John the Baptist from man or God. They could not answer either way , it would show their hypocritical thinking.
That was the reply Jesus gave to the religious leaders

[dublin_sexyeyes0]

What a complete load of crap. Its the 21st century and there are still people believing in fairy tales of manipulation.

[Bethmelan123]

Don't you believe in divine powers? Don't you believe in the existence of satanic powers? Don't you believe that people pray and God answers prayers. I believe in God, the son and the Holy Spirit. I have seen God work miracles in people's lives as well as mine. I know of someone that God killed of cancer and restored her womb (if you want details I can provide)... where doctors failed, God's power was seen. A friend of mine once asked me to believe as she prayed for me. I got cured of tonsillitis after she asked me to take a shower. Even the headache was gone. Also remember in 2018, i had a terrible accident, was walking with crutches. A man met me at campus, never asked for details but told me that in 3 days I was going to see what God would do. He never touched me or even prayed for me. At that point I had used crutches for 2 months, always waking up each morning in pain and spending over 5 minutes crying in pain. I remember going to bed that night thinking about the man. Woke up in the morning, didn't cry, got up easily. Used my crutches to go to campus and could feel a great change. In the afternoon I asked a friend of mine to help me hold one walking stick. I forced myself to walk with one but it was really hard. Day 2, i went back to using 2. Day 3, i called asked my mom to take one of the sticks home. She thought it was too soon but I convinced her. 1 months later, I was limping but not needing any stick. God is real and I can give you more 10 incident God did wonders. God has also spoken to me through dreams each time I fast and that's every night. I usually fast for one week and each night he spoke to me about so many things. Each time, I fast, I ask God to speak to me only through dreams and he does. God has audibly spoken to people as they are praying. But I prefer the dreams. If you seek God, you will find him

[BlacqueSupaMane]

Dublin must be careful and tread lightly because the Lord Jesus is no fairy tale nor manipulator. He's our TRUE SAVIOR. Bethmelan I enjoyed your feedback 😀 .

[EABsTUQ]

@BlacqueSupaMane No he isn't. Heru is jesus and heru is a myth. Just because y'all twisted the story and gave it to some regular man named jesus doesn't make him the savior. His name isn't even jesus. Wake up religion is the biggest lie in history and multiple races is the 2nd. Jesus's story isn't even his story. Jesus's fake story is some twisted version of heru's. Jesus was a regular great man. But it doesn't matter religious people really believe in this shit. They are gonna die with a smile believing in a lie and dont even know it.

[Bethmelan123]

@EABsTUQ how do you explain the miracles happening today? Praying for the sick in the name of Jesus and they are healed? How about the prophesies that come to pass? How about a 4 year child having a vision of heaven? Telling his dad about the Armageddon war? That's not even taught in Sunday school. You choose to be ignorant and yet the truth is being revealed to you.
Also were you raised as an atheist? Why do you ignore what you were taught growing up? Why have you changed so much? Believing in philosophies that have no backing. Christians are so lucky to have the Bible which we relate with what's happening today. God has given us power to trample on snakes, cast out demons, pray for the sick etc. Through the Bible we see lots of sexual immorality today. Roman's talks about "men WILL abandon natural relations and desire fellow men"
Most of your philosophers were against Christianity and the Bible knew this would happen... It's written in the Bible.
Wake up!

[ucanthandlthetruth]

In reference to one of your recent posts concerning dating and sex outside your race which seems like you not only condone but practice, I can no longer take any of your posts about religion seriously. I see you as a fake and a phony.

[LEADFOOTboi]

yeah, the selfrightous in any context... especiallly in the ways of God are heretical in practice with understanding of the things JESUS said and the way he did things

[Daniel_Dano]

Modern day Christianity is nothing like the original one, even the bible is heavily edited , original Bible books have been kept away from people in Vatican

[Anonymous]

hmm it's okay but i'll always mostly like Matthew 21:17

[just_a_potato]

Aw shoot bible study, hell yeah

[BlacqueSupaMane]

Preach it good stuff here. Don't stop