LUKE 20b Silencing the cynics In the first 18 verses of Chapter 20, Jesus has given a stern warning to those who were rejecting Him. Struggling with Him, stumbling over the reality of accepting Him as our Savior is expected… It’s normal for that decision to be a huge and difficult choice for many… It will be for given once we have surrendered and made Him our Lord… BUT… Rejecting Him, ignoring Him, following for a while and then quitting on Him will not be forgiven… That bad choice will crush you and grind you to powder… It was a tough message to hear back then… It STILL is a tough message to hear today IF you are in the process of denying Him… Jesus is the only path to heaven… YES, it is a narrow path… Jesus said this: Matthew 7:13 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. “ JOHN 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” SO… The religious leaders are getting more and more frustrated with Jesus… He seems to be embarrassing them with His teachings and parables. They send in the big guns to try and trap Him with a tax audit…
LUKE 20b Silencing the cynics In the first 18 verses of Chapter 20, Jesus has given a stern warning to those who were rejecting Him. Struggling with Him, stumbling over the reality of accepting Him as our Savior is expected… It’s normal for that decision to be a huge and difficult choice for many… It will be for given once we have surrendered and made Him our Lord… BUT… Rejecting Him, ignoring Him, following for a while and then quitting on Him will not be forgiven… That bad choice will crush you and grind you to powder… It was a tough message to hear back then… It STILL is a tough message to hear today IF you are in the process of denying Him… Jesus is the only path to heaven… YES, it is a narrow path… Jesus said this: Matthew 7:13 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. “ JOHN 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” SO… The religious leaders are getting more and more frustrated with Jesus… He seems to be embarrassing them with His teachings and parables. They send in the big guns to try and trap Him with a tax audit…