Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》
Text: Luke 5: 30-32
ANOTHER COMPLAINT AGAINST THE LORD JESUS
1. The first complaint
a. That the Lord Jesus could say that He forgave sins.
b. To the scribes and Pharisees, this was blasphemy (Luke 5:21).
2. The second complaint
a. That the Lord Jesus ate and drank with tax collectors and sinners (Luke 5:30).
b. The scribes and Pharisees spoke to the Disciples instead of the Lord Jesus.
3. The scribes and Pharisees
a. Their practice of faith.
i. They despised sinful people.
ii. They listed people who are tax collectors as sinful people.
iii. They would never eat and drink with them.
b. They would go against those who do not do what they do.
i. They would complain.
ii. They would hold this against the Lord Jesus.
4. The Reply of the Lord Jesus
a. He replied by giving them an analogy.
i. Those who are well. They do not need a physician (Luke 5:31a).
ii. Those who are sick. They need a physician to help them (Luke 5:31b).
b. His Mission on earth.
i. What He did not come to do.
He did not come to call the righteous.
ii. What He came to do.
He had come to call the sinners to repentance (Luke 5:32).
c. This is consistent with what He said earlier (Luke 4:18-19).
5. Calling Sinners
a. To repent and receive salvation.
b. To return to God.
c. To live righteously.
d. To follow Him.
This call was issued to Levi Matthew and he had responded well!