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On 10/04/2024 11:12 pm, ChristRose wrote:

Context

Luke 8 follows Jesus' busy ministry in
the Galilee region. In the previous
chapter, He calmed a storm, healed a
demon-possessed man, and raised a young
girl from the dead. Coming into chapter
8, His reputation continues to grow.
This chapter sets up a focus on a key
theme of the book of Luke: what it means
to truly follow Jesus.

Main Theme

The central theme of Luke 8 focuses on
hearing and responding to God's Word.
Jesus presents parables and teachings
that emphasize the importance of not
only hearing His message but actively
internalizing it and allowing it to
produce transformation.

Natural Divisions

1. Women Who Followed Jesus (Luke 8:1-3)

Jesus travels throughout cities and
villages, accompanied by the twelve
disciples and a group of women who had
been healed and were now supporting His
ministry.

2. The Parable of the Sower (Luke
8:4-15)

Jesus tells a parable about a farmer
sowing seeds, representing the Word of
God, and the different ways it is
received in people's hearts. He explains
the parable, illustrating the need for
receptive hearts to allow the Word to
transform lives.

3. Purpose of Parables and True Family
(Luke 8:16-21)

Jesus explains the purpose of parables
(to reveal and conceal) and redefines
"family" as those who hear and obey
God's Word.

4. Jesus Calms the Storm (Luke 8:22-25)

Jesus demonstrates His power and
authority by calming a storm, causing
the disciples to marvel at His nature.

5. Jesus Heals the Gerasene Demoniac
(Luke 8:26-39)

Jesus encounters a demon-possessed man
and restores him by driving out a legion
of demons. The townspeople react in
fear, causing Jesus to leave the region.

6. A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman (Luke
8:40-56)

Jesus is interrupted on His journey to
heal a dying girl. Along the way, a
woman suffering from bleeding is healed
by touching His garment. Both instances
demonstrate His power over both death
and sickness.

Attitudes to Possess

1. Receptivity: Be open and humble to
receive the Word of God, recognizing
that it holds the power to change your
life (James 1:21).

2. Perseverance: Commit to rooting
yourself deeply in God's Word, even when
challenges and distractions arise
(Colossians 2:6-7).

3. Awe: Recognize the authority and
power of Jesus Christ as displayed
through His miracles and teachings
(Hebrews 12:28).

Actions to Take

1. Prioritize God's Word: Make time for
regular Bible reading and study, seeking
understanding and internalizing its
truths (2 Timothy 2:15).

2. Obey: Actively apply the principles
of Scripture to your daily life,
submitting to the work of the Holy
Spirit (John 14:21).

3. Share: Share about Jesus with those
who don't know Him, demonstrating His
love and letting your life reflect His
light (Matthew 28:19-20).

Word of Exhortation for the Believer

Allow the seeds of God's Word to take
root in your heart.

Why? Haven't they? Why haven't they?

Don't settle for
just hearing; let it shape your
thinking, your desires, and your
actions. As you yield to His truth,

"As you?" You are supposed to have already yielded!

Wanker religionism! Sinner Christianity!

you
will experience growth and
transformation that will impact the
world around you.

You are supposed to have already done that if you were what you claim to
be, RosieShoulda.

Enough with the hollow theology and become a doer and be-er, but you can
make that happen in an eternity.






Michael Christ

Invitation for the Unbeliever

Jesus offers true life and freedom from
the bondage of sin. Don't let your heart
be hardened towards His Word.
Acknowledge your sin and put your trust
in Jesus, whose sacrifice on the cross
paid the penalty you deserved. Turn away
from your old life, embrace His
forgiveness, and discover the true
meaning and purpose He offers.

--
Have you heard the good news Christ died
for our sins (†), and God raised Him
from the dead?

That Christ died for our sins shows
we're sinners who deserve the death
penalty. That God raised Him from the
dead shows Christ's death satisfied
God's righteous demands against our sin
(Romans 3:25; 1 John 2:1-2). This means
God can now remain just, while forgiving
you of your sins, and saving you from
eternal damnation.

--
God is God in all His Being.

Jesus is the everlasting Father, Jesus is God, Jesus is the Lord. John
10:30  I and Father are one. If you can't see that the Lord Jesus is the everlasting Father you are not born again and can't see the Kingdom of God.

Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were
YET sinners, Christ died for us.

Jeremiah 10:23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it
is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Psalms 53:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt
are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

"To seek your own will is to seek your own glory."

"If God is not first in everything He is not first in anything."

"What makes the bible the truth? The resonance (voice, the Person) of
God. When you find Him you have found the author."

"All men were born sinners. Why? Because all men were born not loving
God with all their heart, soul, and mind. An abomination. Therefore,
sin is not what you do; it is what you are."

"Compromise will condemn you."

"There are no sinners in Christ Jesus."

"My sons are born of Me. In them is no darkness at all."

"You can't learn righteousness. Haven't you had enough time already to
know that?"

"The way of truth is the testimony of life."

"I merely speak the truth, what is revealed to me, and the cards fall
where God intends."

"Nothing that is produced is produced without first being faith."

"You can only find proof of God through faith because that is how we all
live, by faith."

"It is not what you do that matters, it is how you treat Me."

"Keep going forward. Forget about the past. Lift up your head, look
ahead."

"You cannot be free and free indeed with guilt in your heart."

"Priority is everything."

"The truth doesn't need evidence, it is evidence."

"There is no greater possession a man has than his own will, to squander
it or to place it where it truly belongs."

"An atheist is a fool who thinks truth is found in living a lie."

"Saying "prove it" [as a foundation] is merely an ignorant straw man, to
an ignorant straw man."

"Wait, rest, be still, and know."

"No man can wash his own hands!!!"

"I find this in the Christianity religions: 'Nobody's perfect' they say,
and they use that as an excuse not to do what is perfect."

The Atheist: "They don't believe and put their faith in a Creator (the obvious). So no evidence and proof is to be found!!"

"The world is the way it is because God can't compromise who He is."

"Man is not the centre of being."

"Man is incompatible with the natural world because of his sinful nature."

"And then the Lord said, "I see everything."

"Man has no greater idol than his own will."

"Where is God hiding? He isn't."

"If you don't keep all the scriptures, you can't keep any of them."

"You can't prove anything because everything depends on a person's
willingness to believe."

"Atheists are ultimately trying to be pointlessness, meaninglessness,
and purposelessness in their point, meaning, and purpose."

"The last day of creation will be the last day of time. God is always
full of hope."

"The veil of the temple was rent in twain, not to have a book pass
through it so that a sinner could play God."

"A phylactery does not a heart for God make. Not back then, and not today."

"No one in heaven is better (or higher) than what makes it heaven. Such
is the love of God."

"The definition of an atheist: A man full of bluster and bullshit
pretending he is the meaning of life."

"Free will is not power; it is the choice that I allow; that choice is
still according to my power," says the Lord.

What does a fool do? A fool looks for a "nothing" in a "something" in
order to explain the existence of existence.

"Unless you do all because He is who He is, all your religion is in vain."

"Every man is subject to God; He judges every man, and He is reality.
 What a gift in a fallen world!"

"Love MUST be a choice or it is nothing but a law!"

"Why were all men born sinners? So that God could reveal Himself, so
that we would behold the glory of God, and that we should bring forth
the glory of God"

"God does not and will not arbitrate for any man to love Him! If God
isn't everything to you, He is nothing to you where the rubber meets the
road."

"It is the unforgivable sin not to love God with all your heart, soul,
and mind. What do you have that is lasting? It is not so much being
punished; it is what you are left with."

"Love isn't worth anything without first a free will choice for God to
birth it in a man."

"The point of salvation: desperation. Anything less than that is self-righteousness."

"A sinner is not a believer in God; a sinner is a believer in sin."

"A piece of dirt is not the promised land; that is only a reflection.
The promised land is knowing Me, says the Lord."

"It is all about God or it is all about idolatry."

"The Lord Jesus is coming soon. He has always come soon."

"There is no revolving door of self-worship in a son of God's life!"

"There is no such thing as random!"

"You can't truly love without it being with all your heart."

"No one can see God without their whole heart. Unless you can see God,
you know nothing."

"You can't learn God, God has to reveal Himself to you."

"No sinner is sinless in any way."

"Only God is life; only the Kingdom of God of His "Nature" is life."

"What you believe is just a leaning on your own understanding; faith is
a leaning on the one you have chosen to trust."

"God uses the "letter" to crucify a man and raise him from the dead."

"Not fearing God is sheer stupidity for sinners."

"Self-righteousness is any exclusion of God in your heart, because any exclusion reveals that you think more about yourself than what you
really are."

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