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And there is grace. The man is not left to find it on his own. Neither is the expert in the law. "Go and do likewise" - where does Christ qualify this with "but you're not able"? If a man is outside the Starbucks asking if you can buy him a cup off coffee, or a sandwich because he hasn't eaten...

Being half dead, where is the 'hammer' that Christ used in the parable? Did he call the wounded man a 'viper'? A member of a 'wicked and adulterous generation'? Did he fashion a whip from cords and beat him more? Or does he care for us in our half dead condition? The fact is that Christ's...

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I've started watching 'The Good Doctor'. Much better than I thought it would be.

Lamm, there is mercy all through. In the context of my previous post, though, I meant seeing the mercy of Christ in the whole of the passage rather than condemnation - not "first" as in sequence. Go back and read what I wrote. Christ could have outwardly condemned this man and publicly put him...

Very true. And in the link I provided, there are other theologians that suggest the same as Luther - that the discourse between Christ and the expert in the law began with exposing the man's error and putting him to shame. In context, though, I see the mercy of Christ first with an opportunity...

Well, judgment is over the man, as the quote says - as it is over all of us. We are in sin as well as sin being in the world. At other times and places, Christ drew parallels to vipers and called the Priests a "wicked and adulterous generation". Here, he does not do that. I'm more inclined to...

In a recent thread there was some discussion of Christ as the Good Samaritan, and supporting material from Luther and other theologians. Imo, Luther seemed harsh in his assumption of Christ condemning a man (the expert in the Law) who asked "who is my neighbor"? With a Lutheran focus on Law and...

Looking at the passage a bit more and studying it I don't disagree about Christ being the Good Samaritan here. There are some other things about the parable I'm looking into, though. That's why I ask questions and clarify things. I'll discuss before I state conclusions I hold - they're often...

That's not a response to my point. Is the passage a rebuke of an ignorant man, or the teaching of a willing student? Where is the arrogance of the man shown and the stiff rebuke from the Lord that Luther claims is there but scripture doesn't bear out? Did the man leave in shame, or as one having...

I wonder at the severity of Luther here. I'd read the sermon as posted and it reads much like I would expect a 16th-Century Protestant Reformation message. I understand that there was a desire to make the distinction between "Law" and "Gospel", as Luther does here, however the severity that he...

Perhaps so - how is that link made? What do you think about the point, though - about the man wanting to appear justified (e.g. beyond reproach) only in this one matter of the law as opposed to suggesting he was somehow justified by God in all things?

I prefer Spotify. It's interesting to experiment a bit with playlists. I have about three or four that I've developed for different moods I'm in. Usually I'll start out intending to have a list of 10 or 15 songs but will wind up with 60 or 70! I'll try to put songs in a certain order on each...

[INDENT] So perhaps the expert in the law asked the question not to appear "justified" with God by works generally, but (as we might say) beyond reproach in this instance. It's interesting that scripture doesn't record the man's response to the parable of the Samaritan after the Lord's final...

This would be interesting in context of the OP - "But he wanted to justify himself..." and how 'justify' is used there. Is it self-justification (i.e. "works") or 'justify' in another sense? I don't have the time right now, but I'll look at this a bit later. If anyone wants to chime in, though...

So today I started toward a new goal. I was surprised a bit by the Dr. at a walk-in clininc that I'd been attending for a while since I don't have a G.P. He asked about exercise and I said that "I'd like to start walking". He knew I was a counselor so he said "we're going to set a 'SMART' goal...

I still prefer paper books. something about having the hard copy just feels right, and I like having a small library of favorites around to refer back to. Most are on subjects that piqued my personal or professional interest

I'm still hopeless with ties. I've owned all of two suits in my life and look funny wearing a tie given my hatchet job with them. I did follow a 'YouTube' video once for my nephew's wedding and it was adequate for the occasion.

That's an interesting consideration. Mohamed also had purposes for coming to this earth other than dying, but he was one with Sin. He called people to follow the god that he know, and now has many followers, even though his god is a false one. The Christian Gospel (in one respect) relies on the...

Yes, but they were also commanded to do other things and NOT prohibited: The Lord said to Moses, 38 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel. You will have these tassels...