THURSDAY- 29^th  WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME –B

Gospel: Luke 12:49-53: I am here not to bring peace but division.

I Reading: Romans 6:19-23: Now you have been set free from sin, you have been made slaves of God.

The Three Gross Misconceptions of Man, 12:49-59

Jesus covered three gross misconceptions of man.

1. Misconception 1: The Messiah was to bring peace on earth (v.49-53)

a. Truth 1: He came to bring judgement

b. Truth 2: He came to suffer and die

c. Truth 3: He came to bring division

2. Misconception 2: The Messiah has not yet come (v.54-57)

a. Truth 1: people discern the weather, i.e. earthly events

b. Truth 2: people do not discern the signs of times, the Messianic age

c. Truth 3: people do not discern spiritual matters

3. Misconception 3: Men have no need to make peace with God (v.58-59)

a. Truth 1: people have a bad case before God, the judge

b. Truth 2: the time is urgent-“try hard”

c. Truth 3: The surety of payment, that is judgement

Thought: The believer is to love God first and foremost then his/her family.

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