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Luke 10:25&26
"25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted Him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?"

All summer long we are studying questions that Jesus asked. Last week we read the record of Jesus casting out the demons called "Legion" from the man in Decapolis. An incredible event inspiring us to hope and pray for Jesus's help with our own community. Our culture is possessed by "demonic" forces. We need revival in the hearts and minds of people today. We need reformation for our schools and institutions. We need to cast out these demons. Send them to the depths of the sea!

This week we turn to the Gospel of Luke to read a very familiar parable that Jesus told. We are going to pay attention to the questions He asks along the way. "And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted Him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" The "lawyer" is not what we think of today as an attorney. He was more like an expert in Old Testament law. Maybe he was a Pharisee? We don't know for sure. We do know he was trying to test Jesus, or "tempted Him." So many others had come to have vexing questions answered that they could not figure out on their own. The expert is not seeking an answer, he's trying to catch Jesus on a technicality.

This was a common question in Jesus's day. One that was taught in Jewish synagogues. Jesus doesn't recite the answer, He asks a question. "He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?" You can answer your own question...
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