“Unleashing God’s Truth One Verse At A Time”
Teaching Scriptures: Luke 18:1-8
Partial Transcript: “Let me encourage you to open your Bible to the eighteenth chapter of the gospel of Luke, Luke chapter 18. And here is a familiar and wonderful and rich parable told by our Lord Jesus Christ, the Master of the story with a spiritual point...the Master of the simple story with a profound spiritual message. Luke chapter 18, we begin at verse 1.
"Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not lose heart, saying, 'There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man. And there was a widow in that city and she kept coming to him saying, Give me legal protection from my opponent. And for a while he was unwilling. But afterward he said to himself, Even though I do not fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her legal protection lest by continually coming she wear me out.' And the Lord said, 'Here what the unrighteous judge said.' Now, shall not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night? Will He delay long over them? I tell you that He will bring about justice for them speedily. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?"...”
"Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not lose heart, saying, 'There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man. And there was a widow in that city and she kept coming to him saying, Give me legal protection from my opponent. And for a while he was unwilling. But afterward he said to himself, Even though I do not fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her legal protection lest by continually coming she wear me out.' And the Lord said, 'Here what the unrighteous judge said.' Now, shall not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night? Will He delay long over them? I tell you that He will bring about justice for them speedily. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?"...”
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