01.18. Luke 18

Read Luke 18:1-8. (Luke 18:1) What was Jesus’ purpose in telling His disciples this parable?

Read Luke 18:2. How did Jesus describe the judge in the story?

Read Luke 18:3. Why was the woman in the story especially helpless?

Read Luke 18:3. What did the woman need from the judge?

Read Luke 18:4-5. Why did the judge finally give in to the woman’s request?

Read Luke 18:6. Why should we take note of how the unjust judge responded to persistence?

Read Luke 18:7. How will God’s actions differ from those of the unjust judge?

Read Luke 18:7. What can Christians expect from God?

Read Luke 18:8. What promise does this parable offer to Christians?

Read Luke 18:8. To what kind of faith did Jesus refer at the end of this passage?

Read Luke 18:9-14. (Luke 18:9) To whom did Jesus tell this parable?

Read Luke 18:9. Why did Jesus tell this parable?

Read Luke 18:10. Who were the two men described in the story?

Read Luke 18:11. What did the Pharisee do?

Read Luke 18:11. What motivated the Pharisee to pray?

Read Luke 18:11-12. How did the Pharisee pray?

Read Luke 18:11-12. Why was the Pharisee confident in his own righteousness?

Read Luke 18:13. Why did the tax collector stand at a distance?

Read Luke 18:13. What does the tax collector’s posture reveal about his own attitude?

Read Luke 18:13. What prompted the tax collector to pray?

Read Luke 18:13. How did the tax collector pray?

Read Luke 18:14. What difference did it make how these men prayed?

Read Luke 18:14. What does it mean that one man was justified and the other wasn’t?

Read Luke 18:14. What principle did Jesus stress?

In whose righteousness should we have confidence?

Read Luke 18:15-17. (Luke 18:15) Why were people bringing babies to Jesus?

Read Luke 18:15. How did the disciples respond to what the parents were doing?

Read Luke 18:15-16. What was it about Jesus that motivated parents to bring their children to Him?

Read Luke 18:15. Why did the disciples rebuke those who were bringing their babies to Jesus?

Read Luke 18:16. How did Jesus react to His disciples’ attitudes?

Read Luke 18:16. How did Jesus treat the children?

Read Luke 18:16. What did Jesus say about the children?

Read Luke 18:17. Why should we receive the kingdom of God like a child?

Read Luke 18:17. What will happen to those who do not receive the kingdom "like a little child"?

Read Luke 18:18-30. (Luke 18:18) What did the ruler ask Jesus?

Read Luke 18:18. What does the wording of the ruler’s question reveal about his attitude?

Read Luke 18:19. How did Jesus respond to the ruler’s question?

Read Luke 18:20. Of what did Jesus remind the ruler?

Read Luke 18:21. What does the ruler’s response to Jesus reveal about his character?

Read Luke 18:22. What did the ruler lack?

Read Luke 18:22. Why did Jesus advise this man to sell all he had, especially when He did not require this of others?

Read Luke 18:23. How did the ruler respond to Jesus’ instructions?

Read Luke 18:23. How did the man’s wealth interfere with his eternal salvation?

Read Luke 18:24-25. What was the rich man’s problem?

Read Luke 18:26. How did Jesus’ listeners respond to Jesus’ harsh words?

Read Luke 18:27. What did Jesus reveal about how a person can inherit eternal life?

Read Luke 18:29-30. What did Jesus teach about sacrifice?

Read Luke 18:31-34. (Luke 18:31) To whom was Jesus speaking?

Read Luke 18:31. Where were the disciples and Jesus planning to go?

Read Luke 18:31. To whom was Jesus referring when He spoke of the "Son of Man"?

Read Luke 18:31-32. What did Jesus reveal to the disciples about the future?

Read Luke 18:31. Why did Jesus take the Twelve aside from the crowds to tell them about certain events?

Read Luke 18:32. How did Jesus describe what would happen?

Read Luke 18:32. To whom would the Son of Man be handed over?

Read Luke 18:32. How would the Gentiles treat the Son of Man?

Read Luke 18:33. What did Jesus predict would happen after the Son of Man was killed by the Gentiles?

Read Luke 18:31-33. Why did Jesus reveal details of the future to His disciples?

Read Luke 18:34. How did the disciples respond to Jesus’ prediction of the future?

Read Luke 18:34. What prevented the disciples from understanding what Jesus explained to them?

Read Luke 18:35-43. (Luke 18:35) Where did this event take place?

Read Luke 18:35. What was the man by the roadside doing?

Read Luke 18:36. How did the blind man know that something unusual was happening?)

Read Luke 18:37-38. How did the blind man know who Jesus was?

Read Luke 18:38. How did the blind man respond to the situation?

Read Luke 18:39. How did the crowd respond to the blind man’s actions?

Read Luke 18:39. What did the blind man do in response to the criticism of the crowd?

Read Luke 18:40. How did Jesus respond to the blind man?

Read Luke 18:41. If Jesus could see that the man was blind, why did He ask the man what he wanted?

Read Luke 18:42. Why did Jesus heal the blind man?

Read Luke 18:42. What role did the blind man’s faith play in his healing?

Read Luke 18:43. How did the blind man and the crowds respond to the miracle Jesus performed?