Luke 2

Walking with God

Luke 2:25-35

Luke 2:26

And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. (use)

Do you believe in a God you plan on meeting when you die? I ask. "I'm not planning to die", [Ray] Kurzweil responds.

Garreau, J., 2006. Radical Evolution.
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Psalm 16:1

Preserve me, O God, for in thee do I put my trust (use)

Job 14:5

Since his {Man} days are determined, and the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass, (use)

It ought to be the business of every day to prepare for our last day.

Henry, M., 1866. Directions for daily communion with God, in 3 discourses, and The communicant's companion. 81
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Daniel 2:21

He controls the times and the seasons; he makes and unmakes kings; it is he who gives wisdom and understanding. (use)

Acts 17:26

From one human being he created all races on earth and made them live throughout the whole earth. He himself fixed beforehand the exact times and the limits of the places where they would live. (use)

He has a work for each of us to do, and when our work is done, he will call us to go and be with him. But surely not before it it is done : "Man is immortal till his work is done."

Lowrie, W.M., 1844. The Missionary Chronicle. Mission House.
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Isaiah 46:10

From the beginning I predicted the outcome; long ago I foretold what would happen. I said that my plans would never fail, that I would do everything I intended to do. (use)

I remain faithful to His name, even though the commonsense view of my life may seemingly deny that, and may appear to be declaring that He has no more power than the morning mist.

Chambers, O., 2017. My Utmost for His Highest.
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Plagues and deaths around me fly, Till he please, I cannot die.

Spurgeon, C.H., Oct 14, 1855. The Glorious Habitation.
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Luke 2:30

for my eyes have seen your salvation (use)

Isaiah 45:22

Turn to me now and be saved, people all over the world! I am the only God there is. (use)

Psalm 68:20

Our God is a God who saves; he is the LORD, our Lord, who rescues us from death. (use)

Genesis 3:15

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. (use)

Salvation belongs to God alone, to no one else. If someone is saved, it is wholly God’s doing. It is not a matter of God saves you partly and you save yourself partly. No. God saves us. We do not and cannot save ourselves. That’s the gospel.

Keller, T., 2018. The Prodigal Prophet: Jonah and the Mystery of God's Mercy. 80
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Luke 2:11

{Angels to shepherds} For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. (use)

Isaiah 52:14-15

Many people were shocked when they saw him; he was so disfigured that he hardly looked human. But now many nations will marvel at him, and kings will be speechless with amazement. They will see and understand something they had never known. (use)

Titus 3:4-5

But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour was revealed, he saved us. It was not because of any good deeds that we ourselves had done, but because of his own mercy that he saved us, through the Holy Spirit, who gives us new birth and new life by washing us. (use)

Luke 2:34-35

And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, 'Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.' (use)

2 Peter 1:21

For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (use)

Men will be judged of by the thoughts of their hearts, their thoughts concerning Christ; are they for him, or are they for his adversaries?

Henry, M., 1896. Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible. UK. Luke
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Luke 12:51

Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. (use)

Religious belief is a matter of personal opinion; it is not about objective truth. 54% agree vs. 34 disagree

LifeWay Research, Ligonier Ministries. 2020. The State of Theology. (use)

Hebrews 1:1-2

In the past, God spoke to our ancestors many times and in many ways through the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us through his Son. He is the one through whom God created the universe, the one whom God has chosen to possess all things at the end. (use)

Deuteronomy 30:19

I am now giving you the choice between life and death, between God's blessing and God's curse, and I call heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Choose life. (use)

All sinners deserve death; all sinners will die. Spiritually they’re dead already; physically they will die and they will live in hell in a kind of living eternal death. In order to escape that, by the gospel to be saved, the sinner must be overwhelmed with the sin of his own heart, repent, seek mercy from God before it is too late; and when death comes, it is too late. We cannot fix society, it is fallen. We cannot fix the world. But we must warn sinners; that’s why the church exists.

MacArthur, J., 2018. Social Justice and the Gospel, Part 2.
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1 Corinthians 1:18

For the message about Christ's death on the cross is nonsense to those who are being lost; but for us who are being saved it is God's power. (use)

My knowledge of that life is small, The eye of faith is dim; But 'tis enough that Christ knows all, And I shall be with Him.

Baxter, R. 1681. Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care
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