Todays Scripture
Luke 9:21-27(GW)
21 He ordered them not to tell this to anyone.
Jesus Foretells That He Will Die and Come Back to Life
22 Jesus said that the Son of Man would have to suffer a lot. He would be rejected by the leaders, the chief priests, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. He would be killed, but on the third day he would come back to life.
What It Means to Follow Jesus
23 He said to all of them, “Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses every day, and follow me. 24 Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will save them. 25 What good does it do for people to win the whole world but lose their lives by destroying them? 26 If people are ashamed of me and what I say, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes in the glory that he shares with the Father and the holy angels.
27 “I can guarantee this truth: Some people who are standing here will not die until they see God’s kingdom.”
unsafe says ----So in
verse 22 we see that Jesus is telling of His Death and Resurrection to His Disciples ----- He is to suffer greatly and be rejected -----So what does this really mean -----
Verse 22 Jesus said that the Son of Man
would have to suffer a lot. He would be rejected by the leaders, the chief priests, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. He would be killed, but on the third day he would come back to life.
unsafe says ----So the Greek word here for suffer is
Strong's Concordance
paschó: to suffer, to be acted on
to experience a sensation or impression (usually painful) -- feel, passion, suffer, vex.
unsafe says and posted here ------This is from
Suffering Definition and Meaning - Bible Dictionary
To suffer death." Here the clearest references are to the suffering or passion of Christ, which indeed includes the enduring of untold hardships and affliction, all of which culminate in His vicarious death for man
Luke 9:22
unsafe says -----This is the Greek word for reject in this Scripture ---
Strong's Concordance
apodokimazó: to reject
593 apodokimázō (from
575 /apó, "away from" and
1381/dokimázō, "to prove, test") – properly,
to cast away after thorough investigation (
testing);
to reject after determining something is useless (unworthy).
unsafe says ----So we see here that Jesus was rendered useless ----unworthy -----How humiliating that would be for a regular person to be rendered Useless --Unworthy and killed because they were considered like garbage ---How would we feel if others rendered us that way today -----
Isis comes to mind here as they are driving out and Killing innocent people considering them useless and unworthy ----
unsafe says ---So in verse 23 we see Jesus saying ---- 23 He said to all of them, “Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses every day, and follow me.
unsafe says -----So what does this Word Cross actually mean in this sentence in the Greek -------
Strong's Concordance
stauros: an upright stake, hence a cross (the Rom. instrument of crucifixion)
[The "cross" is not a symbol for suffering in general.
Rather it refers to withstanding persecution (difficult times), by the Lord's power, as He directs the circumstances of life. As Christ's disciples, believers are to hold true – even when attacked by the ungodly.
unsafe says ----Today this is such an important message to all Believers -----
So we see this word Cross here is relaying on God's Grace to withstand persecution as He directs our lives -----We are to hold True to God and His Word even when we are personally attacked or have insults hurled at us by unbelievers ---this takes maturity and thick skin on the Believers part and lots of Practice ------
To Follow Jesus today you need to have the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit ----anyone who thinks they can Follow Jesus on the own Power is duped by Satan the god of this world -----
Verse 24 says -----24 Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will save them
unsafe says -------When we deny Christ and live for self we will loose our eternal Life ----when we deny self and receive Christ and Live for Him we will save our eternal life ------
Verses 25and 26 ------25 What good does it do for people to win the whole world but lose their lives by destroying them? 26 If people are ashamed of me and what I say, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes in the glory that he shares with the Father and the holy angels.
unsafe says ---these verse are self explanatory in my view -----
Verse 27 ----27 “I can guarantee this truth: Some people who are standing here will not die until they see God’s kingdom.”
unsafe says --- if you look up the Word Kingdom in the Greek used in this scripture -----it seems to refer to Christ's return not to the transfiguration
Strong's Concordance
basileia: kingdom, sovereignty, royal power
But far more frequently the kingdom of heaven is spoken of as a future blessing, since its consummate establishment is to be looked for on
Christ's solemn return from the skies,
the dead being called to life again, the ills and wrongs which burden the present state of things being done away, the powers hostile to God being vanquished:
Luke 9:27
Believers are to take up their Cross and follow Jesus
