Expository Thoughts on the Gospels

Volume 4: Luke Part 2 - Chapters 11-24

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J. C. Ryle

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Weight	0.644 kg
Dimensions	22.3 × 14.3 × 3.1 cm
ISBN	9781848711310
Topic	No topic listed
Format	Book
Original Pub Date	1858
Banner Pub Date	Jul 1, 2012
Binding	Cloth-bound, eBook (ePub & Kindle), Cloth-bound & eBook (ePub & Kindle)
Page Count	432
Scripture	Luke
Set	Expository Thoughts on the Gospels (Clothbound)

Book Description

Within a year of publishing Mark in his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels series, J. C. Ryle had, in 1858, completed the Gospel of Luke.

This was a much more ‘substantial’ commentary than the earlier ones on Matthew and Mark, and comprehensive ‘explanatory notes’ were appended to the author’s ‘thoughts’ on each passage of Scripture. The purpose of the notes was four-fold-(i) to ‘throw light on difficulties’ in the text; (ii) to provide literal meanings and comparative translations of certain of the Greek words used by Luke; (iii) to quote what other ‘approved writers’ had said on particular passages; and (iv) to use Scripture to ‘combat existing false doctrines and heresies’. Because of this, the Expository Thoughts on the Luke were – and are in this new edition – presented in two volumes, the first covering Luke chapters 1-10, the second chapters 11-24.

Written specifically for a non-Jewish readership, Luke’s Gospel is perhaps the most ‘accessible’ of the narratives of the life of Christ for modern readers. Ryle’s desire for his readers mirrors that of Luke 1:4, that they might gain ‘a more clear knowledge of Christ, as a living person, a living priest, a living physician, a living friend, a living advocate at the right hand of God, and a living Saviour soon about to come again’.

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11:1-4	The Lord’s prayer	1
11:5-13	The friend at midnight,—encouragements to prayer	7
11:14-20	The dumb devil,—the evil of divisions	12
11:21-26	The strong man armed,—the unclean spirit returning	16
11:27-32	The blessedness of hearing the word,— the generation which wanted a sign	22
11:33-36	The use of light,—the single eye	27
11: 37-44	The Pharisees exposed and rebuked	31
11: 45-54	The lawyers exposed and rebuked	37
12:1-7	Cautions against hypocrisy,—encouragements against the fear of man	43
12:8-12	Bold confession of Christ recommended	48
12:13-21	Warning against covetousness	53
12:22-31	Warning against over-anxiety about this world	58
12:32-40	Believer’s comfort,—heavenly treasure,—a waiting frame of mind enjoined	62
12:41-48	The doing Christian praised,—the indolent misuser of privileges threatened	67
12:49-53	Christ’s zeal to do his work,—division caused by the gospel	71
12:54-59	The duty of noticing the signs of the times,— reconciliation by the way recommended	76
13:1-5	The absolute necessity of repentance	80
13:6-9	Parable of the unfruitful fig-tree	84
13:10-17	Healing of the woman who had been ill eighteen years	89
13:18-21	Parable of the mustard seed, and the leaven	93
13:22-30	Number of the saved,—the duty of striving to enter in at the strait gate	98
13:31-35	Times in God’s hands,—Christ’s compassionate words about Jerusalem	103
14:1-6	Christ eating bread with a Pharisee,—the true doctrine of sabbath observance	109
14:7-14	Humility recommended,—who ought to be our guests	114
14:15-24	Parable of the great supper	119
14:25-35	Self-denial enjoined,—counting the cost,—the salt which has lost its savour	124
15:1-10	Parable of the lost sheep, and the lost piece of silver	130
15:11-24	Parable of the prodigal son	135
15:25-32	The prodigal son’s elder brother	141
16:1-12	Parable of the unjust steward	146
16:13-18	Neutrality impossible,—the dignity of the law	153
16:19-31	Parable of the rich man and Lazarus	158
17:1-4	Sinfulness of causing offence,—duty of forgiveness	164
17:5-10	Importance of faith,—the best men unprofitable servants	168
17:11-19	The ten lepers	172
17:20-25	The kingdom of God cometh not with observation	176
17:26-37	The days of Noah, and the days of Lot	181
18:1-8	Parable of the importunate widow	187
18:9-14	Parable of the Pharisee and publican	192
18:15-17	Christ’s mind about infants	197
18:18-27	The rich young ruler	201
18:28-34	Encouragement to leave all for Christ’s sake,— crucifixion predicted	206
18:35-43	The blind man at Jericho healed	211
19:1-10	Zacchæus called	216
19:11-27	Parable of the pounds	222
19:28-40	Triumphal entry into Jerusalem	228
19:41-48	Christ weeping over Jerusalem,—the temple purified	233
20:1-8	Christ’s authority demanded, and his answer	237
20:9-19	Parable of the wicked husbandmen	241
20:20-26	Question about tribute to Cæsar, and Christ’s answer	246
20:27-40	Question about the resurrection, and Christ’s answer	251
20:41-47	Christ’s question about David’s saying in the Psalms,—the scribes exposed	256
21:1-4	The widow’s mite	261
21:5-9	The temple’s destruction predicted,—danger of deception	265
21:10-19	National troubles predicted,—persecution foretold	269
21:20-24	The destruction of Jerusalem, and tribulation of Israel	274
21:25-33	Second advent, and the signs preceding it	279
21:34-38	Watchfulness in view of the second advent enjoined	285
22:1-13	Judas Iscariot’s dealing with the chief priests,— preparation for the Passover	289
22:14-23	Institution of the Lord’s supper	294
22:24-30	Love of pre-eminence reproved,—true greatness explained,—rewards promised	300
22:31-38	Peter warned,—the sword and purse recommended	305
22:39-46	Agony in the garden	312
22:47-53	Christ taken prisoner	319
22:54-62	Peter’s denial of Christ	324
22:63-71	Christ insulted, and condemned by chief priests	328
23:1-12	Christ before Pilate,—Herod and Pilate reconciled	333
23:13-25	Christ declared innocent by Pilate and yet delivered to be crucified	339
23:26-38	Women of Jerusalem warned,—Christ’s prayer for his murderers	343
23:39-43	The penitent thief	349
23:44-49	Signs accompanying Christ’s death,—the centurion’s testimony	356
23:50-56	Christ’s burial by Joseph of Arimathæa	360
24:1-12	The women’s visit to the sepulchre,—unbelief of the apostles	365
24:13-35	The walk to Emmaus	370
24:36-43	Christ’s appearance to the eleven	378
24:44-49	Christ’s last injuctions to the eleven	383
24:50-53	The ascension	389

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