1. It has been suggested that one particular sin served as Jesus’ “pet peeve.” What was that sin?
2. In Luke 12, Jesus told of a story of a rich man who built bigger barns to hold his plentiful harvest. Yet God called the man a fool. Why?
3. In Luke 12:23-31, Jesus spoke about things from nature—birds, lilies of the field, etc.—and how God takes care of them. What the point Christ was making in this passage?
4. What is the meaning of the word “hypocrite”?
5. In Luke 13:1-5, Jesus told of eighteen men
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6. In Luke 13, Christ spoke of two different “ways.” What are those two ways, and where do they lead?
7. Explain the meaning of Jesus’ statement: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven” (Mt. 7:21).
8. According to Acts 2:21, those who “call on the name of the Lord will be saved.” What is involved in “calling on the name of the Lord”?
9. In Luke 14, Jesus told the story of a feast that had been prepared, and how people refused an invitation to attend by offering lame excuses. What is the point of the story?
10. In Luke 14, Jesus also referred to people who wanted to build towers or go to war. What was the lesson Jesus was teaching in this context?
11. In 2 Peter 2:20-22, the apostle Peter referred to people who had become like clean sows who returned to wallow in the mire, or dogs who returned to eat their own vomit. Who were these people?
12. Why did Jesus eat with sinners?
13. What was Christ’s purpose in telling the story of the prodigal son?
14. In the story off the rich man and Lazarus, the rich man was told that no one could go to speak to his brothers because they had “Moses and the prophets.” What does that mean?
15. Jesus healed ten lepers, but only one returned to thank Him. When Jesus asked the one who returned, “Where are the nine?,” what was the point He was making?
16. How does the attitude of the older brother (in the story about the prodigal son) relate to the attitude we today should have toward penitent sinners?
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,