Luke 18:1-17

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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December 18, 2010


 *(From: LUKE #32 - 18:1-17)*


 *C. 18:1-8 PARABLE: POWER OF IMPORTUNATE PRAYER*

*a. 18:1-3 THE DUTY OF PERSEVERING IN PRAYER*

Ele-gen de pa-ra-boL*E*N [3850] auTOIS pros to

*And he spoke a parable to them to the end*

dein PANto-te proSEUches-thai auTOUS, kai m*e* enkaKEIN [1573];

*that they :ought always to pray, and not to faint;*

LEg*o*n, KriT*E*S [2923] tis *e*n EN ti-ni poLEI,

*2 saying, In a certain city was a certain judge,*

ton TheON m*e* phoBOUmenos [5399], kai ANthr*o*-pon m*e* en-trePOme-nos
[1788]: CH*E*ra de

*who feared not :God, and regarded not man: 3 and a widow*

*e*n en t*e* POlei eKEIn*e*; kai *E*Rche-to pros auTON,

*was in that :city; and she would be coming unto him,*

LEgou-sa, EkDIk*e*SON [1556] me aPO tou an-tiDIkou [473] mou.

*saying, Avenge me of my :adversary.*


 *b. 18:4-5 THE UNJUST JUDGE*

kai ouk *E*the-len ePI chroNON: meTA TAUta de EIpen en he-auT*O*,

*And he would not for a time: but afterward he said within himself,*

Ei kai ton TheON ou phoBOUmai, ouDE ANthr*o*-pon enTREpo-mai,

*Though I do not fear :God, nor regard man,*

diA ge to paREchein [3930] moi KOpon [2873] t*e*n CH*E*ran TAUt*e*n, ek-diK*
E*s*o* auT*E*N,

*5 yet because this :widow troubles me, I will avenge her,*

HIna m*e* eis TElos er-choMEn*e* hu-p*o*-piAz*e* [5299] me.

*lest she wear me out by her continual coming.*


 *c. 18:6 And the Lord said, Hear what the judge of :unrighteousness says.*

EIpen de ho KUri-os, A-KOUsa-te ti ho kriT*E*S t*e*s a-diKIas LEgei.


 *d. 18:7 GOD CONTRASTED WITH SUCH A JUDGE*

ho de TheOS ou m*e* poi*E*s*e* t*e*n ekDIk*e*-sin t*o*n e-klekT*O*N [1588]auTOU,

*And shall not :God avenge his :elect,*

t*o*n bo*O*Nt*o*n [994] auT*O*N h*e*MEras kai nukTOS,

*that cry to him day and night,*

kai ma-kro-thuMEI [3114] ep' auTOIS?

*and he longsuffering over them?*


 *e. 18:8a I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily.*

LEg*o* huMIN, HOti poi*E*sei t*e*n ekDIk*e*-sin auT*O*N en TAchei [5034].


 *f. 18:8b A SEARCHING QUESTION*

pl*e*n, ho huiOS tou anTHR*O*pou elTH*O*N,

*Nevertheless, when the Son of :man comes,*

Ara heuR*E*sei t*e*n PIstin ePI t*e*s g*e*s?

*shall he really find the faith on the earth?*



 *D. 18:9-14 PARABLE: JESUS SCORES SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS*

*a. 18:9-10 RIGHTEOUSNESS CONTRASTED*

EIpen de kai PROS ti-nas tous pe-poiTHOtas eph' he-auTOIS HOti eiSIN

*And he spoke also this :parable unto certain who trusted *

DIkai-oi, kai e-xou-theNOUNtas [1848] tous loiPOUS, t*e*n pa-ra-boL*E*N TAUt
*e*n:

*in themselves that they were righteous, and set the rest at naught:*

ANthr*o*-poi DUo aNEb*e*-san eis to hi-eRON proSEUxas-thai;

*10 Two men went up into the temple to pray;*

heis Pha-riSAIos, kai ho HEte-ros teL*O*n*e*s [5057].

*one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.*


 *b. 18:11 THE PROUD PHARISEE*

ho Pha-riSAIos staTHEIS TAUta pros he-auTON proS*E*Uche-to, Ho TheOS,

*The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, :God,*

eu-cha-riST*O* soi, HOti ouk eiMI h*o*s hoi loiPOI t*o*n anTHR*O*p*o*n,
HARpa-ges [727],

*I thank you, that I am not as the rest of men,*

Adi-koi [94, moiCHOI [3432], *e* kai h*o*s HOUtos ho teL*O*n*e*s.

*extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this :publican.*


 *c. 18:12 I fast twice a week, tithe all that I get.*

n*e*STEU*o* [3522] dis tou sabBAtou, a-po-de-kaTEU*o* [586] PANta HOsa KT*O*mai
[3932].


 *d. 18:13 THE HUMBLE TAX-COLLECTOR*

ho de teL*O*n*e*s, maKROthen heST*O*S,

*But the publican, standing afar off,*

ouk *E*the-len ouDE tous oph-thalMOUS ePArai eis ton ou-raNON,

*would not lift up so much as **his** :eyes unto :heaven,*

all' Etup-te [5180] to ST*E*thos [4738] he-auTOU, LEg*o*n,

*but beat his own :breast, saying, *

Ho TheOS, hiLASth*e*TI [2433] moi t*o* ha-mar-t*o*L*O*.

*:God, be merciful to me the sinner.*


 *e. 18:14 JESUS' CONCLUSION*

LEg*o* huMIN, kaTEb*e* HOUtos de-di-kai-*o*MEnos [1344] eis ton OIkon auTOU

*I say to you, This **one** went down **un**to his :house justified*

par' eKEInon: HOti pas

*rather than that **one: **because every one*

ho huPS*O*N he-auTON ta-pei-n*o*TH*E*se-tai [5013];

*that exalts himself shall be humbled;*

ho de ta-peiN*O*N he-auTON hu-ps*o*TH*E*se-tai [5312].

*and who humbles himself shall be exalted.*



 *E. 18:15-17 CONDITION FOR KINGDOM ENTRANCE: CHILD-LIKE HEART*

*a. 18:15 THE DISCIPLES LACK UNDERSTANDING*

* *ProSEphe-ron de auT*O* kai ta BREph*e* [1075], HIna auT*O*N HAPt*e*-tai
[680]:

*And they were bringing to him also the**ir **babes, that he touch them:*

iDONtes, de hoi ma-th*e*TAI, e-peTIm*o*n [2008] auTOIS.

*but the disciples, seeing **it**, rebuked them.*


 *b. 18:16 JESUS CORRECTS THEM*

ho de I*e*SOUS pro-se-kaLEsa-to [4341] auTA, LEg*o*n,

*But :Jesus called the[m]** babes **unto **him**, saying,*

Aphe-te [863] ta paiDIa [3813] ERches-thai PROS me, kai m*e* k*o*LUe-te
[2967] auTA:

*Suffer the little children to come unto me, and hinder them not:*

t*o*n gar toiOUt*o*n esTIN h*e* ba-siLEIa tou TheOU.

*for of such is the kingdom of :God.*


 *c. 18:17 A SERIOUS REVELATION*

aM*E*N LEg*o* huMIN, hos an m*e* DEx*e*-tai t*e*n ba-siLEIan tou TheOU

*Amen I say **un**to you, Whoso shall not receive the kingdom of :God*

h*o*s paiDIon, ou m*e* eiSELth*e* eis auT*E*N.

*as a little child, shall in nowise enter into it.*



 *NOTE**: (2010-12-18) - 18:1-8 - Importunate Prayer! * This is one of three
examples of importunate prayer. The first is Daniel 10. Here Daniel prayed
to God for 20 days with no answer. But he continued steadfastly in prayer
nonetheless. Then Gabriel's most important insight was shared. God *heard
Daniel* the first day! But the prince of the power of Persia (present Iran),
an evil archangel, knew from Satan the seriousness of Daniel's request, and
effectively hindered Gabriel from getting through for 20 days. Then because
of Daniel's importunity God sent Michael, who effectively knocked Satan's
prince out of the way, and Gabriel got through! How many of us are
*not*like Daniel, and
*fail* to persevere until the answer comes through? How many undelivered
answers to prayer are in heaven because *we* gave up too soon? General Booth
of the Salvation Army was taken to heaven in vision, and shown all these
undelivered prayers! It transformed his life and ministry!


 We must remember 1 John 5:14-15 - *“And **this** is the boldness which we
have toward him, that, if we ask **anything** **according to his :will**, he
**hears** us; **15** and if we know that he **hears** us whatever we ask, we
know that **we have** the petitions which we have asked of him.” *But let us
remember again, that every scripture verse is like a drop of the ocean. It
contains within itself in trace form, every constituent element of the
ocean. And the element of *Importunity* is to be understood as necessary at
this point! So - we *must* remember that when God hears us immediately when
we pray according to His will - *yet* - like Daniel and the widow woman
above - they are examples of Importunity and Perseverance - for *us*!


 The third example we have already covered in Luke 11, where the man
wouldn't give up at midnight requesting bread from his neighbor for his
late-arriving guests. Because of his Importunity and Perseverance - he
*got*his bread! We must also remember at this point, that it is
*the reception of the gift of the Holy Spirit* - that Jesus is using in this
illustration. *Don't* give up the ship! Continue in prayer until the Holy
Spirit as God's Promise and Gift has come upon you. He is *in* us at
salvation. He is *upon* us for empowerment and *witness*. We need both and
all. Oswald Chambers used this passage again and again in leading souls
first into the Kingdom - and then in full surrender for God to use them as
disciples anyway He sees fit!


 George Muller in his 5 points of how to persevere in prayer, has
“Importunity” as the last of these five. *He* so practiced this principle -
that *50,000* answers to prayer came to him in behalf of his 10,000 orphans
and other needs; *exactly* as he spelled out the needs. I do not have a copy
of his Journals of some million words - but there he meticulously sets forth
the example of his own *Importunity* to God in prayer.


 18:9-14 - What is *God's* thinking on pride and humility? Here you see it
in Jesus - *clearly* set forth. God *hates* pride - make *no mistake* about
this - and he pays attention to humility, and to such a one he offers full
justification!


 18:15-17 - And lastly - God in Jesus treasures babes and little children,
and their mother's desire for Him to touch them. He loved to do so. He
rebuked His disciples for seeking to turn the mothers away. J.A.W.



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