விரிவுரை தற்போது ஆங்கிலத்தில் மட்டுமே கிடைக்கிறது. தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு நடைபெறுகிறது.
Luke 20 — God Is Not a God of the Dead, But of the Living
Chief priests question His authority — by what authority? He counters with the baptism of John. The parable of the wicked husbandmen — they killed the heir. The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner. Tribute to Caesar — Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's. The Sadducees on the resurrection — he is not a God of the dead, but of the living. The question about David's son and Lord. Beware of the scribes.
“For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.”
— Luke 20:38
- v.1-8 The question of authority
- v.9-19 The wicked husbandmen
- v.20-26 Tribute to Caesar
- v.27-40 The resurrection
- v.41-47 David's son and Lord; beware the scribes
The coin bore Caesar's image; the man bears God's. Give the coin back; give yourself to God.
Civic obligations are real; they are not the deepest claim. The Christian honors Caesar where God permits and refuses Caesar where God forbids.
Christ's argument for the resurrection from Exodus 3:6. God is the God of Abraham, present tense — therefore Abraham lives.
All live unto him. A mysterious phrase. To God, the saints across time are alive in His presence. Death does not extinguish what He calls His.
Verse 25 reorders your obligations. Whatever your civic duties — taxes, laws, civic engagement — Caesar gets what bears his image. But you bear God's. The deeper rendering is yourself. Check whether the latter has been given as fully as the former.
Christ in Luke 20 is questioned, tested, trapped — and answers every challenger out of Scripture. He is the rejected stone, the lordship-claiming Son, the God of the living. The chapter is the final week's parry. His enemies sharpen their swords; He goes on speaking truth.
Psalm 118:22 applied to the rejection by the chief priests. They are the builders; He is the stone. The rejection He receives positions Him as the cornerstone of God's building.
A pattern in church history. Whoever or whatever the religious establishment rejects, God often uses to build the next thing. The cornerstone was rejected first.