October 22, 2000
In Luke 12, Jesus called on the listening crowd to live in courageous sincerity for the Lord—a message that remains relevant to the multitudes today. Specifically, He cautioned His followers to avoid hypocrisy, to trust God when persecuted, and to never commit the unforgivable sin of ascribing the Holy Spirit’s work to the devil. Alistair Begg tackles each of these warnings, demonstrating how Jesus’ instruction is vital for modern believers to understand and obey.
1In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
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Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.