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NASB | Luke 4:16 ¶ And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 4:16 ¶ So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. |
Subject: Why don't we follow Luke 4:16 |
Bible Note: There is an excellent discussion on this on the web but it is copy written and I can’t copy and paste it here, but go to this link. http://online.recoveryversion.org/FootNotes.asp?FNtsID"eq"3494 In this link replace the "eq" with an actual equal sign which can't be posted within this forum. In essence we see Paul being asked to be tolerant and Paul in the name of tolerance allows compromise into his life. Paul being confronted with the perceived danger of losing his Jewish audience and naturally wanted keep them. It was suggested by others to appease them he should align himself with 4 other men and go to the temple. A solution that would compromise the New Testament stand on the law something God would not tolerate. Keep in mind Paul was directed by others not by God and thus Paul found himself in a situation from which there appeared to be no retreat. However God who is God then and now saved Paul from the mess in a way that would teach Paul that God not himself was in charge. Before the actual sacrifice was offered at the end of the 7 days of purification God raised an angry crowd against Paul. This crowd actually dragged Paul from the untenable position that Paul allowed himself to be placed. Interestingly as cited in the above mentioned article we hear very little about the church of Jerusalem after this. Many believe it is because of the compromise they allowed into their ranks from incidents like this with Paul and others. Approx 10 years later God ended the compromise when the Temple was totally destroyed. We see in this account that even chosen and righteous men like Paul can get themselves into positions they actually stand against when they allow themselves to be lead by the world instead of God. |