Week 7: Unit Two: Luke 16-19: Parables and Accounts That Teach Eternal Truths

1. Study the following parables and accounts along with the accompanying commentary from the institute student manual. Describe in writing what you feel is the major principle the Lord wants us to understand from each of the parables:
• Luke 16:1–12, the parable of the unjust steward. “The Children of This World Are in Their Generation Wiser Than the Children of Light” (pg. 124).
1. The most important thing in this parable is to always be a just steward of all things in our life. Whether it be with our money or even with out time.
• Luke 16:19–31, the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. “What Do We Learn About the Spirit World from the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus?” (pgs. 124–25).
1. We can learn from this parable that we must always be converted to the gospel instead of being converted to the riches of the world. It should not take some big sign to convert us to the gospel, it is through the daily things and efforts that we make that enable us to be believers in Christ, not the huge signs.
• Luke 17:11–19, the ten lepers. “Why Were the Ten Lepers to Show Themselves to the Priests?” and “Were There Not Ten Cleansed?” (pg. 130). See also the Bible Dictionary, “Leprosy” (pg. 724).
1. We must always be grateful for the amazing blessings that our Father in Heaven has given us. If we are not grateful then those blessing will be taken from us at any moment and if we are grateful then we will be given even more blessings.
• Luke 18:1–8, the parable of the unjust judge. “Why Did the Lord Give the Parable of the Unjust Judge?” (pg. 131).
1. The main principle in this is that we must have the right reason for asking for things and they must be for a righteous reason and not for a secular or unrighteous reason.
• Luke 18:9–14, the parable of the Pharisee and the publican. “Why Did the Lord Give the Parable of the Pharisee and Publican?” (pg. 131).
1. There is always justice served no matter what but with God’s plan it is vital that mercy is achieved as well. You cannot have a perfect system of one without the other.