Florida Bible Institute

Level Three

Lesson Eight

Answer Key

 

                                                                           Jesus Christ - The Mission and Commission

 

I.           Read Luke 19:10

 

1.           Luke 19:10 reveals that Jesus Christ came to earth to manifest God in the flesh, and to seek and save that which was lost.

 

II.          After referencing the passages for this weeks message you were to answer the questions provided.

 

1.           God is preparing a marriage feast for His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ who has come inviting all who will, to be reconciled to God, through Himself, Jesus Christ, by being Born Again (John 3:7) so that they may attend this great wedding feast in the future.

 

2.           God is not willing that any should perish. (2 Peter 3:9) Therefore, many are called, but unfortunately few respond to the call. Those who respond to the call are chosen, Born Again and secure in Jesus Christ.

 

3.           It is foolish to assume that he would have purchased a piece of land without having first examined it, therefore his excuse is without merit. His property hindered him in his response to the invitation.

 

4.           Likewise, the one who used his purchase of a yoke of oxen is without merit. It is most unlikely that he would have purchased oxen unseen. His possessions hindered him in his response to the invitation.

 

5.           His response is invalid. He could have no doubt taken his wife with him, he therefore permitted a relationship to hinder him in his response to the invitation.

 

6.           Israel, from time to time, allowed the possession of the land that God had given them, to hinder them in their walk with Jehovah. Likewise, He so abundantly blessed them, that at times their prosperity and their possessions hindered them in their walk with him. We, in our day, often make the same identical mistakes.

 

7.            (1) He was angry that his invitation had been refused.

 

  (2) He sent his servants out into the streets and lanes of the city and surrounding area, to bring in those who would not normally have been invited.

 

8.          He was a compassionate man, and determined to fill this house with all those who would receive his invitation. In like manner, God is willing fill His House with all who will receive His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, in the invitation to be  Born-Again.

 

 

9.           Those who refused the invitation could not attend the festive occasion. Likewise, those who refuse the new birth in Jesus Christ, can never be accepted into the presence of God in eternity.

  

10.          Jesus is teaching us that our relationship and love for Him must be such that, in comparison to other relationships, the relationship with Him so far exceeds our relationship
              with others, it is as though they did not matter. He is not teaching us to hate those who are members of our family, He is simply saying to us that our love and devotion for
               Him must exceed our love and devotion to others to the extent that our relationship with them pales in the light of our relationship with Him.

       

11.          Luke 14:27 teaches us that unless we are willing to take up our cross, (and the cross will lead us to death to our self), and following Him, we cannot be His disciple.

 

12.          The cross would take you to death, death to self, so that you might live for Him.

 

13.          The difference between His cross and your cross is that, it was on His cross that the penalty for our sins was paid in full. None other can bear the Cross of Christ. Our cross is simply a way of saying that we are to lay down our life in order to live for Him and follow Him.

 

14.          The one who refuses to place the commands and desires of Christ above his own desires and who refuses to be willing to submit their life to his Lordship cannot be his disciple.

 

   (1) Subjective.

 

15.          One should take into consideration what their following Christ might cost them. They should count the cost of following Christ and determine whether or not they are willing to pay that price.

 

    (1) Luke 14:28-32 counting the cost means that each of us as individuals must personally count the cost of walking closely, intimately, in fellowship  with the Lord Jesus Christ and be counted as one of His.           

 

16.          Luke 14:33 teaches us that we should allow no possession, nor position, nor any person to interfere in our intimate ongoing fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ in our commitment to Him.

 

17.          Subjective.  If possible, you were to list three excuses you have heard from those who refused to receive Christ Jesus as their Savior, and state why you thought their excuses were without merit.

 

18.          Subjective.  You were to list two excuses you have used for not bearing your cross and following Christ Jesus, or that you have heard others use that were without merit.

 

19.          It would appear that He had those outside the camp of Israel, that is, Gentiles, in mind.

 

20.          We were spiritually the maimed, the halt, the blind, and the poor, and as such were not eligible to attend the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

 

21.          Jesus is the one who brings the invitation of God the Father to mankind, to attend the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, by being Born Again, and provides the means by which one can be Born Again.

 

22.          Our job is, as was the servants, is to go out into the highways and hedges and the lanes of the city, into every area of life, and invite people into the Kingdom of God.

Conclusion:  Subjective.