Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 22:31-32
Luke 22:31-32 These words contain a warning, a comforting assurance and a solemn charge. Note: I. The warning. We must remember that the word "you" is not used here in the sense of our common language that is, to express a single person. Our Lord does not say that Satan had desired to have Peter only, but all the Apostles. The hour was coming, when their faith was to be severely tried, when they were to be sifted as wheat, to see what in them was good corn, and what chaff. In our lives also the... read more
Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 22:27
Luke 22:27 We find in these words a double reference: (1) To the character, and (2) to the office, of the Son of Man; to His character as the Lowly One, to His office as a servant. For the purpose of bringing both these things before His disciples He makes use of those marvellous words: "I am among you as the serving one." Consider three things in reference to this service: (1) Its history; (2) its nature; (3) the ends and objects which it is intended to meet. I. Its history. It is not with His... read more