Jesus in All the Scriptures

Introductory Thoughts:

What was the pivotal, life-altering, heart-changing, perspective-influencing teaching that these men needed?

All the scriptures confirm that the Messiah was to suffer and be glorified (v. 26-27)

A Look at the Story:

What was preventing these men from understanding/believing this particular truth? (not v. 16)

They were slow of heart to believe. (v. 25)

What does this “slow of heart to believe” tell us about these men?

(a) They presumed that their own understanding of the OT scriptures to be complete.

(b) Their presumption led them to expectations that were incomplete (v. 21).

(c) Their presumptions/expectations were now challenged by what they had witnessed.

(d) Their unfulfilled expectations led to sad reasoning (v. 15, 17)

What was the result of the teaching they received?

(a) They became intensely impassioned (v. 32)

Consider, that when this is not what drives our passion, we have to turn to lesser means for this creaturely desire to be fulfilled.

(b) They strongly urged him for more (v. 29)

Why not immediately reveal Himself to them?

The account is not about an immediate revelation. Christ’s intention was to leave them with something that would continually impassion them for the work ahead.

How does this story further strengthen the account of the book of Luke?

(a) The certainty of the truth of the these things is further established by seeing Christ in “all the scriptures” ()

(b) This reality becomes the source of endless passion for Jesus.

(c) This becomes the foundation for evangelism.

An Application of the Truth:

(1) What Jesus wants for your life, as a Christian, is more obvious than you may initially think.

Jesus wants you to be passionate for Him.

(2) That which prohibits you from impassioned pursuit of Jesus Christ is often unhealthy, immature, proud assumptions/presumptions.

A Christ-less daily walk through the Bible ultimately leaves you sad & empty.

A Christ-less daily walk through the Bible leads you to try other, empty “biblical” approaches to find satisfaction.

(3) Searching the scriptures daily and rightly understanding Christ’s fulfillment leads to an impassioned pursuit of more of Christ and his scriptures.

Caution: on excessive “Typology”

Next Week: We will work through some examples.