The Parables | The Contemptible Friend and the Corrupt Judge [Pt. Two]

October 04, 2020 00:50:43
The Parables | The Contemptible Friend and the Corrupt Judge [Pt. Two]
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The Parables | The Contemptible Friend and the Corrupt Judge [Pt. Two]

Oct 04 2020 | 00:50:43

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Show Notes

The Parable of the Contemptible Friend and the Corrupt Judge, Part Two. Sources: Brad Young, Parables: Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation Amy-Jill Levine, The Short Stories of Jesus Luke 18:1-8 Luke 11 1:00 Review of last week; this week commentary of authentic faith and prayer 5:35 The light and the waiting 8:00 Observation One: Prayer is inevitable and universal but must not be viewed homogeneously. 11:45 Discussion question - Is all prayer equally effective? 13:10 Matthew 4:1 19:13 Observation Two: Faith and prayer must be understood as two parts of the same whole 21:50 Objections to this observation 29:05 Observation Three: Don’t reject persistence in prayer because you have adopted its caricature as the authentic article 39:38 What constitutes a successful prayer? 43:00 Observation Four: You must embrace your experience of the divine 48:55 Hebrews 11:39

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