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Luke 16:16

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16The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.

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1)       According to what Jesus said what did he mean that the Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John, given Matthew 3:1-2?

o   The Law and the Prophets foretold the coming of the kingdom of God.

o   It had finally arrived as foretold.

o   When

o   John preached in Matthew 3:1-2 that the kingdom of God had come near.

 

·  The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out loud Matthew 3:1-2 that says,

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1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

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2)       According to what Jesus said what has been happening since the time John preached that the kingdom of God had come near?

o   The good news of the kingdom of God is being preached.

o   And everyone is forcing their way into it.

 

3)       What is the good news of the kingdom of God that is being preached?

o   Everyone can enter the kingdom of God through

§  Repentance.

§  And confession.

§  That

§  Jesus is the Christ.

 

4)       How is everyone forcing their way into the kingdom of God if we use tax collectors as an example?

o   Tax collectors, considered traitors by the Jews of their time, forced their way into the kingdom of God through

§  Repentance.

§  And confession.

§  That

§  Jesus is the Christ.

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Luke 16:16

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