Luke 12:45-48 Part 1 of 3

"But what if the servant thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,' and he begins beating the other servants, partying and getting drunk? The master will return unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant in pieces and banish him with the unfaithful. And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn't prepared and doesn't carry out those instructions, will be severely punished. But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when some one has been entrusted with much, even more will be required."

"But what if the servant thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,' "

Matthew 24:48  "But what if the servant is evil and thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,' ... "

Matthew 25:5  "When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep." (see verses 1-13)

Hebrews 10:37  "For in just a little while the Coming One will come and not delay." (Habakkuk 2:3)

2 Peter 3:4  They (the scoffers) will say, "What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created."

2 Peter 3:9  The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.

"and he begins beating the other servants, partying and getting drunk?" 

Matthew 24:49  "... and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?"

Luke 21:34  "Watch out! Don't let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by worries of this life. Don't let that day catch you unaware, like a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on earth."

1 Thessalonians 5:7  God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives.

"The master will return unannounced and unexpected," 

2 Peter 3:11-12  Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live, looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames. (see verses 1-14)

Luke 12:40  "You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected."

 

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