Jesus: The Dividing Line
The Lord's Day Morning September 19, 2010 Luke 12:49-59 “Jesus: The Dividing Line” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 12. We’ll be looking at verse 49 to the end of the chapter. As you look through this passage, let me give you a few clues along the way to help you follow the train of argument. There are at least three parts to the passage we're going to look at today. First, in verses 49 and 50, and especially in verse 50, you will see Jesus make a powerful declaration. And then He’ll follow it up in verses 51 to 53 with a question, a penetrating question. Then, in verses 54 to 59, He turns to the multitudes, and notice in this passage it started off continuing the conversation that Jesus is having with His…