Living by the Book/Living by the Book Workbook Set (68 page)
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Authors: Howard G. Hendricks,William D. Hendricks
Tags: #Religion, #Christian Life, #Spiritual Growth, #Biblical Reference, #General
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EADING THE
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TODAY’S PASSAGE:
Luke 15:11–32
TIME COMMITMENT:
30 minutes
“It is often said that familiarity breeds contempt. Well, something else it breeds is ignorance. The moment you come to a passage of Scripture and say, ‘Oh, I know this one already,’ you’re in trouble. Instead you need to come to every text as if you’d never seen it before in your life” (p. 69).
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requently the passages that are most in danger of being overlooked are those that are most familiar. So let’s take a look at one of the best-known portions of the Bible: the parable of the prodigal son. It’s found in Luke 15:11–32.
Read the parable as if you were an eight-year-old hearing the story for the first time. What questions or comments would you have?
Read it again from the following perspectives, each time noting the questions you might be likely to ask:
• A person from a foreign country (and different religious culture) hearing this story for the first time
• A person who is skeptical about the authority of the Bible