The Nugget:
Luke 9:26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.
My Comment:
Why are we so timid about sharing our excitement about the Bible, and our faith in Jesus Christ? I’ve observed and encountered people who are very excited about sports, and they are not ashamed of that. Why can’t we be just as excited about Jesus? I’ve known of families that cart their kids all over the place to be sure they get to participate in school sporting events. How many will take their kids and themselves to a Bible study or other genuinely Christian and Biblical activity like the evening service or the Wednesday evening prayer meeting or to the youth group at church? I guess a lot of churches have given up on those. Why is the church calendar practically shut down in the summer when the young people are not in school and could actually participate? Even teachers like me are in a better position to participate in church activities in summer when away from paper grading and lesson planning. My point is, if we really know Jesus Christ as our Savior, we will not be ashamed of Him. We may hesitate to speak up about spiritual things when the opportunity presents itself. I made it my commitment even as a new Christian not to initiate the conversation about the Bible or spiritual things in school or in the workplace. But if someone asks me about a Bible-related subject, then I did not hesitate to answer any question they might have. When they ask me the question, when they bring up the subject, then certainly I have an open door to respond in as helpful a way as I know how. But when I placed this verse (Luke 9:26) as a teenager in this list of Bible verses for the plan of salvation, my concern was that anyone wishing to come to Christ for salvation realize that they must confess Him before men, and not be ashamed of their relationship with Him. Jesus said that if we are ashamed of Him, then He will be ashamed of us. None of us want to be in that position.
For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:
(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 1125 for Luke 9:26.
(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 1147 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Luke 9:26.
(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:
Luke 9:26. whosoever. Lk *12:8, 9. Ge 2:25. Ps 22:6-8. Is *53:3. Mt *10:32, 33. 13:12. Mk 8:38. Jn 5:44. 12:43. Ro **1:16. 2 C 12:10. Ga 6:14. 2 T **1:8, 12, 16. *2:12. He 11:16, 26. 13:13. 1 P 4:14-16. Re 3:5. of him. Lk 13:25-27. Mt *7:22, 23. 10:38. Jn 12:48. 1 C 3:15. He %2:11. %11:16. 2 P 1:11. 1 J 2:28. Re +*21:8. the Son of man. ver. 22, 44, 58. Lk +5:24. when he cometh. Dt +**33:2. Da 7:10, 13. Zc *14:5. Mt 16:27. +*24:30, 31. +*25:31. 26:64. Jn +*1:51n. Ac +*1:11. 1 Th *1:10. 4:16. 2 Th 1:8-10. %4:16. Ju 14. Re +*1:7. 20:11. his own glory. Lk 24:26. Mt 19:28. 25:31. Mk 10:37. Jn 17:24. his Father’s. Ps +*24:10. Ac +1:4. holy angels. Zc +*14:5. Mt 13:41. 16:27. Mk 8:38. Ac 10:22. Re 14:10.
eph 2.13 but now in christ jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh
by the blood of christ.
lk 9.26 for whosover shall be ashamed of me and my words, of him shall the son of
man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his own glory, and in
his father and the holy angels. i learned alot from studying this verse through some
excellent cross references. my favorites verses.
1. lk 12. 8-9 also i say unto yo whosoever shall confess me b4men, him shall the
son of man also confess b4 the angels of god. vs 9 but he denieth me b4 men shall
be denied b4 the angels of god.
2 psm 22.6-8 he trusted on the lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him
3. isa 53.3 he is despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with
griefs; and we hid as it is were our faces from him he was despised, and we esteemed
them not.
4. mt 10.32-33 whosoever shall confess me b4 men, him will i confess also b4 my father which is in heaven.
5. mk 8.38 whosoever th4 shall be ashamed of me and words in this adulterous and
sinful generation of him also shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in
the glory of his father with the holy angels.
6. jn 5.44 how can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not
the honour that cometh from god only?
7. jn 12.43 for they loved the praise of man more than the praise of god.
8. rom 1.16 for i am not ashamed of the gospel of christ; for it is the power of
god unto salvation to every one that believeth to the jew first, and also the greek.
9. gal 6.14 but god forbid that i shuld save in the cross of our lord jesus christ by
whom the world is crucified unto me, and i unto the world.
10. 2 tim 1.12 for the which cause i also suffer these things; nevertheless i am not
ashamed for i know whom 8 have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to
keep that which i have committed unto him against that day.
11. 2 tim 2.12 if we suffer we shall also reign with him if we deny him, he will
deny us.
12. mt 16.27 for the son of man shall come in the glory of his father and with his
angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
1 pe 5.10 but the god of all grace, who hath called you unto his eternal glory
by christ jesus, after that ye have suffered a while,make you perfect, stablish,
strengthen, strengthen, settle you.