Daily Bible Nugget #157, Luke 16:29-31

The Nugget:

Luke 16:29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
Luke 16:30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
Luke 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

My Comment:

The Scriptures are full and sufficient. That the Scriptures are “full” asserts that all one needs to know about God, salvation, and eternal life is right there in your Bible. To say the Scriptures are “sufficient” means all we need to know about spiritual truths is found in the Bible. You do not need to have additional information based upon so-called unwritten tradition, or tradition of any other kind. You do not need miraculous confirmation. Jesus said that if you will not hear the Scripture, Moses and the Prophets, you won’t be persuaded to believe even if someone were to come back from the dead and tell you all about what life after death is like. I’ve heard people say they won’t believe or be convinced unless someone comes back from the dead to verify the claims of the Bible. Well, think about it. Someone did come back from the dead–our Lord Jesus Christ. So you have no excuse if you refuse to believe the Gospel.

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 1142 for Luke 16:29-31.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on pages 1162-163 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Luke 16:29-31.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Luke 16:29. Abraham saith. Ro 4:1. 10:17. They have. ver. 16. Dt **30:11-15, 19. Ps **19:7-11. Ec 12:12. Is +**8:20n. *34:16. Je 6:16. Ml 4:2-4. Mk 8:12. Jn 1:45. +*5:39-47. Ac 15:21. **17:11, 12. Ro 3:2. 2 T **3:15-17. 2 P **1:19-21. Moses. ver. 31. Lk 18:20. +*24:27. Ex +*24:4. Ml 4:4. Jn *5:46, 47. Ac 26:22. 28:23. FS121A6. Metonymy of the Cause F/S 544. The writer is put for his writing or book. For other instances of this figure see Lk 24:27. Ac 15:21. 21:21. 2 C 3:15. the prophets. Ac *10:43. 24:14. 26:22. let them hear. Jn *5:45-47. Ga 4:21.

Luke 16:30. father. ver. 24. Abraham. Ro 9:7. Ja 2:21. but if. FS184A, 1 C +15:2. one went to them. Lk 24:37. from the dead. or, dead people. Without the article. ver. 31. Lk *9:30. **20:37. Mt +**10:28. 22:32. Mk 12:27. Ac 2:36. Ro *14:9. 1 C 15:18, 29n. Ph +3:11n, 20, 21. He +*11:16. 20:13. they will repent. Lk +*13:3, 5. Mt 3:2. Re *16:9-11.

Luke 16:31. If they. FS184A, 1 C +15:2. Note: From this answer of Abraham we learn that the Sacred Writings contain such proofs of a divine origin, that though all the dead were to rise, the proofs could not be more evident, nor the conviction greater; and that to escape eternal perdition, and obtain eternal glory, a man is to receive the testimonies of God, and to walk according to their dictates. T#433. Ps +*19:7 (T#47). Je +*23:28, 29. Jn +*5:39. 2 C *10:4, 5. He *4:12. hear not Moses. T#1021. ver. 16, 29. Pr 13:13. Jn *5:46. Ro **15:4, 8. Ga 3:19. 2 T **3:15-17. and the prophets. ver. 16. 2 Ch +*20:20. 24:19. Ac 13:40, 41. He 11:32. neither. Lk 22:67. Ex +*9:30. Mt 27:40. Mk 16:13. Jn 4:48. **5:47. 6:36. 9:18. *11:43-53. 12:10, 11. Ro 10:17. 2 C *4:3. be persuaded. Ge 9:27mg. Ps 78:32. Jn **11:45, 46. 12:37. Ac 18:4. *19:8. *26:28. *28:23. 2 C *5:11. though one rose. 1 S 28:15-20. Mt 27:62-66. **28:4, **11-15. Jn **11:45, 46. **12:10, 11. Ac 4:1, 2, 10-18. 5:30-33. from. or, from among. Gr. ek. the dead. Ph **+3:11n.