# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S286
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II. THEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS­­—COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS
4. What difference will it make for our reading of Luke
10:25–29 if we assume that the lawyer was present to hear
Jesus’ words in verses 21–22 or even 21–24?

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6. When you find yourself thinking about your salvation,
which of the questions above are you most likely to ask?
Do you think in terms of a standard you need to meet, of
a minimum entrance requirement? Do you simply wonder
what can be done?

Luke 10:25–29 — Leading Questions
5. When studying a parable, it is always important to notice
what situation or question serves as the occasion for the
parable. As we read verses 25–29 we see that several questions are raised. Note them below.

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Introduction/The Parable of the Good Samaritan in Context

7. What question should the lawyer have asked?

Question 1:

Luke 10:25–29

Question 2:

Does our Lord teach justification by grace through faith?
We all immediately answer, “Yes, of course.” But, where
does He teach it? And how? We may find ourselves uncomfortably ill-prepared to answer those two questions. In
this study, we’re going to look at how Jesus used one of His
parables to teach about justification.

2. Read together Luke 18:9–14, another parable that has to
do with justification. What does “justified” mean in verse 14?
How might verse 9 provide help in understanding verse 14?

Question 3:

Looking Ahead

Introduction

Question 4:

1. What has happened and is happening in Luke’s account
of our Lord’s life and ministry in chapters 1–10 of his
Gospel?

3. Why does Jesus teach with parables? See Luke 8:8b–10.

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Session 2:
A Story to Answer Questions and to Reframe Them

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8. Why do you think the lawyer felt a need to “justify
himself ”?

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In our next session, we will carefully read through the
parable together, but this is most likely a very familiar
parable to most of us. After our discussion in this session,
where do you think these “leading questions” are leading
us? What would you say the parable is about? What is its
message for us?

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