Luke 9:46-50) Disciples argue about greatness; "welcome children in my name", "least is greatest", "not against you is for you"
51-56) Samaritan village wouldn't help, bigots toward Jerusalem; James/John fire from heaven to destroy them? Jesus rebuked them - move on.
- Harboring bitterness is the opposite of repentance. Our words are disproportionately powerful, inherently evil James 3:1-8, and contrasting impactful James 3:9-12 (it can do things not possible in the natural world). But God's first act of salvation is to give us a new tongue. James 3, Exodus 4:10-12, Acts 2:1-4. James is about spiritual maturity
- John wrote so you would believe in Jesus, Son of God
57-62) "3 Professions, desire to follow Jesus", "Son of man has no place to lay his head"/"Follow me", "need time for elder father", "go, proclaim the kingdom of God"/"Let me say goodbye to family", "plow forward, don't look back"
No man having put his hand to the plough] He who would make straight furrows must not look about him (Hesiod, Works and Days, 11. 60). The light ploughs of the East, easily overturned, require constant attention.
fit] Rather, well-adapted. By way of comment see Luke 17:32; Psalm 78:9; Hebrews 10:38-39. The general lesson of the section is, Give yourself wholly to your duty, and count the cost, Luke 14:25-33. Christ cannot accept ‘a conditional service.’ Neither hardship, nor bereavement, nor home ties must delay us from following Him. Is it more than a curious accident that the last four incidents illustrate the peculiarities of the four marked human temperaments—the Choleric (Luke 9:51-56); the Sanguine (Luke 9:57-58); the Melancholic (Luke 9:59-60); the Phlegmatic (Luke 9:61-62)? - Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
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