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Application

a. When someone becomes sick, how easily do you tend to think
that God is punishing him or her for sin committed? What is the
problem with such a view?
b. How will you encourage someone who becomes ill?

9.7 Answering and the good

 Read Matthew 7:7-12.

 What assurance does God give us in these passages?
 Will God ever deceive His children?
 Will God ever put us in danger?
 Does this mean that we will always receive all the good
things we ask for?

 Read Matthew 7:11 and Luke 11:11-13.

 Discuss the contrasts Jesus was using in this passage.
How does Luke make a contrast with God’s work even
clearer? (Describes man as evil)
 Why did Luke replace “what is good” with the Holy
Spirit?

 Read Isaiah 52:7 (Rm.10:15).

DIGGING DEEPER

Remember how often I say, compare Scripture with Scripture. The
Bible interprets itself. Luke wants us to remember that while God
gives us what is good, it does not mean that we will always receive
all the good things we ask for. Thus, instead of “all good things” he
uses the Holy Spirit.

The reason is that the expression “what is good / the good” as used
in the New Testament has an Old Testament background. Read
verse 7 of Isaiah 52: “How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him
who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news