In Luke 17:10, what is our duty?

Question

Mr Diamond: One would hope you have a vision plan to help with your expenses for lacking vision.

Answer 1

In Luke 17 (Mr Diamond you really should read you scripture from an actual bible and not a condensed version that you got from Readers Digest there really is a chapter 17), in context, (Laura the context has nothing to do with the resurrection but on how you conduct yourselfs now and what to expect for doing so) simply stated is the letter of the law.

It is your duty to do everything that is commaned of you by your Master without thought of reward. Period. Nothing more is needed to be inserted here.

The question then becomes who is your master? Is it Yahshua who was the God of the Old Testiment who made the covenant with Abraham and with the Israelites at Sinai, giving them the law that both they (the Israelites) and the stranger (gentiles) who lived amoung them were to live by? Remember according to Romans 11 Gentiles are grafted into Israel and you better be careful not to be arrogant or hold in contempt Israel or you too can be broken off.

Or do you serve the flesh and do whatever you decide is right in your own eyes but that way is the way of death. Do you decide what commandments of God to keep and which do discard? Do you add to His law? Do you accept the lie, "You shall not surely die but you will become as God himself if you decided for yourself what is right or wrong?

Sometimes my brothers and sisters we try to read too much into a verse and this is one of those verses.. Again it is simply saying You are to do whatever your master commands you to do because that is your reasonable service or duty to your master.

Lets us pray that you have chosen Yahshua as your master and not the Greek philosophy that we have decided to call "Christian".

Answer 2

Jesus spoke of a slave who had been caring for his master’s flock all day in the field. When the slave arrived home, weary from some 12 hours of hard work, his master did not invite him to sit down and enjoy a good supper.
Instead, the master said: “Get something ready for me to have my evening meal, and put on an apron and minister to me until I am through eating and drinking, and afterward you can eat and drink.” The slave could attend to his own needs only after he had served his master. Jesus concluded the illustration by saying: “So you, also, when you have done all the things assigned to you, say, ‘We are good-for-nothing slaves. What we have done is what we ought to have done.’”

Jesus did not give this illustration to show that Jehovah does not appreciate what we do in his service. The Bible clearly states: “God is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and the love you showed for his name.” (Hebrews 6:10) Rather, the point of Jesus’ parable is that a slave cannot please himself or concentrate on his own comforts. When we dedicated ourselves to God and chose to be his slaves, we agreed to put his will ahead of our own. We must subject our own will to the will of God.

Answer 3

This verse says to me that we should not be looking for a pat on the back and should not be looking out for ourselves but rather we should do the things that the Lord has commanded us to do because we love Him and He knows best for us and when we do it we should not be expecting special treatment. Its like being a parent, you are expected to care for your child feed him/her clothe them and love them. There is no one just waiting to give a big cash reward for dong those things. They are expected when you have a child. Same kinda thing when you serve the Lord. There are certain things that are expected and you should not be expecting some big reward or pat on the back for doing those things that are required.

Answer 4

First of all, Lone Ranger, Luke does go to 17, in fact it goes to chapter 24! Try reading the verse in context. If you do, you will find your answer. Read the whole chapter of Luke 17.

Answer 5

After doing our duty, we are not to expect anything for doing it, but are to say, "We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do". Unprofitable seems to suggest that no profit should be exected for doing what is our duty, for a job well done is profit enough.

Verse 9 says, "Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I TROW NOT."

We don't do our duty inorder to get something for doing it. We do our duty, because it is our duty.

Answer 6

This is the last verse of a parable, or story that Jesus told. The last words explain the whole thing--nobody needs to think more highly of himself/herself. Those of us who serve the Lord Jesus Christ are just that-servants-nothing more, nothing less.

Answer 7

Don't be proud. Be humble. Understand that serving God is our duty.

Answer 8

and, you can't read? and you don't know? (there is no 17th chapter!)