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The Scorn of an Unfinished Faith
Commentators note that the phrase "This man" is used contemptuously, highlighting the public shame of failing to complete what one started. This failure in the spiritual life, starting to follow Christ but not continuing, exposes a person to ridicule. Scholars like Spurgeon and Gill warn that this scorn can be eternal, turning a half-hearted profession into a monument of folly.
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AT Robertson
On Luke 14:30
This man (ουτος ο ανθρωπος). This fellow, contemptuous or sarcastic use of ουτος.
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 14:28–30
19th Century
Bishop
Which of you, intending to build a tower...?—The words do not depend for their meaning on any local or personal allusion, but it is quite …
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 14:28–30
19th Century
Preacher
Do you not think that there are a great many towers of that kind around in our day? I mean, unfinished Christian characters—persons who profess to …
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 14:30
Jesus uses two different circumstances to illustrate his basic point: discipleship requires a conscious advance commitment, made with a realistic e…
John Gill
On Luke 14:30
17th Century
Pastor
Saying, this man began to build
He set out well, he promised great things, and made a considerable bluster and stir, as if he …
Matthew Henry
On Luke 14:25–35
17th Century
Minister
Although the disciples of Christ are not all crucified, they all bear their cross and must bear it in the way of duty. Jesus instructs them to anti…