Living On Borrowed Time

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1)      We are living on borrowed timeܒܸܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܵܚ ܒܥܕܵܢܵܐ ܡܘܼܕܝܸܢܬܵܐ

• Ezekiel 18:20ܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܝܚ:20 
• Luke 13:1-5ܠܘܩܐ ܝܓ:1 – 5 

§  Parables comes at the end of Jesus’ sermonܡܬܸܠܬܵܐ ܝܼܠܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܒܵܬ݉ܪ ܟܵܪܸܙܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ

• Luke 12:47-48, 53ܠܘܩܐ ܝܒ:47 – 48، 53  

§  How is it that we live on borrowed time if God is holy and righteous?

• Exodus 34:6, Numbers 14:18ܡܦܩܢܐ ܠܕ:6  ،  ܡܢܝܢܐ ܝܕ:18 
• Jonah 4:1-2ܝܘܢܢ ܕ:1 – 2 

§  God's mercy is revealed in His patience.ܖ̈ܚܡܹܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܚܸܙܝܹܐ ܓܵܘ ܚܡܲܠܬܘܼܗܝ

• Psalm 103:17-18ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܩܓ:17 – 18 
• Romans 2:4-5ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܒ:4 – 5 
• Hosea 4:17; 5:6ܗܘܫܥ ܕ:17، 5:6 

2)      Parable of barren Fig Tree (vs. 6-9)ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ ܕܬܹܐܢܹܐ

• John 1:48 ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐ:48

a)       Let me dig – skapto(skap-to)ܚܵܦܪܸܢ

b)      Let me fertilize – kopria(Kop-ree-ah)ܙܲܒܠܸܢܸܢܹܗ

• Luke 3:8-9ܠܘܩܐ ܓ:8 – 9 

3)      Five implications that come out of this story5 ܚܘܼܫܵܒܼܹ̈ܐ 

a)       The tree is a solitary treeܐ݉ܝܼܚܝܼܕܵܝܵܐ، ܬܲܟ

• Romans 9:4-5ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܛ:4 – 5 
• Luke 13:34-35, 19:41-42ܠܘܩܐ ܝܓ:34 – 35  ،  ܝܛ:41 – 42 
• Matthew 21:18-19, Mark 11:20-21ܡܬܝ ܟܐ:18 – 19  ، ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܐ:20 – 21 

b)      Those who have no spiritual fruit will be cut downܠܵܦ ܛܘܼܢܬܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܫܸܬ ܦܪܝܼܡܵܐ

c)       The judgment is nearܕܝܼܘܵܢ ܩܘܼܒܲܢܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܐ

d)      Borrowed time is not due to our worthinessܠܵܐ ܡܣܵܒܵܒ ܚܫܝܼܚܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܕܝܼܲܢܢ

e)       Borrowed time is not permanentܒܥܕܵܢܵܐ ܡܘܼܕܝܸܢܬܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܐ ܐܵܒܵܕܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ

Conclusion

• Isaiah 55:6-7ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܗ:6 – 7 
• John 8:21, 24ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚ:21، 24