What is the meaning of Luke 17:10? So you also Jesus turns directly to His followers, pulling them into the illustration He has just given about a servant’s role (Luke 17:7-9). The phrase reminds us: • Discipleship is personal—each believer must apply these truths (Luke 6:46; James 1:22). • Our relationship to Him is that of servant to Master, not partner to equal (John 13:13). When you have done everything commanded of you The Lord assumes wholehearted obedience, not selective compliance. • Obedience encompasses every revealed command (John 14:15; Ecclesiastes 12:13). • There is no point at which we may say, “I have arrived” (Philippians 3:13-14). • Great Commission living—“teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:20)—is the standard. Should say Our first words after obeying aren’t self-congratulation but humble acknowledgment. • Praise belongs to God alone (Psalm 115:1). • Even good works are prepared in advance by Him (Ephesians 2:10). • Let another praise you, not your own mouth (Proverbs 27:2). We are unworthy servants Here is the heart posture Jesus seeks. • Salvation is by grace, never by merit (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5). • Compared to God’s holiness, our righteousness is “filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6). • Christ Himself modeled this humility (Philippians 2:5-7). We have only done our duty Obedience is simply what servants owe their Master. • Everything we have—including ability to obey—is received (1 Corinthians 4:7). • Reasonable worship is to present our bodies as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1). • Faithful servants await the Master’s “Well done,” not the world’s applause (Matthew 25:21). summary Luke 17:10 teaches that complete obedience to Christ is the basic expectation, not a cause for self-exaltation. After fulfilling every command, the disciple still stands empty-handed, owing everything to grace. Our proper confession remains: “We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.” |
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