On the Impossibility of Pleasing Everybody
A. F, Barfield. Luke 7:31-34 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?… Explain the phrases, "children"; "market -place"; "piped unto you"; "mourned unto you." Learn — I. THE GOSPEL IS SENT ONLY TO SINNERS. II. IT IS RIGHT TO USE VARIOUS MEANS TO BRING MEN UNDER THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL. Look at the difference between the ministry of Jesus and that of John. III. IN THE USE OF THESE MEANS IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE EVERYBODY, John was a recluse, and they said he had a devil. Jesus came eating and drinking, and they said, "Behold a gluttonous man," &c. IV. ALL TRUE PREACHERS OF THE GOSPEL MAY EXPECT OPPOSITION. V. NEVERTHELESS, WE MUST NOT CEASE DECLARING THE TRUTH. (A. F, Barfield.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? WEB: "To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like?