Luke 14:30
They will say, 'Here is someone who started to build and could not finish.'
Treated in 6 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Faithful With Little ·
Count the Cost cites Luke 14:30
…who walks past laughs: “Here is someone who started to build and could not finish” (Luke 14:30). Jesus told this story to make a point about discipleship. Following Him costs…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Perseverance cites Luke 14:30
…both you and your profession. ‘This man began to build, and was not able to finish.’ Luke 14:30. Such is he who begins in religion, and does not persevere: he is the ludibrium and…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
“It Is Settled” cites Luke 14:28-31
…decisions. Scripture tells us to count the cost before we build a tower or go to war (Luke 14:28-31, ASV). It commends the counsel of many advisers. Hyde’s friend did not despise thinking.…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Preface: Sections VII–VIII cites Luke xiv. 28-32
…the cost, whether he has enough to finish it, — What does Christ say of such an One? (Luke xiv. 28-32). Thus you also enjoin us works only. But you forbid us to examine, weigh, and know…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
Difficulties Concerning Guidance cites Luke 14:26-33
…therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.” ( Luke 14:26-33.) To be a disciple of your Lord, you may need to forsake all you have. You may have to…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Luke 14:25-33
…her mother and Robert Wilson as much as it cost her. Scriptures to revisit Mark 16:15; Luke 14:25-33. Reflection 1. How do you discern between a call from God and your own desire? 2. What…