Why We Should Remember Lot's Wife (Luke 17:32 and Genesis 19:26)

Jesus told us to remember Lot’s wife (Luke 17:32). Genesis 19:26 says she became a pillar of salt. What are we supposed to learn about her that makes her so important? Here's the accompanying blog post: https://www.scottlapierre.org/remembe... View all of Pastor Scott LaPierre's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Scott-LaPierre... Receive a free copy of Pastor Scott's book, "Seven Biblical Insights for Healthy, Joyful, Christ-Centered Marriages": https://www.scottlapierre.org/subscribe/ For Scott LaPierre's conference and speaking information, including testimonies, endorsements, and contact info, please visit: https://www.scottlapierre.org/christi... #expositionalbibleteaching #bibleteachingsermons #christiansermonsonfaith #biblepreachingsermons #christianpreachingsermons #biblepreaching #christiansermons #expositionalbiblestudy #sermon #bible #christian #jesus #scottlapierre #expositorypreachingsermons 00:00 Sermon Lessons for Why We Should Remember Lot’s Wife 11:20 Lot’s Wife (Lesson One) Shows the Lord knows how to rescue the godly and punish the unrighteous. 16:33 Lot’s Wife (Lesson Two) Disregarded God’s grace. 26:28 Lot’s Wife (Lesson Three) Disobeyed divine commands. 29:36 Lot’s Wife (Lesson Four) Loved the world. 34:50 Lot’s Wife (Lesson Five) Was close to salvation. There are only two people in Scripture we are told to remember. One is Jesus Himself: Luke 22:19 He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” The other person is, surprisingly, Lot’s wife. If you told me there was a person in Scripture to remember, besides Jesus, I would guess someone like Abraham, David, or Daniel for two reasons: Their godliness – I could imagine Jesus telling us to remember one of these men, because of how godly they were and how much there is to learn from them. Their content – I could imagine Jesus telling us to remember one of these men, because of how much is written about them in Scripture. Lot’s wife wouldn’t even make the list for the opposite of these two reasons: Her ungodliness The lack of content about her Aside from this verse, there is only one other verse in Scripture about her, and it’s a famous one… Genesis 19:26 But Lot’s wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. Jesus tells us to remember Lot’s wife, but we know almost nothing about her: We don’t know when she was born We don’t know where she was born We don’t know who she was born to; we don’t know her parents We don’t even know her name Something making this even more interesting is the verse about her is in Genesis, which is the book of origins. There are more genealogies in Genesis than any other book in Scripture. Genesis has six genealogies, while Numbers is in second place with only two. Yet in the book that is all about people’s backgrounds, there is nothing about Lot’s wife. So why did Jesus tell us to remember a woman whom we know almost nothing about? Let’s answer this question! Lot’s Wife Shows the Lord Knows How to Rescue the Godly and Punish the Unrighteous 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; 5 if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; Sodom and Gomorrah are supposed to serve as “an example.” God sent an unmistakable message to all future generations, including us, that wickedness results in judgment. But I don’t think people have learned from this example. 2 Peter 2:7 and if he rescued RIGHTEOUS Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked 8 (for as that RIGHTEOUS man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his RIGHTEOUS soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); Three times in two verses, Lot is called righteous. Keep this in mind. Because of Lot’s behavior, we would probably think he is not righteous, but this is not about his behavior. This is about his spiritual standing. We are justified, or declared righteous by grace through faith, and Lot had faith. 2 Peter 2:9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, This is Peter’s point in the verses. God can rescue the godly from trials: That would be Noah and his family That would be Lot and his family And God can keep the unrighteous under punishment: That would be those drowned by the flood That would be the inhabitants of Sodom destroyed by the fire and sulfur Lot’s wife looked like she... Read the rest of the blog post: https://www.scottlapierre.org/remembe...