Luke 6:39 – 40 The Blind Leading the Blind

Luke 6:39 – 40 The Blind Leading the Blind

And he told them a parable, "Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher.”

Jesus moves on to use several small parables to get his point across. The first is about the blind leading the blind. What is he talking about? His next statement offers a clue – he is speaking about students and teachers. To his audience the teacher is the rabbi and the students his disciples. In our natural state (spiritually speaking) we are blind, fumbling and bumbling through life and not getting anywhere in particular. We need guidance, we need information, we need instruction, we need inspiration. All this a teacher, the Teacher - Jesus Christ provides. But learning is work. It takes time and effort. But what a result if we work at learning Christ’s teachings! Following him, we become like him – “on a par with our teacher”. Is this blasphemous - To seek to be like Christ? I don’t think so. Of course there is only one Christ, but to the extent we can be like him, emulating him in word and deed, the better our life and the lives of those around us will be.