While attending a meal with religious leaders in Luke 14:1-24, Jesus broke with social norms and caused multiple disruptions. His goal was not to offend but to instruct, first about the use of the Sabbath day and then about the kingdom of God, which he compared to a great banquet. At the end of the parable, the invitation is still going out, so let’s enter while there is room.
Jesus’ scathing denunciation of the religious leaders exposed their hypocrisy and challenges us to let his light shine on ours.
It is easy to miss something right in front of us when we are looking for something else. Many people missed Jesus, because they...
Although many Jews did not believe the gospel and many non-Jews did, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.