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.
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In Jonah 4, we find the most successful preacher of his day angry enough to die after his greatest triumph, because God had done...
One of the most controversial sections of James is James 2:14-26, because some verses sounds very different from what we find in Paul’s teaching....