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.
Ever since there began to be two groups preaching and baptizing, there were those who wanted to set up a competition between them. In...
In Daniel 2, a problem arose because of the absence of the gods among humans, but the true God showed himself through a human.
In encounters with a powerful man and a destitute woman, Jesus showed the authority of his word over sickness and death.