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’ sayings reveal the meaning of his death on the cross, and some who witnessed it got the message.
Although the Kingdom of God started imperceptibly small, it will cover and fill the whole earth.
The solution to unhealthy competition in marriage is to live out the pattern of Christ and the church.
