From f2b77d79f8cf7af754a1461f811af4f16c29ebe7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 11:41:12 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Luke 14:1-6 --- content/bible_journal/luke_14:1-6.md | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/luke_14:1-6.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_14:1-6.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_14:1-6.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f2b5949 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_14:1-6.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ ++++ +title = "Luke 14:1–6" +date = "2022-12-27" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk14.1-6) + +With as much animosity as the Pharisees had for Jesus, they invited Him to +dinner a lot. I can't tell if these dinners are just a way to get close enough +to Jesus to find things with which to discredit Him, or if they are customary +for civilized debate in that day, or if they are social obligations for these +religious elite to be seen with this famous teacher when He comes through their +towns. This time the host is a "ruler of the Pharisees" (_v. 1_), possibly a +member of the Sanhedrin&emdash;the ruling council of the Jews. Whatever the +reasons for inviting Jesus to this dinner, the lawyers and Pharisees were +watching Him closely. + +Jesus gives them a lesson in honoring the Sabbath. Jesus poses a question about +the law to the experts of the law, one He has contended with the Pharisees +before: "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?". One of the people at +the dinner (though probably just an observor, not a guest) was afflicted with +dropsy, or edema, which is where fluid swells up parts of the body. Jesus calls +the man over, heals him, then sends him away. + +Then He asks the dinner guests if they would rescue a son or ox from a deep +hole on the Sabbath. Surely they would, in spite of their traditions against +doing work such as lifting something out of a well. But they are so prideful +that they don't even answer Him, either "yes" or "no". Even their own +traditions would say that medical treatment is lawful on the Sabbath if it's +necessary to save someone's life. And yet, they aren't even willing to say that +much. They don't want to admin that Jesus might possibly be right about +anything, because they can't accept being wrong about any little thing. + +There's a lot of that attitude in the world today. Tribalism, us-versus-them, +whatever you want to call it. If an idea comes from someone in the wrong camp, +it is treated with suspicion and hostility, even if there is some merit to it, +even if it's something you'd agree with if someone else had brought it up. +Instead, be humble yet discerning. Listen and be teachable, while always making +sure what you hear lines up with the Scriptures. Right and wrong do not always +line up with what you already agree with. + +* * * + +Help us to recognize and admit when we are wrong, so that we may repent of our +faults and grow in truth.