Wednesday, 8/31/16
In Luke’s Gospel the public life of Jesus begins with this
week’s readings from his Chapter Four, when Jesus preached in the synagogue in
Capernaum.
Luke shows the public life of Jesus as breaking into two
parts. From this Chapter Four through Chapter Nine, Luke relates all the
miracles by which Jesus showed himself to be the true Savior. This account begins
with Jesus driving out demons by his simple word, and by the demons declaring
him to be the chosen one of God.
The next four chapters recount the miracles by which Jesus
convinced his disciples that he was the Messiah. Then, this first half of the
Gospel concludes with Peter confessing. “You are the Messiah of God.”
Having convinced his followers that he is the Savior, in the
second half of his Gospel. Luke has Jesus showing us that the way he will save
us was by his suffering; and to be his followers we will need to accept
suffering too.
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