So, the Gospel of Luke is coming to an end and I am overjoyed. I'm not saying this was a bad text, or that it was boring. All I'm saying is that I really didn't enjoy this book as much as I have others. I might also want to add that it was very predictable and that I really didn't take many surprises. Except for a few quotes that I'll show later on.
As we begin to read we can see more teachings about Forgiveness and about Faith can overcome and are superior to anything else. I believe that the Gospels aren't only predictable but they're also very repetitive. As if we didn't get the point the first time we read it.
Jesus was extremely harsh as he is shown in this Gospel. This to me is an important fact since I even considered putting that as a title. Jesus being such a devoted and loving man who should set an example to all, shouldn't be saying things like this, “When a servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, does his master say, ‘Come in and eat with me’? No, he says, ‘Prepare my meal, put on your apron, and serve me while I eat. Then you can eat later.’ And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not. In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty." What Jesus is saying here is basically, "Treat people like shit and you will earn a place in heaven." Is that right? Is that the example that Jesus Christ lord and savior should be giving us? Talk about being paradoxical.
"And Jesus said, “All right, receive your sight! Your faith has healed you.” 43 Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus, praising God. And all who saw it praised God, too." Here we see how important faith is to Jesus and how protected and important it is to have Faith. After all, It did give a blind beggar his sight back. What amazing things Faith can do for you.
As I had mentioned before I really liked how Jesus always knew the answer for everything and how he could back-talk anyone and win an argument. It is clearly shown here, "One day as Jesus was teaching the people and preaching the Good News in the Temple, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him. 2 They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”
3 “Let me ask you a question first,” he replied. 4 “Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?”
5 They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John. 6 But if we say it was merely human, the people will stone us because they are convinced John was a prophet.” 7 So they finally replied that they didn’t know.
8 And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I do these things.”
So the authority of Jesus is Challenge and people doubt his wisdom and knowledge. And boy were they in for a surprise, God knew they knew nothing of what they were asking him and he immediately asked them a question that was impossible for them to answer considering the consequences that each answer would entail.
What a moment!
I'm reading normally skimming through chapters and suddenly we run into probably the most historically important moment of religion. The Last Supper. Isn't that cool? I only realized it was The Last Supper after reading it for about 2 minutes and I was astonished I hadn't realized it before, "He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.” This is when I started realizing they were talking about The Last Supper. I thought that being such an important historical event that The Last Supper would have a big part in the the Gospel of Luke, but no... Only about three paragraphs.
The part everyone has been waiting for, The Crucifixion, The Death, The Burial, The Resurrection, and The Ascension. We've all heard of this moment before but, I'd never had goosebumps reading it, "Don’t you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die? 41 We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.” 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”
43 And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Gives you goosebumps right? I think this is when we see the bright side of god. What an incredible man.
When we all thought it was the end but then, "The women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus. As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes." This is when we start suspecting the Resurrection. Jesus had Resurrected and, "Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven. So they worshiped him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy. And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God."
I am glad it ended up like I had hoped. Although I knew what was going to happen since it was so predictable, I really enjoyed the ending and hope we can thoroughly discuss this topic in class. Later bloggers.
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