Polite Enemies (Luke 14)

The Faith of the Father(s) w/ Karl Gessler · Jun 15, 2018 · 32m

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Throughout Luke's Gospel, there is a growing tension between Jesus and the many varying expectations of Israel concerning the Kingdom of God. Much of the dynamics of the dialogue between Jesus and His interlocutors is lost on Westerners who have been culturally conditioned to assume that Jesus is a teacher of ethics, a healer, and someone who offers a way of hope for a better after-life. We are often blinded to the political maneuvering that is recorded throughout Luke's Gospel because we have been taught that Jesus isn't or should be interested in such things. Nothing can be…