Thursday, January 2, 2014

Is this the carpenter's son?

Luke 4:14-30
The good news of Jesus proclaimed is "The Spirit o the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the poorest, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
No prophet is accepted in his hometown, so as Jesus won't be accepted in his hometown, like Elijah was not sent others in Israel but to a widow in Zarephath, there were may in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha, yet not one of them was cleansed- only Naaman the Syrian.
Is this the carpenter's son? Jesus was rejected at Nazareth.
Why?
At the implication that because of their disbelief the gospel will be offered to non-Jews, the people are all set to lynch(put to death) him.
The synagogue: Any Jewish man might be invited to take part in the service of prayers, readings and sermon. The leader stood to pray and read from the scrolls, sat down to teach.
Most people reject the good news of Jesus, only the blessed chosen one will turn to Jesus, believe in Him is belong to the Lord.
Good news from Jesus has the power and healing to everyone. It is the real freedom, recovery.
Reading a man or knowing the Jesus Christ is not based on his birth place, but on what he has done.
How?
Gospel have to be preached to the world through us, even many reject this good news, the Lord is working on it. When we do it, we are gain.




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