Sunday, March 17 | Luke 18:31-34
In Luke 17:20-37, Jesus explains the nature of God’s kingdom.
In Luke 17:20-37, Jesus explains the nature of God’s kingdom.
In Luke 17:20-37, Jesus explains the nature of God’s kingdom.
When reading this text, my mind fixates on the wayward son’s return, his father’s response and the older brother’s reaction.
In the parable of the lost sheep, Jesus asks a question of the Pharisees and teachers of the law: if they owned a hundred sheep and one became lost, wouldn’t they leave the ninety-nine and search for it?
Think about what this Great Banquet represents. I would like to propose that the Banquet is Jesus’ most common image for what God offers us.
In this gospel reading, I was struck most by the determination of Jesus to continue to walk in the direction of Jerusalem even in the face of the religious leaders telling him that his life was in danger. He knew his path and would not be deterred.
In this gospel reading, I was struck most by the determination of Jesus to continue to walk in the direction of Jerusalem even in the face of the religious leaders telling him that his life was in danger. He knew his path and would not be deterred.
Probably the most famous painting depicting the parable of the Rich Fool is by Rembrandt, an oil painting on canvas from 1627.