Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions. We have already considered this in our study of luke 9. Hear the word of the lord, from the gospel of luke, chapter 14, verses 2533. Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, if anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife. It should, because it is the same message that jesus delivered to roughly the same people, including us, 5 chapters ago about the cost of. Sep 04, 2016 this mornings gospel reading is luke 14. The audience for these words was great multitudes luke 14. The text for todays meditation is taken from the gospel of luke, the 14th chapter starting at the 25 vs.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, sailors and airmen in the second world war were willing to put their lives on the line, leaving careers and families behind, because they believed the goal was worth it. Jesus is teaching his disciples, and like any good teacher, he begins with a truth statement that is hard to understand in order to get his students thinking. Luke 14 2533 16th sunday after pentecost parable of the cost grace to you and peace from god our father and the lord jesus christ. Great crowds were traveling with jesus, and he turned and. He who does not renounce all he hath is not able to be a disciple of mine. Daily reflection of creighton universitys online ministries. Hymns for luke 14 from, an authoritative index of hymns and hymnals.
Yet, this was a snapshot of things to come in lukes story. Great crowds were traveling with jesus, and he turned and addressed them, if anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Have you ever had someone put you up on a pedestal for being a christian. All is well in this firstcentury jewish familys home. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke composed this gospel as well as the acts of the apostles. It records one miracle performed by jesus christ on a sabbath day, followed by his teachings and parables. If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sistersyes, even their own lifesuch a person cannot be my disciple. Jesus here is looking at the process of daily death to selfish desires and of the willingness to bear reproach for his names sake. Now it happened, as he went into the house of one of the rulers of the pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath, that they watched him closely. The cross was not an implement of irritation or inconvenience.
Nov 07, 2018 31st wednesday of ordinary time gospel luke 14. You cannot bring anything nor do anything to deserve an invitation. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple luke 14. Nov 02, 2017 reflection for wednesday november 8, thirtyfirst week in ordinary time. Anyone who comes to me without hating father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, and yes, his own life, too, cannot be my disciple. So then every one of you this clause shows what is meant by the calculation of expenses, with which christ enjoins his followers to begin. Luke 14 is the fourteenth chapter of the gospel of luke in the new testament of the christian bible. If anyone comes to me who does not hate his father. Christianity is not simply a way of thinking or knowing. The gospel for today can be a difficult one to understand. No one who does not carry his cross and come after me can be my disciple. A lesson of humility gives to those who were ambitious of the highest rooms v. Luke 14 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.
He turned and said to them, if any man comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life too, he cannot be my disciple. Jesus is on his way to jerusalem and a cross, but the crowd thinks that he is on his way to jerusalem and a crown. At one point, jesus turned to the crowds and addressed them. Sep 05, 2010 the lectionary text for this week, luke 14. Our text last week presented gods free invitation of the gospel. The cross was an implement of slow, tortuous death. Jesus teaches them that discipleship carries a high price tag. Large crowds were traveling with jesus, and turning to them he said. Richard lonsdale, resources for catholic educators. Yet, this was a snapshot of things to come in luke s story. A message about the cost of discipleship and a direct confrontation to the style of gospel message being preached in a lot of places today. His selection criteria for increasing the pool of disciples are stringent. The gospel is that the kingdom of god is worth this total commitment.
The gospel is much more than an ethical message about a particular, christian, way of life. To have a christian in the family was dangerous for everyone, because the romans were thorough. If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sistersyes, even his own lifehe cannot be my disciple. They consider jesus a winner, and follow him so that they too might win. You probably thought the invitation to follow jesus is. Hofmann, keil, and hahn divide the sentence into two, utting a full stop after. First, we must take this verse in the context of the chapter. He has provided everything at his expense and he invites sinners to come to his great dinner.
To have a christian in the family was dangerous for. Jesus once again was on the road with his disciples and great crowds were following him. Sep 04, 2016 2 thoughts on counting the cost sermon on luke 14. List the qualities that define someone as a christian. Our present day translations of the gospels are so accurate that going back to the original text will not bring any new light. Commentary jesus radical teaching continues in luke 14. Also, acceptance of the call to be a disciple demands. Luke 14 commentary william barclays daily study bible. These words of jesus, recorded in luke 14, are an urgent reminder that the christian faith is a way of being, a way of living, a way of doing things differently because we are baptized followers of jesus christ. My reflections reflection for wednesday november 8. With the benefit of 2020 hindsight, luke knows even more. The cure which our lord jesus wrought upon a man that had the dropsy, on the sabbath day, and his justifying himself therein against those who were offended at his doing it on that day v. When he wrote his gospel, christians were already being persecuted for following jesus.
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