Title: Feasts, Seating, and Invitations: How to Advance God’s Way?

Jesus eats with sinners and publicans by Alexandre Bida. Two virtues that characterized the ministry of Jesus Christ were humility and unconditional love. The Lord also taught His followers to display these virtues in their own lives through the parables of taking the lower seat and inviting the least, lost, and lowly of the world in Luke … Continue reading Title: Feasts, Seating, and Invitations: How to Advance God’s Way?

Is the Sabbath for Rest or Rescuing? Jesus’ Healing of the Man with Dropsy in Luke 14:1-6

There are numerous accounts of Jesus engaging in conflict with the Pharisees over the observance of the Sabbath. Whereas the Pharisees were willing to allow a man to bear the burden of suffering from sickness for the duration of the Sabbath to keep the healer from healing upon the day of rest, Jesus Christ sought … Continue reading Is the Sabbath for Rest or Rescuing? Jesus’ Healing of the Man with Dropsy in Luke 14:1-6