*These are some further reflections on Luke 5:33-61-11 which I’ve added into my work on Jesus and the Gospels. Once we have talked about Jesus and the Sabbath, this raises questions about how we are meant to view the Sabbath. It is worth noting that there are disagreements within reformed and evangelical thinking over this. … Continue reading The Sabbath and us
Tag: Luke
Tell me the stories of Jesus
A little while back I started to record some audio files, just working through Luke’s Gospel in my own words. My aim was to start thinking about how we communicate the Gospel story, especially but not exclusively to children. One of my concerns is that Children’s Bible story books skim the surface, losing crucial detail… Continue reading Tell me the stories of Jesus
Mustard (Faithroots on YouTube)
The latest in our “Jesus and the Gospels” series looks at Luke 17. We see links with James’ letter as we look at the danger not just of being tempted but tempting others. We see that faith is not about who has the faith or how much faith they have We discover that faith helps… Continue reading Mustard (Faithroots on YouTube)
Who is Jesus? Engaging with the so called “Quest for the historical Jesus”
In the 19th and 20th century the perception grew and became common place that we could say very little for certain about Jesus, the historical person. This perception was particularly shaped by the belief that the Gospels were written much later than the lifetime of Jesus and his earliest followers, that the earliest written sources… Continue reading Who is Jesus? Engaging with the so called “Quest for the historical Jesus”
Who wrote the Gospels?
As previously mentioned, there was a strong presumption throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries that the Gospels, at least in their final form were produced significantly after the events they purported to report. Dates were suggested going well into the 2nd Century A.D and even conservative estimates suggested that the Gospels originated from… Continue reading Who wrote the Gospels?
What did Luke want us to be certain about?
Our church have started working through Luke’s Gospel. Chris who was preaching on the first bit of Luke 1 noted that we can be so caught up in the apologetic type questions about eye witnesses and reliability that we forger to read the Bible itself. This is a helpful corrective to how we tend to… Continue reading What did Luke want us to be certain about?
Reckoning
Here’s the latest in our Jesus and the Gospels series on Luke 16
The Faithroots Jesus Project
You may have noticed a new page on the site. The Jesus Project is an attempt to bring together some resources looking at Jesus and the Gospels, focusing on Luke’s account in his Gospel. The aim is to integrate materials for families, the First Look Course and an evangelistic resource and more in depth teaching… Continue reading The Faithroots Jesus Project
Lost sons, shrewd stewards and loved beggars -common themes across the parables
One of the fascinating things that stands out as we read the parables of Jesus is to see the literary themes that link them together. As well as linking back to the stories about a lost sheep and a lost coin, the parable of the prodigal son links forward to the two parables in Luke… Continue reading Lost sons, shrewd stewards and loved beggars -common themes across the parables
What time is it?
This week’s Faithroots Podcast takes a look at Luke 13 with questinos about suffering, faith and repentance.
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