{"id":1654,"date":"2015-01-09T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danielgoepfrich.com\/?p=1654"},"modified":"2022-10-17T05:40:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T09:40:41","slug":"luke-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/luke-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chapter six<\/strong> naturally divides into two distinct sections. In the first, verses 1-16, we find two shifts in Jesus\u2019 ministry method. To this point, Luke has portrayed Jesus in terms of his compassion, kindness, and teaching authority, who let his message and miracles speak for themselves. It is noteworthy, then, that in the first two events of chapter six, Jesus became intentionally controversial<\/em>, specifically in relation to the man-made laws governing the Sabbath. What God had designed to be a benefit to the Jewish people had become a burden. Without reservation, Jesus promoted the spirit of the original law by allowing his disciples to enjoy God\u2019s provision (vs.1-5) and by healing a man\u2019s hand (vs. 6-11). Both of these acts of kindness and compassion were condemned, as he knew they would be. \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0646\u062f\u0631\u0648\u064a\u062f<\/a> <\/p>\n

The second shift in Jesus\u2019 ministry had to do with manpower<\/em>. Jesus had such a large following by this time that he was no longer able to do all of the ministry himself; simply put, he needed help. \u0642\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0643\u0631<\/a> After spending all night alone in prayer (once again demonstrating his complete dependence on both the Father and the Spirit), he selected from among his hundreds or thousands of followers twelve whom he could authorize and empower to multiply his ministry. These he commissioned as his \u201capostles\u201d (vs. 13).<\/p>\n

The second major division of this chapter is often called the \u201cSermon on the Plain.\u201d It is very similar to, but should not be confused with, the \u201cSermon on the Mount\u201d for a couple of reasons, not the least of which was their respective locations<\/strong>. Matthew 5:1-2 states that \u201che went up the mountain\u2026sat down\u2026[and] began to teach\u201d<\/em> his disciples, whereas Luke 6:17 states that \u201che came down\u201d from a mountain to \u201ca level place\u201d where he spoke to \u201ca vast multitude.\u201d Another difference is in the timing<\/strong>. Luke placed this teaching immediately following the selection of the Twelve, while Matthew has it before then. A third difference is found in the content<\/strong>. While there are certainly obvious similarities, Luke\u2019s version is much shorter and tends to emphasize more immediate human needs than general spiritual needs. For instance, compare Matthew\u2019s \u201cBlessed are the poor in spirit<\/span>\u201d<\/em> (5:3) and \u201cBlessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness<\/span>\u201d<\/em> (5:6) with Luke\u2019s \u201cBlessed are you who are poor<\/span>\u201d<\/em> (6:20) and \u201cBlessed are you who hunger now<\/span>\u201d<\/em> (6:21). Matthew recalled that Jesus commanded them to \u201cbe perfect\u201d<\/em> like the Father (5:48), whereas Luke noted the command was to \u201cbe merciful\u201d<\/em> like him (6:36).<\/p>\n

What should we do with these differences? Do they prove the Bible contradicts itself as some want to believe? Do we chalk them up to human error, bad memories, proving that the Bible is neither inspired by God nor perfect? \u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0628\u062d \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0648\u0644\u064a\u062a<\/a> I suggest that a much better option is to realize that these differences support the fact that Jesus was an itinerant preacher who taught the same themes repeatedly at different times, in different locations, to different audiences, adjusting the length and content as each situation demanded, rather than simply reciting a \u201cone size fits all\u201d sermon that he kept in his pocket for every occasion. This takes into account his humanity and human everyday life while maintaining the truth of the Biblical inerrancy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chapter six naturally divides into two distinct sections. In the first, verses 1-16, we find two shifts in Jesus\u2019 ministry method. To this point, Luke has portrayed Jesus in terms of his compassion, kindness, and teaching authority, who let his message and miracles speak for themselves. It is noteworthy, then, that in the first two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[38,40],"class_list":["post-1654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-studies","tag-luke","tag-matthew"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"widget-thumbnail":false,"rpwe-thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_single":false,"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Daniel Goepfrich","author_link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/author\/dgoepfrich\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Chapter six naturally divides into two distinct sections. 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