In Luke 4:16-19, Jesus sends a phenomenal message to the crowd in Nazareth, and to the modern society and Christians. Through this short passage, modern day Christians can extract an important function of the church in the society and the duty of the church to proclaim the year of Jubilee for the world to believe the savior, Jesus Christ.
Jesus brings good news to the poor, and the church should do the same thing.
He came to rescue and heal the broken people of the era. Throughout the Old Testament and the New Testament, the scripture argues how the rich cannot inherit the heaven while the poor can. The scripture says that mocking the poor is insulting the Maker since they are part of the Christ’s body. As a consequence, the Bible encourages Christians to give to the poor and help them. His ministry targeted the poor people who were neglected and oppressed. In Matthew 9:12-13 says, “On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners” (NIV). In this passage, Jesus commends Christians to show mercy to the neighbors and to the sick who need a healer. Basically, He is telling the world that He concerns …show more content…
Can anything good come from there,” Nazareth was a region far removed from the social and political mainstream (John 1:46). Still, the message Jesus proclaimed was so phenomenal and powerful that the audience who knew Jesus doubted their ears. They could not believe that Jesus the son of Joseph can speak so boldly and clearly about such complex but sensitive issue. The shock and amazement the Jews felt might have been similar to that of the crowd who first listened to Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Nazareth was a suburb of authority and power; nevertheless Jesus proclaimed His great ministry in the unnoticeable place, signifying the essence of His
Jesus brings good news to the poor, and the church should do the same thing.
He came to rescue and heal the broken people of the era. Throughout the Old Testament and the New Testament, the scripture argues how the rich cannot inherit the heaven while the poor can. The scripture says that mocking the poor is insulting the Maker since they are part of the Christ’s body. As a consequence, the Bible encourages Christians to give to the poor and help them. His ministry targeted the poor people who were neglected and oppressed. In Matthew 9:12-13 says, “On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners” (NIV). In this passage, Jesus commends Christians to show mercy to the neighbors and to the sick who need a healer. Basically, He is telling the world that He concerns …show more content…
Can anything good come from there,” Nazareth was a region far removed from the social and political mainstream (John 1:46). Still, the message Jesus proclaimed was so phenomenal and powerful that the audience who knew Jesus doubted their ears. They could not believe that Jesus the son of Joseph can speak so boldly and clearly about such complex but sensitive issue. The shock and amazement the Jews felt might have been similar to that of the crowd who first listened to Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Nazareth was a suburb of authority and power; nevertheless Jesus proclaimed His great ministry in the unnoticeable place, signifying the essence of His