Luke 12:13–34

Luke 12:13–34 (ESV): The Parable of the Rich Fool, Do Not Be Anxious

Luke 12:1–12

Luke 12:1–12 (ESV): Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees, Have No Fear, Acknowledge Christ Before Men

Luke 11:37–54

Luke 11:37–54 (ESV): Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers

Luke 11:14–36

Luke 11:14–36 (ESV): Jesus and Beelzebul, Return of an Unclean Spirit, True Blessedness, The Sign of Jonah, The Light in You

Luke 11:1–13

Luke 11:1–13 (ESV): The Lord’s Prayer

Luke 10:38–42

Luke 10:38–42 (ESV): Martha and Mary

Luke 10:25–37

Luke 10:25–37 (ESV): The Parable of the Good Samaritan

Luke 10:1–24

Luke 10:1–24 (ESV): Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two, Woe to Unrepentant Cities, The Return of the Seventy-Two, Jesus Rejoices in the Father’s Will

Luke 9:51–62

Luke 9:51–62 (ESV): A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus, The Cost of Following Jesus

Luke 9:18–50

Luke 9:18–50 (ESV): Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ, Jesus Foretells His Death, Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus, The Transfiguration, Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit, Jesus Again Foretells His Death, Who Is the Greatest?, Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us

Luke 9:10–17

Luke 9:10–17 (ESV): Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

Luke 9:1–9

Luke 9:1–9 (ESV): Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles, Herod Is Perplexed by Jesus

Luke 8:40–56

Luke 8:40–56 (ESV): Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus’ Daughter

Luke 8:26–39

Luke 8:26–39 (ESV): Jesus Heals a Man With a Demon

Luke 8:22–25

Luke 8:22–25 (ESV): Jesus Calms a Storm

Luke 8:1–21

Luke 8:1–21 (ESV): The Parable of the Sower, A Lamp on a Stand, Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

Luke 7:36–50

Luke 7:36–50 (ESV): A Sinful Woman Forgiven

Luke 7:1–35

Luke 7:1–35 (ESV): Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant, Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son, Messengers from John the Baptist

Luke 6:46–49

Luke 6:46–49 (ESV): Build Your House on the Rock

Luke 6:43–45

Luke 6:43–45 (ESV): A Tree and its Fruit

Luke 6:37–42

Luke 6:37–42 (ESV): Judging Others

Luke 6:27–36

Luke 6:27–36 (ESV): Love Your Enemies

Covenant Theology and New Covenant Theology

In a previous post I wrote about the Sabbath, and I wish I could have stopped there. (Oh, how I wish I could stop there!) But unfortunately it’s not that simple, because this question of the Sabbath brings us into what is probably a key difference between something called Covenant Theology and something called New Covenant Theology. What I’ve said in the Sabbath post falls in the New Covenant Theology camp, and if you mostly agree with the posts on this blog but disagreed with that particular post you’re probably in the Covenant Theology camp.

Luke 6:24–26

Luke 6:24–26 (ESV): Jesus Pronounces Woes

Luke 6:20–23

Luke 6:20–23 (ESV): The Beatitudes

Luke 6:12–19

Luke 6:12–19 (ESV): The Twelve Apostles, Jesus Ministers to a Great Multitude

Luke 6:1–11

Luke 6:1–11 (ESV): Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath, A Man with a Withered Hand

The Sabbath

A long time ago—a long time ago!—I received a comment on the post for Matthew 12:9–14 asking about the Sabbath. In that passage Jesus gets into a disagreement with the Pharisees because they believe that healing should not be done on the Sabbath (since they consider it a form of work), whereas Jesus obviously disagrees since he keeps doing it. It’s pretty clear that the Pharisees are wrong in their understanding of the Sabbath and how one should observe it, but the commenter, if I might paraphrase, is asking how Christians should observe the Sabbath (the underlying assumption seeming to be that we should). So let’s do something I almost never do, and delve into a controversial topic: What is my understanding of the New Testament teaching on the Sabbath?

Luke 5:27–39

Luke 5:27–39 (ESV): Jesus Calls Levi, A Question About Fasting

Luke 5:17–26

Luke 5:17–26 (ESV): Jesus Heals a Paralytic

Luke 5:12–16

Luke 5:12–16 (ESV): Jesus Cleanses a Leper

Luke 5:1–11

Luke 5:1–11 (ESV): Jesus Calls the First Disciples

Luke 4:31–44

Luke 4:31–44 (ESV): Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Demon, Jesus Heals Many, Jesus Preaches in Synagogues

Luke 4:1–30

Luke 4:1–30 (ESV): The Temptation of Jesus, Jesus Begins His Ministry, Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

Luke 3

Luke 3 (ESV): John the Baptist Prepares the Way, The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

Luke 2

Luke 2 (ESV): The Birth of Jesus Christ, The Shepherds and the Angels, Jesus Presented at the Temple, The Return to Nazareth, The Boy Jesus in the Temple

Luke 1

Luke 1 (ESV): Dedication to Theophilus, Birth of John the Baptist Foretold, Birth of Jesus Foretold, Mary Visits Elizabeth, Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat, The Birth of John the Baptist, Zechariah’s Prophecy

Mark Summary

Of the four gospels, Mark is the shortest, and probably the most action-packed. I’ve seen at least a couple of commentaries talking about the fact that Mark is constantly saying “immediately this happened,” and then “immediately that happened.” For these reasons, and maybe because of its straightforward, simple language, many advise that new Christians start with Mark, to learn about Jesus and his ministry.

Mark 16

Mark 16 (ESV): The Resurrection, Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene, Jesus Appears to Two Disciples, The Great Commission

Mark 15:33–47

Mark 15:33–47 (ESV): The Death of Jesus, Jesus is Buried

Mark 15:21–32

Mark 15:21–32 (ESV): The Crucifixion

Mark 15:1–20

Mark 15:1–20 (ESV): Jesus Delivered to Pilate, Pilate Delivers Jesus to be Crucified, Jesus is Mocked

Mark 14:66–72

Mark 14:66–72 (ESV): Peter Denies Jesus

Mark 14:43–65

Mark 14:43–65 (ESV): Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus, A Young Man Flees, Jesus Before the Council

Mark 14:32–42

Mark 14:32–42 (ESV): Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

Mark 14:26–31

Mark 14:26–31 (ESV): Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial

Mark 14:12–25

Mark 14:12–25 (ESV): The Passover with the Disciples, Institution of the Lord’s Supper

Mark 14:1–11

Mark 14:1–11 (ESV): The Plot to Kill Jesus, Jesus Anointed at Bethany, Judas to Betray Jesus

Mark 13

Mark 13 (ESV): Jesus Foretells the Destruction of the Temple, Signs of the End of the Age, The Abomination of Desolation, The Coming of the Son of Man, The Lesson of the Fig Tree, No One Knows the Day or Hour