Luke’s narrative of Jesus was presented to Christians who had already heard and read stories of Jesus and the birth of this new movement, Christianity. Jesus and the church emerged in occupied Judea, a nation that was not only oppressed, in exile. Occupied Judea was full marginalized people struggling for power and honor, when their true need was for God. Jesus, the epic hero, journeyed to earth and Jerusalem to free those on the margins of society.
This epic story lives on today in a church that also has heard the story of Jesus, but has forgotten that the friend of sinners calls Christians to reach those who are marginalized by our occupied culture. Ron Clark’s commentary, Jesus Unleashed, highlights Luke’s invitation to Christians, calling them to emerge as a movement that seeks and saves those ostracized by our communities.
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