Luke 4:16-22 A Physician by profession, Luke was a fellow worker and traveler with Paul in the missionary journey. His writings are very profound cause of the knowledge and writing skills he possessed. His writing are based on Mark and the Que-Source. His intention was to share the Good News of Salvation in this Gospel – a message intended for everyone. Luke 4 persists of 6 events, all in which Jesus is present. Our focus today will be from 16-22 verses. It states as the rejection of Jesus at Nazareth. This passage is better known as the Nazareth Manifesto, ‘The words of Isaiah’. What do we understand from this passage? Let me try to bridge the pitfalls in a layman’s understanding. 1) Jesus: The Anointed One. Throughout His ministry we realize that Jesus was the ‘Chosen One’, the Saviour king and messiah to redeem mankind from their bondage and sin. The only ‘begotten’ son of God. Jesus has taken almost 30 good ye
The most important and complex relationships in the world we live in today is that of a parent and child. Three major personalities in this relationship are Father, Mother and the Child. Neither of these roles is interchangeable or replaceable. “The hallmark of (the parental) relationship is the readily observable fact that this special adult is not interchangeable with others.” -Dr. Jack Shonkoff. Let us see what exactly are the major issues, what possibly could be the solutions to those problems and what I would suggest to both the parents and the child. The Problems Areas: Time Constrains: Most of the parents and child in today’s world do find time to talk or carry out family time together. This is one of the major causes of a disordered relationship between parents and children. Most of the time I’ve heard of jokes that could actually be reality where the mother calls her son for dinner on