Rev. Philip Hoppe, pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Colby, KS, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Luke 12:54-13:9.
Jesus turns to the crowds and rebukes their hypocrisy in correctly reading the signs of the weather but failing to recognize the signs that He is the Christ. If they continue in that hypocrisy, they will align themselves with the false teaching of the Pharisees. Instead, they must recognize for themselves that Jesus is the Righteous One, the only One who can give settlement to God so that they are free from the penalty of their sins. When the crowds attempt to discern the times by bringing to Jesus’ attention an atrocity committed by Pilate, the Lord instead points them to their own repentance as the necessary response. God’s mercy is long-suffering, as the parable of the fig tree shows, but the time is drawing short. The day for repentance and faith is today.
“The Beloved Physician’s Orderly Account” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the Gospel according to St. Luke. The Evangelist wrote his well-researched account of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection so that Theophilus would have certainty concerning the things he had been taught. As we still read the Word of God recorded by St. Luke, our gracious Lord gives us that same certainty that Jesus is our Savior.
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