Luke believes we need two Christmas stories. The first story is about the birth of Jesus (Luke 2). The second Christmas story is about the conversion of Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9). Luke believes we need a first and second Noel.
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Bible critics have a field day with Christians’ claim of Jesus’ divinity in Luke’s Gospel. “See,” they say, “Jesus himself never commanded anyone, even Satan, to worship Him.” In response to Satan’s attempt to cajole Jesus into worshiping him, Jesus emphatically quoted Deut 6:13: “Worship (προσκυνέω) the Lord your God and serve Him only.” (Luke 4:8; Deut 6:13). Sounds like, “worship God, not me.”
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Jesus’ family relationships in Luke are striking, if not controversial.
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The church did not invent Jesus’ divinity. The church didn’t need to. Jesus was and is the embodiment of Israel’s God, and that fact is embedded firmly in the Third Gospel.
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Critics have a field day with Christians’ claim of Jesus’ divinity in Luke’s Gospel. At first glance, it does seem that the critics are right.
Luke does indeed have an answer, but he refuses to serve us fast food. He takes his time and allows his plot to be seen slowly... So, be patient and yet confident.
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