Matthew - the excellent side of things...regal, respectable, powerful...attention to detail, nothing out of order. He quoted the OT the most..he was the accountant, the detail guy.
Mark - all about the servanthood of Jesus. No genealogy because who would want to know the pedigree of a servant? We put others first.
Luke - trying to show Jesus as a man. His human, relationship side.
John - trying to show us that Jesus was GOD...his sovereign side.
The Cost of Being a Disciple
Luke 14:25-35
A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, 26 “If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. 27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.
28 “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? 29 Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. 30 They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’
31 “Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him? 32 And if he can’t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away. 33 So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.
34 “Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? 35 Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!”
What odd things do you notice about this passage?
What questions do you have about this passage?
Are there other Gospels that record this speech? What do they say? (Also, what happened before and after this passage?)
How do we go about finding the answers?
What are your theories?
Do a “SOAPQ” study every day
Ask someone else one of your questions!
Bring a question to B&B with you next week.