Luke's Gospel

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The way in which Jesus Saves
Although much of Luke’s gospel sounds very similar to that of Mark and Matthew, there are a few subtle differences. Throughout all of the gospels, and most apparently in Luke’s is the idea that Jesus only saves those who recognize their need to be saved and give their entire being to Jesus to save. Another idea what is unique to Luke is the notion that Jesus saves his people through warning. He warns many people about the dangers that temptation lead us to, mainly the temptation of material wealth.
It has been a recurring theme throughout all of the gospels that Jesus saves only those who are willing to be saved. In Luke’s gospel he describes the story of when Jesus meets the tax collector names Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus is a very wealthy man who is traveling through the city of Jericho when he sees the commotion surrounding Jesus. Zacchaeus is a smaller man so he can not adequately see Jesus, so he climbs up a tree nearby. Jesus Sees him in the tree and tells him to get down and allow him to stay at his house. At that point Zacchaeus is so influenced by Jesus’ presence that he offers half of all his possessions to the poor and to pay back anyone he had taken advantage of 4 times over. Jesus responds to Zacchaeus “Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham, for the son of man has come to seek and save what was lost” (Luke, 19:1-10)
More unique to Luke’s gospel is the notion that Jesus teaches his people about being saved through warning. The most important warning in this gospel if the warning against the pitfalls of material Wealth. Jesus describes how hording material wealth interferes with one’s ability to devote himself to God, as well as it is harmful to those who are less fortunate. Luke describes Jesus’ encounter with a very wealthy official. The official looks to Jesus and asks him what he can do so that he can inherit eternal life. Jes...