Starting Luke

We have to read another Gospel this week and I chose Luke.

I was shocked because I was thinking that all the Gospels were about different things. I didn't know that all four (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) were all about Christ. So starting to read Luke then finding out that it too was about Jesus, I was a bit surprised. I was wondering why my teacher would have my classmates and myself reading more than one Gospel. Then I found out why.

Even though all four are about the same thing, they are still all different. Different as in different phrases and wordings and even events.

Instead of Luke starting off from the very beginning of Jesus' life, in other words when Jesus was born, Luke starts from the time when John the-not-yet-but-soon-to-be-baptist was born. Luke then started going on about the how Mary and Joseph got together and how Jesus was born just like in Matthew. Later it goes on to talk about how John the Baptist baptizes Jesus in the River.

As I read on I realize that John may not actually not know who Jesus is. I am a little bit confused though because the text is making it sound like he did but he didn't know who Jesus is. What? It says: "And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were Christ, or not; John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the holy ghost and with fire." (Luke 3:15-16) So, I don't get it.

The Gospel of Luke tells of Jesus collecting his desciples and performing many more miracles just like in Matthew. It explains one of his miracles done: "...he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight" (Luke 7:21)

Even though there was proof of Jesus' miracles many others still doubted him which I found hard to believe. People can be so ignorant of things. It's either that or they're just ignoring what they don't want to see. But people still didn't want to have faith in him no matter what they saw with their own eyes.