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Windows on Paradise
What hope can Jesus Christ offer to people who have been damaged by life or rejected by society? Does his gospel have answers for us today as well as for a life to come? He says he has the right to rule. But what sort of a king is he, and what difference does his kingdom make in the world now?
In his Gospel, Luke presents scenes from a life without equal, showing how Christ proved to be the champion of the outcast and oppressed who lifts up those who have been lost and forgotten and makes them his own forever. The most profound questions about time, eternity and death are found in Christ, according to Luke. And he makes it clear that he found in Christ someone worthy to rule both his life and his destiny.
By gathering several of these scenes together, David Gooding presents an overview of leading themes in Luke’s Gospel. From the individual stories, he shows that the gospel of Christ does not ignore the hard facts of reality.
Taking the scenes together, he shows that the Paradise that Christ spoke of is more real than we can imagine, and that the one who promised its life and rest is faithful beyond what we could hope.
In his Gospel, Luke presents scenes from a life without equal, showing how Christ proved to be the champion of the outcast and oppressed who lifts up those who have been lost and forgotten and makes them his own forever. The most profound questions about time, eternity and death are found in Christ, according to Luke. And he makes it clear that he found in Christ someone worthy to rule both his life and his destiny.
By gathering several of these scenes together, David Gooding presents an overview of leading themes in Luke’s Gospel. From the individual stories, he shows that the gospel of Christ does not ignore the hard facts of reality.
Taking the scenes together, he shows that the Paradise that Christ spoke of is more real than we can imagine, and that the one who promised its life and rest is faithful beyond what we could hope.
160 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2001
About the author
David W. Gooding
38 books23 followersDavid W. Gooding is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Greek at Queen's University, Belfast and a member of the Royal Irish Academy. His international teaching ministry is marked by fresh and careful expositions of both testaments. He has published scholarly studies on the Septuagint and Old Testament narratives, as well as expositions of Luke, John 13-17, Acts and Hebrews.
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January 13, 2025
Take aways
Luke has more widows in his narrative than any other NT book.
Israel as a nation is vulnerable like a widow whenever it turns its back in God stepping outside of his protection and provision.
Christ came to liberate oppressors as well as the oppressed.
At the Transfiguration JC talks of his departure: his exodus. Peter uses the same word to describe his pending death in his epistles. Each of us must experience a personal exodus.
Elijah was taken to heaven as those on earth will be when Christ comes again without dying. Moses died and went to glory as we will if we die before Christ's return.
"We will always be with the Lord", 1 Thessaloniams 4:17
Do not set your hope on "the uncertainty of riches" (1 Tim 6:17)
The Law is a bit like a cookbook. It teaches us how to live perfectly. A cookbook how to make good to live well.
Luke has more widows in his narrative than any other NT book.
Israel as a nation is vulnerable like a widow whenever it turns its back in God stepping outside of his protection and provision.
Christ came to liberate oppressors as well as the oppressed.
At the Transfiguration JC talks of his departure: his exodus. Peter uses the same word to describe his pending death in his epistles. Each of us must experience a personal exodus.
Elijah was taken to heaven as those on earth will be when Christ comes again without dying. Moses died and went to glory as we will if we die before Christ's return.
"We will always be with the Lord", 1 Thessaloniams 4:17
Do not set your hope on "the uncertainty of riches" (1 Tim 6:17)
The Law is a bit like a cookbook. It teaches us how to live perfectly. A cookbook how to make good to live well.
April 25, 2023
In this devotional book, the author chooses various stories from the book of Luke and highlights their relevance for us today. As usual, he does a magnificent job in bring out profound teachings from each selection.
January 1, 2026
Absolutely outstanding. Profound thoughts and insights into the scriptures.
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