Luke: The Glorious Authority of Christ

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Luke: The Glorious Authority of Christ Scripture Reading: Luke 4:31-41 In Luke 4, Luke begins to relate the healing acts of Jesus.&nbsp; Such miracles make up a significant part of what Jesus did during His three-year ministry.&nbsp; The two stories found in our passage in Luke 4, depict the authority of Jesus.&nbsp; What we have in this passage is a glorious demonstration of Jesus' authority over the demonic world and authority over sickness.&nbsp; Again, Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, this time in Capernaum.&nbsp; A demon-possessed man was present, and Jesus commanded the demon to come out of the man ... which the demon promptly did.&nbsp; What else could this wicked spirit do, in the face of omnipotence. Interestingly, the demon's words displayed that he knew the identity of Jesus.&nbsp; He called Christ "Jesus of Nazareth" and "the Holy One of God" (Lk 4:34).&nbsp; There is a significant lesson to be drawn from this encounter ... namely, that it is possible to be completely theologically orthodox without belonging to God.&nbsp; It is possible to know all the right doctrines and not be a Christian.&nbsp; Further in the passage, Jesus heals the mother-in-law of Peter (Lk 4:38,39) and then all the sick people who were brought to Him, which included more demon-possessed folks (Lk 4:40,41). Christ has conquered sin and death and all the powers of darkness.&nbsp; We have every reason to be of good cheer ... and no reason to fear. Bethel Baptist Church https://bethelbaptistscs.org/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/43383959/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/207893739