I'm currently reading Tom (N.T.) Wright's 'Luke for Everyone. This morning I read through his commentry on Luke 22:54-71, which particularly grabbed my attention in light of Graham's post on Steve Chalke, the atonement, and 'God turning His Cheek'.
Someone asked me today what it means to say that Jesus died for the sins of the world. I gave them a rather rambling but I hope adequate answer. But Luke isanswering that question all the way through this passage. Peter's weakness, the guards' bullying, the court's perversion of justice; all this and much more put Jesus on the cross. It wasn't just a theological transaction; it was real sin, real human folly and rebellion, the dehumanized humanity that has lost its way and spat in God's face. 'They said many other scandalous things to him'; yes we've all done so. As Luke leads our eyes to the foot of the cross he means us to feel not just sorrow and pity, but shame..Posted by: jonny_norridge | 8/11/2004 09:26:00 am |
