Here are a few thoughts that I had

In reading Luke 4 I felt like the theme of the chapter could be described as an unveiling of Jesus's ministry. We see his temptation and interaction with the devil, people rejecting him in his home town, healing and casting out of demons, and Jesus moving from town to town with his message.

So, how tempted was Jesus? This question ties well into the discussion we had on how human was Jesus. The temptation that struck me the most was the second. To me, it would seem that this would be the most difficult out of all the temptations. If Jesus were to accept, his ministry would be over and he would have gained all the wonders of the Devil's kingdom, but he would have lost his father. More than being tempted to gain what the devil had to offer, there was the temptation of an easy way out. In many ways the temptation of Jesus dealt with his identity. Jesus responded in ways that show who he is because the temptations struck at who Jesus is.

This chapter is good to talk about the responses that people and demons had to Jesus. We see demons stating who Jesus is, the son of God, home towners rejecting and even wanting to kill him, people being amazed at Jesus casting out, people trying to keep him from going on, Simon's mother in law serving Jesus after being healed. Why so many responses and why so vast? How does this relate to how we can respond to Jesus?

See you tomorrow.