Luke 4:23-30

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Luke 1. The Fulfillment of Isaianic Prophecy

It assumes that “our” Messiah must serve our needs and must do so first. The Nazareth assembly apparently understood the fulfillment of the Isaiah prophecy to mean that something wonderful would happen to them. True

We want to be Glorified

Luke 2. Jesus as a Rejected Prophet

Those who come to religion assuming that the chief goal of God is to glorify humankind and asking, “What will it all get me?”

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2 Corinthians 4:17

English Standard Version (Chapter 2)

17 For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

Luke 2. Jesus as a Rejected Prophet

Those who adjust the Word of God to meet market trends, assuming the consumer is always right, are simply peddlers