Class 11 - Living the Gospel - Luke 10-11

In this class, we continue St. Luke's Gospel, covering chapters 10 and 11.

Some of the topics include:
-Sending out the 70
-The exclusive claims of Christianity and the Orthodox Church (that is, why why Judaism is insufficient; Islam is wrong; and heterodox confessions lack fullness; why the Orthodox Church is the one, holy, universal, and apostolic Church)
-The Parable of the Good Samaritan
-Martha and Mary and Monks
-Persistence in prayer
-God cleansing us of demonic powers
-The woes against the Pharisees and their lessons for our lives (be humble and generous; don't kill the prophets of truth God brings into your life; etc.

In this series, we focus on how we should live our lives according to the commandments of Christ found in the Gospels. While theology is important, we can't truly understand it until our hearts are purified. This purification comes by grace and praxis, that is, living the Christian life. With that in mind, we sometimes breeze over portions of chapters that are less about how to live and more about teaching theology. Praxis first; theology later.