Beer and Bible: Luke 6 (a)

There were slightly less of us on Wednesday but that didn’t dent our enthusiasm. If anything it made for a better evening and a more in depth discussion. The original plan was to tackle all of Luke 6 but we were so enthralled by the discussion that it got to 10pm and we were only half way through.

The great thing about our time together is that we don’t really have an agenda. We don’t need to blitz a whole chapter every week. The passage is a catalyst for discussion as we seek to get to know other better and get to know God a little better too.

Once again we dipped in and out of other Gospels as we sort to find some context for what we were reading about the calling of the disciples. We also spent some time in Exodus in an attempt to work out what all the fuss is about the Sabbath.

Questions

The main questions that came up were;

Why is the calling of the disciples seemingly in a different chronological place from the accounts in other Gospels.
What is a Sabbath? Should we keep it? How does that work today?

Discussion

Some discussion surrounding the make up of the Bible and how the books were constructed. Who was Luke written for and how that affects is contents. Context is key.

A long discussion followed about the Sabbath. Why is such a big deal made of it? Even in the ten commandments it seems to get more real estate than any of the other nine. We talked about the disappearance of a collective, national sabbath and whether or not the church should be doing anything to try and reverse this trend.

A large focus of discuss was on what it means for us to keep a Sabbath. Should we? Why? How? etc.

We didn’t get as far as chapter 17 so this will wait until next time.

Drinks consumed were: Guinness, 6x, and Landlord.