John 1:1-14
All Things Are Made Thru Jesus
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Luke 7:18-35
Jesus Talking to John the Baptist's Messengers
18 John’s disciples told him about all these things. Calling two of them,19 he sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”
20 When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’”
21 At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. 22 So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. 23 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”
24 After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 25 If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces. 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written:
“‘I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way before you.’
28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
29 (All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John. 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
31 Jesus went on to say, “To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other:
“‘We played the pipe for you,
and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
and you did not cry.’
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ 35 But wisdom is proved right by all her children.”
All things were made through Jesus...And He is full of grace and truth and love for all people...
Society should be all of us, but it is not or so it seems...I would say that those who are meek, poor in spirit, and the outcast are less close to a society connection...I believe that the further one is down in society's ladder, the less connection they have with society...So, the meek, the poor in spirit, and the outcast turn more inward and more toward those who are like them...They look at society differently than those who have the where with all and follow society type ways...And maybe these groups are closer to God, too...Jesus, too, looks at societies different than those of His time, and even today...As one reads the gospels, we learn that Jesus sees we should love everyone in society, no matter their color, their status, and their problems...Jesus teaches us to love everyone and to spread His gospel to everyone...
God certainly in the Bible lets us know that He helped the blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who had leprosy were cured, the deaf heard again, some of the dead were raised, and the good news was preached to the poor by Jesus...As Jesus told some friends and disciples of John the Baptist, He was there to help the down trodden and the outcasts in society...So those limited by society and limited by their own culture were the ones that Jesus went to and taught...Jesus tried to society in that respect, and is still trying to change that...And that is that we love all our neighbors...His great teachings showed us, and still show us that the greatest of all the virtues is love...Love for everyone...And He shows this throughout His ministry and life, and shows us how He completely understands human behavior, human understanding, and societies in depth...And He should, because all things were and are made through Him...