Heavy Truths - Luke 14:25-35

Jesus inserts the hard truth of being a disciple between the previous parable that describes faulty presumptions of salvation by association and five more parables addressing salvation from a variety of perspectives. This section is part of Jesus’ radical turn toward His culminating work on earth in Jerusalem. The context of humanity’s faithlessness, their rejection of Jesus’ visitation, their ignorance of His significance, and their misunderstanding of His Kingdom provide the framework for these salvation teachings. They also provide those God lovers with wobbly faith an understanding of just what salvation is, which fulfills Luke’s purpose of steadying their faith.