East Ridge Pres

Luke 14:12-14 [Jesus] said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” Is Jesus concerned about wedding feasts? Or once a year festivals? Is he concerned about in modern language: dinner parties. Or inviting someone over for supper? What he says certainly applies to hospitality, but many other activities as well. He says give to those who will give nothing back in return. Give without desiring any return payment. The crippled, the lame, and the blind were the poorest of the poor. Those who would be unable to feed anyone else or have anyone over to their house for dinner. They are the example of a person who will not be able to return the favor. Or give s