CRU Update

This week at CRU, we continued to look at the Gospel of Luke. The aim of this book is to provide an orderly account of Jesus’s life and eventually provide certainty for Jesus’s life, death and eventual resurrection. After a brief prayer, Joseph Allan gave the Bible reading on Luke1:5-25 and Rev Benn investigated the passage deeper.

The passage began with verses 5-7 discussing the historic ruling period of King Herod and thus providing historical context and validity to the text, noting down the priestly division of Zechariah. These historical figures indicate that the entire passage can be trusted, as during the time period when this gospel was written it is likely that many of the events the gospel describes could have been cross-referenced.

As the passage goes on, it becomes clear that Zechariah and Elizabeth will have a baby due to the angel Gabriel’s message, but Zechariah irrationally does not place trust in God, despite the appearance of the angel. This leads to God silencing Zechariah until his son is born, yet God’s mercy is still prominent throughout – as he provides a baby to the elderly Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth. Notably, Elizabeth is far more trusting of God as is shown in verse 25, in contrast to Zechariah’s actions. This passage of Luke not only gives historical context and proof to the validity of the book of Luke, but also reminds people that we can trust in God’s word.

Moving forward, we will have Junior CRU (Years 7 to 8) on Thursday lunchtimes and Senior CRU (Years 9 to 11) on Friday lunchtimes. CRU is an amazing opportunity to learn more about the Christian faith and delve deeper into learning about the Bible. Whether you are already Christian or interested in learning more, CRU is a great way to investigate some of the core questions in life through a Christian lens over a sausage sandwich and a soft drink.

Jayden Pan
Year 10