DISCIPLESHIP AND TOLERANCE
Reading Time: 2 minutes Introduction After the revelation of Jesus’ identity as the Messiah of God; after Jesus’ explanation of the implication of his being the anointed One of God; and after listing the conditions of being his disciple (cf. Luke 9:18–24), Jesus heads to Jerusalem, the final destination of his mission and the locus (place) where his mission will be consummated (cf. Luke 9:51). Therefore, with the solemn formula now it happened that as the days drew near for him to be taken up, he resolutely turned his…