I know that Easter is the central part of Christianity. However, it could not have happened without the Incarnation. That God should choose to join our “club” is a very powerful celebrity endorsement.
That we can be bold to say, “Our Father,” makes that prayer all the more important. Christians say that prayer thousands of times since they are little children. It would do us good to stop and think about the words instead of just mouthing them in church on Sunday.
I’ll add one verse here as well: “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father who is in heaven." (Mat 18:10 ) ♥♥♥
When I took over as the manager of a group, I gave them my biography: it was a two page narrative and a very informal resume. I asked the group to do the same for me. I wanted to know their backgrounds and get to know a bit about them personally.
My biography starts with, “Born in a humble log cabin in Brooklyn, New York, I studied electrical engineering by the fireside …”
One of my staff started his as, “I started off as a child …”
Jesus’ biography could start the same way. He did not arrive on the scene in full-glory. In fact, there was hardly anything glorious about his life at all.
He was born into what could be considered a working-class family in a land under Roman occupation. Judea was considered to be the cesspool of the Empire. The Romans considered themselves to be superior to their subjects so Jesus was a second-class subject in his own land. I avoided the term second-class citizen. As a Roman citizen, Jesus would have had at least some civil liberties as a mere Jew, he had none.
That’s kind of how I interpret the Gospels: what was Jesus trying to say at the time and does it still make sense today? Would Jesus have been arrested for vagrancy? Would he have been deported? He certainly was an embarrassment to the establishment who wished he would just “go away.” He and his followers made the ruling Jewish class (collaborators with the Romans) uncomfortable just being around. The party in power considered themselves to be better than him and purer than him and had “the law” on their side and so they looked down on him and HIS people with scorn.
Yeah, I’d say most of what he had to say is still relevant.
FreyjaRN Premium Member 19 days ago
Well reasoned.
Darned onion ninjas.
rossevrymn 19 days ago
Wow!!!! It’s like Gabby could deliver a wonderful sermon. Can she consecrate a host?:
dflak 19 days ago
I know that Easter is the central part of Christianity. However, it could not have happened without the Incarnation. That God should choose to join our “club” is a very powerful celebrity endorsement.
That we can be bold to say, “Our Father,” makes that prayer all the more important. Christians say that prayer thousands of times since they are little children. It would do us good to stop and think about the words instead of just mouthing them in church on Sunday.
ladykat 19 days ago
True, Brother Leo. Protecting all children should be the core of all faiths.
DuskyPaws 19 days ago
I’ll add one verse here as well: “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father who is in heaven." (Mat 18:10 ) ♥♥♥
dflak 17 days ago
When I took over as the manager of a group, I gave them my biography: it was a two page narrative and a very informal resume. I asked the group to do the same for me. I wanted to know their backgrounds and get to know a bit about them personally.
My biography starts with, “Born in a humble log cabin in Brooklyn, New York, I studied electrical engineering by the fireside …”
One of my staff started his as, “I started off as a child …”
Jesus’ biography could start the same way. He did not arrive on the scene in full-glory. In fact, there was hardly anything glorious about his life at all.
He was born into what could be considered a working-class family in a land under Roman occupation. Judea was considered to be the cesspool of the Empire. The Romans considered themselves to be superior to their subjects so Jesus was a second-class subject in his own land. I avoided the term second-class citizen. As a Roman citizen, Jesus would have had at least some civil liberties as a mere Jew, he had none.
That’s kind of how I interpret the Gospels: what was Jesus trying to say at the time and does it still make sense today? Would Jesus have been arrested for vagrancy? Would he have been deported? He certainly was an embarrassment to the establishment who wished he would just “go away.” He and his followers made the ruling Jewish class (collaborators with the Romans) uncomfortable just being around. The party in power considered themselves to be better than him and purer than him and had “the law” on their side and so they looked down on him and HIS people with scorn.
Yeah, I’d say most of what he had to say is still relevant.