November 02, 2007 If Jesus was at dinner with "morally upright" religious leaders today, what might he say they are doing wrong?
I think that much would be said about the loose morals in some churches, how we strive to be accepted in a politically correct world when we should concentrate on delivering Gods word in the unwashed form. And perhaps settle for a local church that folks can walk to with their families rather than a mega church that requires a motor vehicle and a car park to attend. We also need Him to explain why we should not shoot our wounded leadership but rather nurse them back to spiritual health.
By: eddie webb - November 02, 2007 - Public Category: Six Woes
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November 02, 2007 What things can you look at to have a good eye (lamp), and thus fill your life with light instead of darkness?
I find that my eyes wander to the things of man, so keeping an eye on the word helps with those things. I also find that my eyes sometimes sees green, and I fix that by counting my blessings and looking at how little others have. Often I see the darker side of men including myself so I try to focus on that which is good in all of us and that, we are told is God alone.
By: eddie webb - November 02, 2007 - Public Category: The Lamp of the Body (1) Comments
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November 02, 2007 Did Jesus feel he had performed enough miracles (signs) to convince the people to follow or listen to Jesus?
I don't think that Jesus was specifically saying these things to either limit or release more miracles, but it would seem that He is frustrated with the attitude of the people listening and so draws a comparison to the folly of mans "wisdom" and the lack of their state of repentance. Both of these lessons would have been understood by the people of the time because they were old testament teachings. It could also be argued that as Jonah is a "type" of Christ there is perhaps far more to be understood than this passage would first suppose.
By: eddie webb - November 02, 2007 - Public Category: The Sign of Jonah
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November 02, 2007 Why did Jesus´ penalty for "sin" need to include physical and emotional pain - why not just spiritual separation from God?
Sin, showed the position of mans heart towards God, however the consequences of that sin is not only eternal seperation from God but also leads to emotional and physical problems for all mankind. I believe that as our "goel", Jesus, had to suffer the exact same consequences as we would have had to suffer in order to be our kindsman redeemer. This would then place us in the position that we are currently blessed with, namely that Christ was killed in our place yet He was innocent of any sin, unlike us.
By: eddie webb - November 02, 2007 - Public Category: Timeline & Words - Final Hours of Execution
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November 01, 2007 "Was Jesus trying to incite his death (eg. temple cleansing, accusation of leaders?)
No, I do not think that He was trying to incite His death however as God He knew that things had to come to pass to fulfill the scriptures and glorify the Father. We can see all of the "noteable aspects" in prophecy (o.t).
By: eddie webb - November 01, 2007 - Public Category: Timeline - Final 1 Week
