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What did you learn about Jesus` background that stands out or surprises you?

What stands-out is the uncanny ability Jesus had of not being intimidated by the negative forces he encountered in His times. Put simply, he just pressed-on.What surprises is the length at which the religious leaders of the day could go to stain Jesus and eventually have him crucified.

By: Murithi Magiri
Category: Life of Jesus - First Century Context of Palestine (Israel)

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The Lowly - How Jesus valued them

First to Jesus everyone belongs to God. What Jesus endeavoured to show, according to me is that though the society segments us in different aspects after all we are all the same. And this augments the fact that Jesus really believed that the people we brand lowly are actually very valuable. We derive also a very important that judgement only belongs to God. We should not judge by their class, we never know what lies in them and neither do we how we can significantly change there lifes. Jesus knew this to well. Image a morale-booster he was to the tax gatherers and sinners, for them to know after all someone accepts them. What a lesson was it for the disciples to learn that the innocence is heavenly. The lesson of being a servant first tells all. I think the cliche you have to serve before you can lead stems from this. I would believe the more lowly you get sometimes the better for your learning. You simply cant learn when you are the top. The poor woman who so little Jesus says she give the biggest. Why is that?? the lowly are more valuable because they give with their hearts and not in a showcase tell-it-to-all of the society`s top. What a relieve was it for the Samaritan woman to learn she can be appreciated even by a Jew. I tend to think there existed the kind of animosity we see between the Arab world and Israel.Imagine a people from two nations shaking hands freely. What a scenario? And that what exactly Jesus wanted to show. I wish we could genuinely draw lessons from His exploits today.

By: Murithi Magiri
Category: Brief Life Summary: Who Was Jesus Christ?

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Does Jesus believe lowly people are valuable? How valuable?

yes he does believe. examplesA. Certainly there was nothing special about his parents. Joseph, of course, was thought to be the father of Jesus. No one knew about the virgin conception of Mary by the Holy Spirit. Neither Joseph nor Mary had anything about them that would make them stand out. They were not famous or wealthy. They were ordinary folks who blended in the masses of people. Joseph was a simple carpenter and Mary was just a young mother. B. And the place of Jesus' birth certainly points to it being a lowly event. He was not born in the large, bustling city of Jerusalem, which was the capital of Israel, but in an insignificant little town called Bethlehem¨six miles southwest of the imposing city of Jerusalem. Not only was he not born in a palace, but he was born in a stable where animals were sheltered. C. It's true of course that angels appeared to shepherds as they watched their flocks by night, but shepherds themselves were looked down upon as those having a lowly profession. The angels did not appear to anyone important. And besides no one else saw or heard what they did. Jesus' birth was uneventful. because of his humble beggining he consders lowly peopleas important. Lowly things usually are not considered to be very important. Certainly lowly things are not powerful or important. And many lowly things are not worthy of praise. Downtown at Pioneer Square or at the waterfront there might be lowly people in lowly situations who might be pitied, but they are not worthy of praise. While there may be exceptions, generally, the words lowly and praise don't go together. But the Christmas story is different. In this story we truly hear about Lowly Events that Are Worthy of Praise.

By: lucy gachanja
Category: Jesus Befriending and Promoting the Lowly

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