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Does Jesus believe lowly people are valuable? How valuable?

Yes He does, they are very valuable. When you read Jesus' teachings and He talks about the persons who are poor, marginalize, those who are mistreated and are ignored it is quite obvious that they are treasured by Jesus.Â The widow who put in all she had, she gave more than the wealthy.Â Lowly people are more appreciative of Jesus, they depend on Him because there is no one else who understands and cares, no one who will take the time to love and deliver them.Â He is not in the world of me, myself and I, orÂ in the fast lane, HeÂ patiently listens and delivers. My brothers and sisters who are lowly we are valuable to Jesus and even much more so as long as we follow His commands.Â Â

By: Margie Whyte-Dennis
Category: Befriending and Promoting the Lowly

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Why did JesusÂ´ penalty for "sin" need to include physical and emotional pain - why not just spiritual separation from God?

Jesus' penalty for sin included physical and emotional pain because as humans the sins that we commit daily is deserving of both physical and emotional cleansing.Â Jesus had to suffer in both these ways to completely prepare those of us who put our trust and belief in Him as our only way by which we can obtain forgiveness and a place in the heavenly home which He has prepared for all believers.Â He cameÂ in human form, He experienced temptation, disbelief, lack of love, betrayal, pain, hurt, death,Â all theÂ facets of being human and He had to completely ridÂ himself and us of all these burdensome ills.Â He suffered and died so that we can be freed from sin. Thank you Jesus and forgive us. Amen.Â Â

By: Margie Whyte-Dennis
Category: Timeline & Words - Final Hours of Execution

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"Was Jesus trying to incite his death (eg. temple cleansing, accusation of leaders?)

I don't think Jesus was trying to incite His death, He was only doing what He was ordained to do.Â Jesus is all knowing, remember He said John 8: 58 “I tell you the truth”, Jesus said, “before Adam was born, I AM.” so He knows all things. He had a task to accomplish which included teaching, healing, raising the dead and to perform all the miraculous things that He did and of course clearing the Temple before His final transistion.Â Jesus knew before hand what was happening on earth before He even took on human form and He knew exactly what He had to accomplish before His time of crucifiction.Â He had to select persons who will follow His instructions to continue shepherding His flock when He returned to His Heavenly home.Â Persons who would follow His teachings, who were willing to endure hardships for the Word. His task was to, as we say, speak the truth and in doing so He would inevitable encounter persons who would want to kill Him. The things He said and did especially for the persons who were marginalized, poor, in need which made a whole multitude of persons follow Him would irk anyone who is jealous of His popularity, angry at His Â accusationsÂ and have ambitious desires, who sees their hold over people, society and even properties diminishing.Â He showed and taught love, compassion, kindness, faith, hope belief in the one True God. He did not come to change the law but to fulfill them and of course to offer us who believe in Him a place in the heavenly home which He has gone to prepare for us who accept Him.Â Therefore He knew without a doubt what His cruel ordeal would be like, He saw it being inflicted on persons and this was the only way for Him to save, forgive and take us out of bondage.

By: Margie Whyte-Dennis
Category: Timeline - Final 1 Week

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