[CS-FSLUG] Puzzles in the Life of Christ

[davidm at hisfeet.net]

Do you really think that *as a man* Jesus knew all those things in advance?
Of course He was/is God, but as a man upon the earth (and as a child upon
the earth) it seems clear to me that His divine knowledge was not always
available to his human mind."...yet learned He obedience...." for
instance. And He "grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and
man.

It seems to mew that He was limited (or limited himself) to the same
resources that we have: (namely scripture, and the guidance of the Holy
Spirit) when it comes to understanding the workings and will of God.
Dave


> As I was typing up an answer, I was realizing my thoughts may not be
> quite what you were thinking of.  Were you looking for things that
> "make you go hmm?" or things that could nearly break one's faith?
> Most of my examples are "things that make you go Hmmm."
>
> I have a number of things that Christ did that I did not find
> simple.  Some of them have been somewhat of a challenge to me, but I
> would not really question it.  Usually when I ponder something
> enough, I had come up with an answer that worked for me...  I tend to
> think that many of the things that make me go "Hmmmm" are, like
> parables, put there to help weed out those who are interested from
> those who are just glossing over it.  If you throw some thought into
> understanding them, it helps draw our hearts and minds closer to His.
>
> Here are a few ones I have found interesting.
>
> I thought it was interesting that an all-knowing God responded, when
> the woman with internal bleeding stealithy touched His garment, by
> asking, "Who touched me" when He knew fully well who did it.  There
> were quite a number of times when Christ answered in a way that
> seemed to answer in such a way as He did not know what His listener's
> hearts were, though the results from the meeting showed He did.  The
> reasons He answered this way differ from meeting to meeting, and I
> find them interesting to work through.
>
> I thought it was interesting that, knowing that He would get shoved
> over to a cliff and nearly thrown over when He went to his home town,
> that He went to his home-town and talked to the people there anyway.
>
> I thought it was interesting that, even though He healed many people,
> He left at least one un-healed, that Peter and John ran into later in
> Acts 3:6 (that famous time that we have the song about, "Silver and
> gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee...  He went walking
> and leaping...")  The cripple had been crippled from birth and
> carried to the city gate every day, so he was probably sitting there
> one time when Christ was passing through.  (Jesus went through that
> gate a few times)
>
> In the Mark 11 version of where Jesus clears out the Temple, a few
> verses earlier we have:
> ^"11 And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he
> had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out
> to Bethany with the twelve."
> Then, a few verses later He returns to the temple and throws people
> out of it.  So His throwing people out of the temple was a
> premeditated act.  Ok.  So we know it was premeditated because He
> knew they would be there from before the beginning of time.  But He
> deliberately choose not to deal with it when "it was late in the
> day."  Was this because He was tired?  Because there were not enough
> vendors that day?  Or because He just wanted to have enough energy to
> overturn tables with a little more vigor?
>
> How about His sleeping in the boat when the storm came up.  He knew
> what His disciples were going to face, but He gave them opportunity
> to face their fears, to try their hardest to do it on their own,
> etc.  He waited until they came to Him before He responded.  When
> should we help someone who has not asked for help, and when should we
> offer it in advance?
>
> I am sure I could come up with some other interesting stories that I
> have thought about...
>
>      - Tim Young
>
> On 10/13/2012 8:23 PM, Ed Hurst wrote:
>> Listmembers, I'm working on a project with some other folks. Our task
>> is taking a stab at addressing moments in the Gospel narratives where
>> people find puzzling something Jesus said or did. Would any of you care
>> to suggest a few examples?
>>
>
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