I am reading Matthew..the first of four accounts of the life of Jesus.
II am astounded by His radical views,His call to holiness,His rebuke of all who would twist the will of God. no guru of love..all,,no need for repentance ,God loves us gobbledygook I see things I never saw before. He did profess to fulfill the prophecy told to Abraham,that all the families of the earth would be blessed...I don't think even his closest friends really focused on it,any more than they did on His death burial and resurrection. It was absurd.it was...too much,too big.They were focused on Israel,and the Kingdom,in the here and now He called out religious authorities, called them whitened sepulchres. He actually did not call out the secular government,but said,render unto Caesar what is Caesars and unto God what is God's. Called out the practice of a separate Temple coinage..making money off of all those who sought to worship God. He called out the institution of divorce..For God made them male and female at the beginning...and they shall be one flesh.that Moses instituted procedures for divorce because of the hardness of your hearts. that just puts the whole marriage,sex and gender question in a whole different light than our. Current society. And immediately follows that with and discussion of eunuchs.those born that way ,made that way by man,or choosing it..whether physically or,as I believe voluntarily through celibacy, He was aware of those born different,of those forced into it,and those who chose it Such people do have the ability to seek God.Not by declaring God wrong and seeking to overturn the Godly plan for sex and family. .This man preached righteousness He preached searching the heart,not just the public proof of sin.He preached the Law was...Love God,and love your neighbor.what does that mean? Not stealing,not lying ,not coveting,not harming.mercy,and not sacrifice. we consider lies slander and gossip as normal behavior these days He saw us all,He died for all,and mourned those who would refuse Him. But He also said all behaviors and thoughts would be judged.that none were righteous enough,on their own. He brought the Kingdom of Heaven to Israel,and the world. We, gentile and jew, killed him for it. take up your crosses,my fellow Christians ,and follow Him. |
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