The truth is that Jesus is the God that is.
How many times have you heard that Jesus was deeply moved, or felt great compassion for those who were crying because of Lazarus' death?
John 11:32-3732When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."
33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. 34"Where have you laid him?" he asked.
"Come and see, Lord," they replied.35Jesus wept.
36Then the Jews said, "See how he loved him!"
37But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?
The Lord Our God surely is compassionate but the words here about Him being "deeply moved" are about anger, agitation, and indignation than they are not compassion. Death is the "last enemy" 1 Cor 15:26 and the Lord God was angered by death. We shouldn't be so quick to agree with those who refused to see Him for Who He is.
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I'm sitting here at the Airport waiting to board a plane that will take me to my best friend's son's funeral.
It would be hard to hide that my thoughts are not all joyous right now.
Yet, I have confidence in the Lord and I'm sure the little guy is with Him even now. In that I will rejoice, no matter what my heart wants to do.
Kev
Hi Kev-
It sounds like he was young.
I'm sure it will mean a great deal to the family that you will be there.
I agree with your assessment of Jesus' motive. There's a lot to ponder in there.
JanH
How is this statement:
the words here about Him being "deeply moved" are about anger, agitation, and indignation than they are not compassion. Death is the "last enemy" 1 Cor 15:26 and the Lord God was angered by death.
anything other than the writer trying to force Jesus to be the god that the writer wants him to be? You may be right, but the problem with orthodoxy is that it is always defined by men (and women), not by the direct voice of God -- at least since Sinai.
It is not me forcing because it is what the word means. Check Strongs or Thayer you will see.
I'm not sure how you connect orthodoxy in your last paragraph to what I wrote.
Kev
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