a late night pondering... We are accustomed to hearing the death of Jesus and events leading up to it described as his passion, and we assume this refers only to suffering. But it is more accurate to say that his passion had to do with the revelation of God that consumed him. Justice was his passion. Healing was his passion. Gathering up the last, the least, and the lost and helping them to stand up straight in a world that kept them permanently bent over was his passion. For this passion he suffered, of course, and yet we must never assume that such suffering was part of the plan and purpose of God, lest we give divine sanction to all violence. In fact if Jesus came only to save us by dying for us, then for what purpose did he teach his disciples? ~ Robin R. Meyers Saving Jesus from the Church
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 03:04:48 +0000
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