His dad said we could!
Genesis 1:29
(For certain definitions of “food”)
I think modern sensibilities are credulous when it comes to Biblical ‘incense’. Humans like to get twisted, it’s in our very make up, we created civilization in part in order to brew beer. Don’t think for a second a relaxed Middle Eastern dude at the center of the worlds trade routes wouldn’t partake now or didn’t then.
Who would blame them? What did they do for entertainment, or was entertainment even allowed?
God may or may not exist, but there certainly was a dude in Jerusalem 1 AD who went by Jesus of Nazareth who was also well known for ‘burning bushes’.
Maybe innocent/blasphemous jokes are really all we have. If Jesus was a person then he had faults, or at least perceived faults. Those would have been pushed to the back or forgotten entirely by fans of the man, much less adherents to a faith he started and his being as a living god.
Maybe if you want to convince others to do something you’ll say god wants what you want, so better to keep the fine print vague.
‘What would Jesus do?’ or ‘Walking in Jesus’ path’ would be simpler if he was described tho.
Jesus is sitting on your couch…
“Do you mind taking your sandals off if you’re going to put your feet up on the coffee table?”
Yeah, that is so easy to escape from armed soldiers.
Yeah, and so did Judas, if the venue had been changed, Judas would have simply told them the new venue.
Not the sort of Miracles He did. healing, water to wine, etc.
“I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet”
-Luke 7:44
- He was Jesus.
- You left out the rest of the sentence…“at the last minute”.
- Please, give us the definitive list of what miracles Jesus could and could not pull off. Personally I think healing, bringing people back from the dead, driving out demons, walking on water etc. pretty much establishes that something very minor in comparison like escaping guards would have been child’s play for him.
Exactly.
Sounds like Airey Neave > Jesus.
George Smiley > Jesus.
Chuck Norris > Jesus.
Out of curiosity, do you take John 8:59 to be miraculous or mundane?
It doesnt take a miracle to hide.
Still, the part about And Then Going Through The Midst Of Them, right after they were ready to stone him, seems pretty nifty.
“Jeezus Jesus, nobody talks that anymore. It’s the more formal “you” instead. And if you really need a shower, you’re welcome to it. There’s towels in the hall closet. But no turning water into wine while you bathe! You’ll stain the tile!”
- Precognition
- Flight. Didn’t he fly to the top of a mountain to fight the devil?
no, that was Gandalf
Jesus only fights Gandalf in the books of the Apocrypha. No mention of Gandalf in the King James version.
He went by Olórin in the Old Testimate.
That sounds like a guess.