tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post1224295255644943596..comments2024-03-21T03:45:48.679-05:00Comments on Enter the Rainbow: "Deeply Moved"Andy B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05944614269873479581noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-48727631954711269132008-03-11T00:21:00.000-05:002008-03-11T00:21:00.000-05:00I disagree with you and I don't know why. It may ...I disagree with you and I don't know why. It may be that I don't trust anyone over 30...(ha I made a funny). But I don't like the idea that God "allowed" him to die, like my 2nd grade teacher "allowed" me to go potty. What kind of God are we creating by using this language? Let us think outside the box...or in this case "the cave"..aren't I witty?<BR/><BR/>peace out<BR/>JustyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-13980835235547721032008-03-10T13:22:00.000-05:002008-03-10T13:22:00.000-05:00I hear you and I agree with you.That's why I did n...I hear you and I agree with you.<BR/><BR/>That's why I did not use the words "cause" or "want" or "willed" in my interpretation. I used the word "allowed." Clearly God's desire was that Lazarus live, but in order to accomplish this desire, it is apparent that Laz was allowed to die.Andy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05944614269873479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-52359445555865168772008-03-10T12:47:00.000-05:002008-03-10T12:47:00.000-05:00In this story God is about life…not death. The de...In this story God is about life…not death. The death of Lazarus, seems to be a fact of nature…not divinely willed. Jesus is assured that everything will be ok, that God is good and will bring life…even in death. <BR/><BR/>God is life, life so beautiful that it can dwell even in death. Death is something that happens because we are human, not because God wants people to die. This is a story of God entering the world, and transforming death. God doesn’t need to cause death in order to show that, we as humans cause enough death. Lazarus died because he was human. God was able to use humanity to show divinity. <BR/> <BR/>If I were Jesus I would be crying too, to know that something is happening that you don’t understand, he knew he had to trust in God, but how can anyone really know God’s full will. Did Jesus know “his father’s will” in all of this? He knew that something was going to happen, but I don’t know if he really knew everything that was going to happen. I again apologize if this ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>peace<BR/>JustyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-19273457037659786282008-03-10T12:02:00.000-05:002008-03-10T12:02:00.000-05:00JZ - How else can one interpret Jesus' decision to...JZ - How else can one interpret Jesus' decision to stay away from Lazarus for two days, even knowing that he was so sick? In making that decision, it sure looks like Jesus basically "allowed" Lazarus to die. As Mary and Martha both observe, if Jesus had been there sooner, Laz would not have died.Andy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05944614269873479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-47455895971892970412008-03-09T23:50:00.000-05:002008-03-09T23:50:00.000-05:00"And so in order to accoomplish his mission, he de..."And so in order to accoomplish his mission, he decided to reveal God's power through the death of Lazarus. He basically allowed Lazarus to die in order to make his point."<BR/>-AB<BR/><BR/>I take issue with this. Do you think that Jesus would really let someone die..i.e. kill someone in order to help others believe in God? He struggled with his own death, why would he do that to someone else? Not that pain isn't a part of life, but in saying that Jesus (God incarnate) let Lazarus die and created a time of pain for Lazarus' family and friends aren't you claiming that God gives us pain so that we may draw closer to God? Does a loving God do that??? Is it healthy to have the, "If God leads me to it...he will lead me through it" attitude. Is all or any suffering redemptive? Yet again...no answers on this end (which bugs me).<BR/><BR/>peace<BR/><BR/>The intern formally known as JZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-80755724113840340112008-03-07T12:02:00.000-06:002008-03-07T12:02:00.000-06:00It means....that generally I make very little sens...It means....that generally I make very little sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-24354645754983071922008-03-07T09:48:00.000-06:002008-03-07T09:48:00.000-06:00What does anonymous's last sentence mean? cbWhat does anonymous's last sentence mean? cbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-16982390274434599032008-03-06T13:41:00.000-06:002008-03-06T13:41:00.000-06:00People who study the body have tried for years to ...People who study the body have tried for years to anatomically figure out why we "leak from our eyes" when we get emotional...there is no "reason" for it. I would claim that tears are a movement of fluid in our bodies, and movement is a sign of change and it brings change. Tears happen when something changes to us...when we are all of a sudden happy, scared, sad. We are transitioning and moving in a healthy way. Tears are way of showing transition...a time of change is coming or is here and it is our bodies way of helping us do go through it. Of course he is showing emotion. His life is changing so quickly. maybe this is silly, but it is your fault for reading it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com