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So Jesus....

posted 2 years ago by flatissmooth 2 years ago by flatissmooth +20 / -1

Like, I feel like everyone has an idea of who he is. Sculpted or jagged and rough. But like.... What did Jesus Want? Is that really what we should be focused on? He is the way, so wanting what he wanted must be at least a facet?

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– IlIlIlIlIl 3 points 2 years ago +3 / -0

There’s a short book called What Does God Want that does a great job of answering these questions.

Here are some Bible verses that may help.

Acts 17:24-31 The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for

“‘In him we live and move and have our being’;

as even some of your own poets have said,

“‘For we are indeed his offspring.’

Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

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– flatissmooth [S] 2 points 2 years ago +2 / -0

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Did the Tree of Knowledge have anything to do with sin? Was the first Sin that we ate of the tree or that we "hid" from God? Is there a lesson in shame? Makes me think of damnation. What causes shame?

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– IlIlIlIlIl 3 points 2 years ago +3 / -0

Did the Tree of Knowledge have anything to do with sin?

Yes, eating of it was forbidden.

Was the first Sin that we ate of the tree or that we "hid" from God?

The eating occurred first.

Is there a lesson in shame? Makes me think of damnation.

Yes, the disobedience led to separation from God because the man and woman felt shame. They knew they disobeyed.

What causes shame?

A Bible Dictionary is a great resource to unpack the meaning in the ancient context. Here’s some of what Lexham has.

SHAME Feelings associated with (but not limited to) failure, public exposure, disgrace, embarrassment, social rejection, ridicule, and dishonor. How Was Shame Viewed in the Ancient World? Generally speaking, shame was a core value in the biblical world (Pilch, Introducing, 49). Greeks, Romans, and Judeans all considered shame to play a pivotal role in their cultures (Neyrey, “Shame of the Cross,” 115). This perspective can be difficult to understand in modern societies, where shame is largely regarded as a private problem. “Guilt” might better describe the corresponding modern value (Pilch, Introducing, 49).

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