Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’ Matthew 21:12-13
So Ya Jesus was known to flip a few tables.
I have often pondered the notion of a young Jesus growing up ina carpenter's shop. And how strange that must've been since there are no trees that grow there in the desert. No lumberyard to go get your lumber from. Did they walk all the way to Lebanon and get cedar? Maybe they had a donkey with a cart?
I'm no expert in the language, but I've heard it explained that the word rendered "carpenter" could in fact mean that, but it would also mean whatever building trade was appropriate. And in that region at that time things were built out of stone. So my boss is a Jewish Mason? This makes a lot more sense, and goes along with many Scriptures. He is the stone that the builders rejected, for example ...
Now, have you ever seen a wimpy mason? Have you worked with masons? I have.
All of a sudden I’m amused by the thought of Jesus lying there getting nailed to the cross and critiquing the technique of the soldiers hammering in the nails.
peepsunderthebed, the Church has misunderstood the word "meek," and mistaken it for "weak." Many also teach that it's synonym for humble. No, if it meant humble we wouldn't need another word.
Meekness is what happens when we humbler our OWN will, and the Divine energy of the Father moves through us; risen with Christ. An example of this would be the shortest verse in the Bible, "Jesus wept." Immediately before raising Lazarus from the dead. There's your meek! Weak? NO!
Yes, no second cheek when protecting the lord. I was explaining that to churchgoers for long time. No unprovoked violence but when defending the Lord have no fucking mercy!! You shall not pass mooslambs
Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’ Matthew 21:12-13 So Ya Jesus was known to flip a few tables.
Dude was a carpenter. When was the last time you saw a wimpy carpenter?
fat50, here's an interesting thought for you:
I have often pondered the notion of a young Jesus growing up ina carpenter's shop. And how strange that must've been since there are no trees that grow there in the desert. No lumberyard to go get your lumber from. Did they walk all the way to Lebanon and get cedar? Maybe they had a donkey with a cart?
I'm no expert in the language, but I've heard it explained that the word rendered "carpenter" could in fact mean that, but it would also mean whatever building trade was appropriate. And in that region at that time things were built out of stone. So my boss is a Jewish Mason? This makes a lot more sense, and goes along with many Scriptures. He is the stone that the builders rejected, for example ...
Now, have you ever seen a wimpy mason? Have you worked with masons? I have.
Yes. I used to be a metal fabricator. Worked with all sorts on construction projects.
Either way - mason or carpenter - Jesus was probably buff.
All of a sudden I’m amused by the thought of Jesus lying there getting nailed to the cross and critiquing the technique of the soldiers hammering in the nails.
peepsunderthebed, the Church has misunderstood the word "meek," and mistaken it for "weak." Many also teach that it's synonym for humble. No, if it meant humble we wouldn't need another word.
Meekness is what happens when we humbler our OWN will, and the Divine energy of the Father moves through us; risen with Christ. An example of this would be the shortest verse in the Bible, "Jesus wept." Immediately before raising Lazarus from the dead. There's your meek! Weak? NO!
Yes, no second cheek when protecting the lord. I was explaining that to churchgoers for long time. No unprovoked violence but when defending the Lord have no fucking mercy!! You shall not pass mooslambs