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Correction-it is Mary Magdelene the EX-prostitute. Jesus knew
that His blood was shed for her sins and she was now clean. The point is why did
He add- "for I have not yet returned to the Father".? Prostitue or not what does
that have to do it? Are not all men & women unclean because of the sinful
nature that we are born into or are some cleaner than others?
Its only by His righteousness that we can enter into the
kingdom. Not by our "righteous works". We have to receive it as a free gift, not
one that can be earned. If we could earn it then He didn't need to come and die.
It is a very good question and I don't have an answer for it-
I guess thats one for when we get there.
Bob Simons
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to
prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer.
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 5:42
PM
Subject: Re: [RR] Resurrection
Question
In a message dated 4/1/2002 4:55:45 PM
Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
All,
I found something today in my Bible that I was
wondering about. This might be something for the pastor to preach on
sometime.
In John 20:17 NIV Jesus tells Marry "Do not hold on to me, for
I have not yet returned to the Father." Other text says "Do not touch me".
In Luke 20:39 NIV Jesus says "Look at my hands and feet. It is I
myself. Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see I
have."
Once more in John 20:27 NIV Jesus says" Put your finger here; see
my hands. Reach out your hand and put in my side. Stop doubting and belive."
If Jesus didn't allow Marry to touch Him; Why would He allow those who
doubted to touch HIm?
Later,
Noel"Spirit Rider"Bell
This is the same type of Bible reading that makes
anything possible when reading the Bible. One takes part of a verse and
uses it to point out a purpose. There are two contexts that you must
look at
1. The cultural context
2.
The literary context
Basically you
completly ignored the second one completly.
Mary that you are speaking
of is not his mother (just so the people who haven't run to their Bibles are
not confused). It is Mary Magdelene, the prostitute.
The
complete verse is
John 20:17 Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for
I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell
them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.' "
The King James Version says "touch me not" but every other version
says, "do not hold onto me" or "do not cling to me"
So the answer
comes down to this. The question has no real point once you examine the
problem. Jesus told Mary Magdelene not to cling to him, but tell his
disciples that he was alive. The other was to tell Thomas, that if he
needed that much to believe then he would do it.
XkeithX
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