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Gina Tillotson-Cordy's avatar

Amen!

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DiLoreto's avatar

Fair enough, Jesus didn’t really call upon governments to do anything at all.

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Jeremy D. Scott's avatar

Indeed. And why, if we really want to seek a civic-political stance from Jesus, I lean toward theological postliberalism/narrative theology. (Not that I'm completely sure we should seek any civic-political stance from Jesus. But our culture continues to demand it on all sides. Not helpful.)

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DiLoreto's avatar

I mainly bring this up because part of me, coming from another angle, LIKES thinking of this as a non-metaphorical anecdote about Jesus being hangry

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Jeremy D. Scott's avatar

Yeah, me too.

That post is here: https://www.jesusdaily.life/p/a-hangry-savior

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DiLoreto's avatar

Ha you said it perfectly.

Funny too the little dramatic differences in Matthew vs. Mark in terms of how instantaneous the withering is.

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DiLoreto's avatar

lol sorry I have no idea why I’m commenting on the wrong thread

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DiLoreto's avatar

It sure does demand it. I still need to wrap myself around the theological postliberalism

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