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A question about Jesus in Bethany
carol70:
I think we get the whole story in John 12:
Joh 12:1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was (who had died, whom He raised from the dead).
Joh 12:2 Then they made a supper there for Him. And Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those reclining with Him.
Joh 12:3 Then Mary took a pound of ointment of pure spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
Joh 12:4 Then said one of His disciples (Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who was to betray Him)
Joh 12:5 Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?
Joh 12:6 He said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and held the moneybag and carried the things put in.
Joh 12:7 Then Jesus said, Let her alone. She has kept this for the day of My burial.
Joh 12:8 For you have the poor with you always; but you do not always have Me.
Love and peace,
Carol
lilitalienboi16:
--- Quote from: carol70 on July 11, 2007, 08:13:00 PM ---I think we get the whole story in John 12:
Joh 12:1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was (who had died, whom He raised from the dead).
Joh 12:2 Then they made a supper there for Him. And Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those reclining with Him.
Joh 12:3 Then Mary took a pound of ointment of pure spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
Joh 12:4 Then said one of His disciples (Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who was to betray Him)
Joh 12:5 Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?
Joh 12:6 He said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and held the moneybag and carried the things put in.
Joh 12:7 Then Jesus said, Let her alone. She has kept this for the day of My burial.
Joh 12:8 For you have the poor with you always; but you do not always have Me.
Love and peace,
Carol
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OMG CAROl< YOU NAILED IT! HAHA THATS IT! Judas didn't care about the money for the poor, HE WANTED THE MONEY HIMSELF and so Jesus responded accordingly with love all the while defending marys act and keeping the money out of judas's hands, haha w00t.
God IS GOOD, yehaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Love you!
Alex
ciy:
Shmeggly,
I, too am in the wilderness, it can wear you down but know in your heart God does have you in the palm of His hand. Everything that is happeniing to you is tailor made just for you, so walk through that valley of the shadow.
I am not meaning for you to give your money to Ray Smith if you do not feel like giving. And this may be against the forum rules I was just using Ray as an example of the chosen or elect. Give where your heart leads, The word just leads me to believe that if we are going to give we should give to the elect.
CIY
YellowStone:
CIY,
I really like your reasoning; however, by what means are you going to use to measure who is or is not going to be a member of the elect.
Remember Christ said, do unto the least and you do unto him.
Mat 25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Mat 25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Mat 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Mat 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of the least of these, ye did [it] not to me.
Mat 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Just my thoughts, :)
In Christ with Love,
Darren
ciy:
Hello Darren
I am not saying to not give to others. We should esteem others above ourselves, but I believe the only way we can do that from the inside out so that is not from our righteousness is to give all we have to Christ first, our carnal goods and our spiritual goods. Only then will our giving to others be of God and not of our own good works.
I love the poor. I remember a W C Fields line in movie when he was explaining to his little grand daughter that he was like Robin Hood and that "He took from the rich and gave to the poor." She said "What poor, Grandpa?" And he said "Us poor." We are all the poor at some time in our journey. Maybe for long periods and maybe not.
And I love the scriptures you quoted and I agree it means the poor and others, but I believe the bigger meaning is spiritual.
Mat 25:43 I was a stranger (a believer in false doctrines), and ye took me not in: naked (not covered by the white garments of the spirit), and ye clothed me not: sick(in deep sin which is a deadly disease), and in prison (the bondage of Bablyon), and ye visited me not.
Thanks for pointing this out Darren.
CIY
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