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"Jesus seeing their thoughts:" Witham points out that by showing that he knew their hidden thoughts, and by healing the man, which confirmed his words, he afforded them proof of his divine power. [1] In Mark's gospel he adds that Jesus "knew in His Spirit." Lapide notes that, "this was not because another revealed to Him the thoughts and ...
Hoskyns and Lightfoot both support the idea that Jesus as a gardener is a metaphor relating to the Garden of Eden. That Mary easily mistakes Jesus for a common labourer adds detail to why she has failed to recognize him. It seems to contradict the notion that Jesus' body was horribly mangled by the crucifixion.
Some men came carrying a paralyzed man but could not get inside, so they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and then lowered the man down. When Jesus saw how faithful they had been, he said to the paralyzed man, "Son, your sins are forgiven." Some of the teachers of the law interpreted this as blasphemy, since God alone can forgive sins.
The first person, after several other attempts at tackling the subject, who broadly and thoroughly questioned the mental health of Jesus was French psychologist Charles Binet-Sanglé, the chief physician of Paris and author of a four-volume work La Folie de Jésus (The Madness of Jesus, 1908–1915).
Kazantzakis argues in the novel's preface that by facing and conquering all of man's weaknesses, Jesus struggled to do God's will without ever giving in to the temptations of the flesh. The novel advances the argument that, had Jesus succumbed to any such temptation, especially the opportunity to save himself from the cross, his life would have ...
He interrupted the man and began to talk about the limitations of his own faith. Mere belief, he knew, wouldn’t be enough to keep him from using again. “It’s hard to say, man,” Hamm told the others. “We’re all addicts. We all have these behaviors. It’s just, turn your will and your life over to the care of my God and put in the ...
“He's a master at the tuna fish salad. Anybody that tries to replicate, it doesn't come even close,” Camila continued, cautious to share all the tricks to Matthew’s trade.
Make love not war; Man does not live by bread alone; Man proposes, heaven disposes; Manners maketh man; Many a little makes a mickle; Many a mickle makes a muckle; Many a true word is spoken in jest; Many hands make light work; March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb; Marriages are made in heaven [16] [17] [18]