Thursday, December 4, 2008

Jesus draws and repels

The thing that I was struck the most by is how Jesus is attractive to some while others find him as a threat and try to get rid of him.

I see Jesus being attractive through the way that crowds gather to him Luke 5:1, 15,19,29 6:17. We also see in these two chapters that Jesus attracts fishermen and tax collectors to be his disciples, and that the leper, paralytic, and man with the shriveled hand. Jesus also attracts questions from Johns disciples.

Jesus is seen as a threat to the Pharisees as seen in his dealings with the paralytic, and when he heals on the Sabbath. The Pharisees even try to look for ways to get rid of him 6:7.

What is it that causes Jesus to be so attractive and why is he attractive to some by not others? How are we attracted to Jesus or how do we see him as a threat?

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