tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13398617.post114201555092401984..comments2023-05-15T05:30:09.187-05:00Comments on The Bishop's Jiggy Musings: An Interesting VerseThe Bishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15533076310508817820noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13398617.post-1142890920008238862006-03-20T15:42:00.000-06:002006-03-20T15:42:00.000-06:00It's also helpful to read a couple different versi...It's also helpful to read a couple different versions of this passage to determine what was being discussed here in Mark 8. Last time I checked, Christ wasn't some random magician that did party tricks to entertain people or prove His power. Christ didn't entertain Satan with any random miracles when He was being tempted, so why would he do so for the Pharisees? Christ only performed <I>(I don't like this word)</I> miracles when it helped others because He loved them, not to prove Himself. Sad thing is, history continues to repeat itself and people still ask the same question...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13398617.post-1142289486488535132006-03-13T16:38:00.000-06:002006-03-13T16:38:00.000-06:00In John's account of the feeding of the 5000 they ...In John's account of the feeding of the 5000 they ask for a sign as well but they connect to Moses feeding the Israelites in the wilderness for 40. I think what they are saying is, "That's a nice little trick you have there. When are you going to do something on a grand scale." They were looking at him to provide physical salvation from the Romans. Since he had performed this sign, he is giving us clues that he is the messiah. End the speculation, Jesus, give us the sign that we should believe that you are the one.<BR/>(Or some such...)Bill Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121117922676676023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13398617.post-1142016160194744242006-03-10T12:42:00.000-06:002006-03-10T12:42:00.000-06:00The ten million dollar question for all of us Chri...The ten million dollar question for all of us Christ followers, Bishop. But as in my current study of Ecclesiastes, "there is nothing new under the son." Look back to the Israelites of the OT. They have God there in their presence leading them every step of the way out of Egypt. The first time it gets hard or Moses leaves them for a little bit they start doing something stupid and forget about God. They complain about not having food and God sends mannah and then they complain about that...then God sends quail. <BR/><BR/>For some reason we figure out in our finite wisdom that what we want to do is infinitely better than what God would have us to do. I ran across the quote this week from Earnst Easly that says, "It doesn't matter who you please if you displease God and it doesn't matter who you displease if you please God!"<BR/><BR/>Oh that I could do a better job of doing that!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Good luck and Good night<BR/><BR/>Chris Walls (Dr. Kirkpatrick's Systematic Theology class Spring 1996...your back row buddy)Chris Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084608789841317126noreply@blogger.com