Jesus, diluted, compromised…

 

10.02.2023:

Jesus, diluted, compromised…

The name Jesus was suggested to Joseph by ‘an angel of the Lord… you shall call his name Jesus…’ (Mt 1:20-21). Luke says that it was the angel Gabriel, sent to Mary from God, said (a virgin, betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph… and her name was), ‘… you shall call his name Jesus.’ (1:26-31; 2:21). Even the title written by Pilate and put on the cross read, ‘Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.’ (Jn 19:19).

 

As for Christ, the first reference is found in Mt 1:1, introducing the genealogy of Jesus Christ… On the query of the wise men from the East, Herod inquired where the Christ was to be born. (2:4; Mk 1:1). And to Jesus’ question to his disciples, ‘who do you say that I am? Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ…’ (Mt 16:16). At the death of Lazarus, meeting Jesus on the way Martha conversed with Jesus in which to his claim that he was the resurrection and the life she professed her faith that Jesus was the Christ. (Jn 11:27).

After crucifying Jesus, the rulers scoffed at him, saying, ‘He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God…’ (Lk 23:35). John rather concludes his gospel saying why it was written: ‘…that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ…’ (Jn 20:31). Peter, standing with the eleven said, ‘God has made him both Lord and Christ…’ (Acts 2:36) ‘But Saul…confounded the Jews…by proving that Jesus was the Christ.’ (9:22)

 

The crucified Jesus triumphantly rose into Christ when at last he submitted, ‘Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit’ (Lk 23:46), even after crying rather in desperation, ‘My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?’ (Mk 15:34). This indeed was the resurrection, and not after seeing him not in the tomb the next day of his burial.

 

The gospels deal with the life and teachings Jesus which was conveniently side-lined to project the Christ who was said to have risen after the burial of Jesus for the purpose of founding a church as against the natural growth of the ‘Way’ which Saul went all the way to destroy it… 

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