Today,
reply is on recognizing the spiritual themes provided by the ministry
of Jesus Christ that appear within most Bible accounts. Always
uppermost are such content as sinners receiving rebirth whereby they
will exist as children of GOD and joint heirs with Jesus Christ; the
Incarnation of divinity; the permanent change and transformation of
mankind to be life companions of immortal, incorruptible divinity;
believers displaying the character, nature and substance of Jesus (we
say, Christ-likeness); final judgment; the resurrection of Jesus
following his death on the cross; and eternal life. A
fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” public forum on Religion and
Spirituality who uses the ID “Anonymous” (no profile is shown)
posted the following:
Why
did Jesus tell Judas not to give money to poor people?
Mary
took a litre of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard
and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the
house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
Then
Judas the Iscariot, one of his disciples, and the one who would
betray him, said, "Why was this oil not sold for three hundred
days' wages and given to the poor?"
Jesus
said, "Leave her alone. Let her keep this for the day of my
burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have
me." John 12:5
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: For whatsoever things were written aforetime were
written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the
scriptures might have hope. (Romans 15: 4, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: GOD Is With Us (03/15/2019); Called “The Anointed
One” (05/08/2018); Not A Financial Transaction (01/28/2018); The
Answer From GOD (05/19/2017); Laws Favoring the Poor? (03/06/2017);
Warnings Against Forgetting GOD? (02/16/2017); Anointed, Consecrated
and Installed (08/04/2016); The Practice of Forgiveness (07/03/2016);
Anointed? (04/28/2014); No More “Mr. Nice Guy”? (04/29/2014)
“Anonymous”,
there are multiple streams of sacred knowledge and eternal
purpose that flow together in the single account of Jesus Christ
being anointed by a woman while the Savior was a guest in the home of
a Pharisee. The thinking of a developing believer must go beyond the
elements that are carnal, material, and social. Insisting that the
demands of covenant law be exalted, many of the Pharisees became
expert advocates of “the law and the prophets” without
acknowledging the Spirit of Prophecy (we also say, the Comforter; the
Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit; the Spirit of Truth). The people were
encouraged to be indifferent to the events, promises, and
requirements recorded as prophecy. His coming death on the cross
through crucifixion was increasingly a recurring theme of Jesus’
private discourse with his apostles; however, Christ continued to be
constrained in how much he could say by the process of revelation
that required discovery, gradual growth, and perception through
operations by the Spirit. Acting to display love, and obeying the
promptings of the Holy Spirit, the woman correctly acknowledged Jesus
to be Messiah and the One Sent from GOD to fulfill the Scriptures
describing his death as the Lamb of Sacrifice. The primary goal and
objective of Christ appearing was not a deliverance of Israel from
Roman culture, government, and politics like that provided to
separate the 12 tribes from Egypt; nor was the Anointed One to usher
in a new “golden age” wherein Israel would receive prosperity,
riches and wealth. In the same way mortality and death are aspects
of the life process for mankind, poverty is to continue as a
challenge and condition that calls forth gratitude, humility,
lovingkindness, respect to GOD, and unselfish service. Consider
again the following that uses language from the Bible:
1.
Matthew 16: 13-17, King James Version (KJV): 13 When Jesus came
into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying,
Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say
that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others,
Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom
say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the
Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said
unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath
not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
2.
Luke 6: 30-38, KJV: 30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and
of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 31 And
as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for
sinners also love those that love them. 33 And if ye do good to them
which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even
the same. 34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to
receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to
receive as much again. 35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and
lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and
ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the
unthankful and to the evil. 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as
your Father also is merciful. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be
judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye
shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good
measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall
men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete
withal it shall be measured to you again.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 3. Luke 7: 44-50, KJV: 44 And
he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I
entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but
she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the
hairs of her head. 45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since
the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 46 My head with
oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with
ointment. 47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many,
are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven,
the same loveth little. 48 And he said unto her, Thy
sins are forgiven. 49 And they that sat at meat with him began to
say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 50 And
he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.) Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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