Comments on: Jesus is Brilliant- Part 2 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/jesus-is-brilliant-part-2 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:11:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Fred http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/jesus-is-brilliant-part-2#comment-2744 Fred Fri, 02 May 2008 17:30:26 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/?p=324#comment-2744 It's not original to me. I got that from a video series titled "In the Dust of the Rabbi". It’s not original to me. I got that from a video series titled “In the Dust of the Rabbi”.

]]> By: John Frye http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/jesus-is-brilliant-part-2#comment-2743 John Frye Fri, 02 May 2008 14:26:05 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/?p=324#comment-2743 Fred, How did I miss that?! What a great observation. :) Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Fred,
How did I miss that?! What a great observation. :) Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

]]> By: Fred http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/jesus-is-brilliant-part-2#comment-2742 Fred Fri, 02 May 2008 14:00:33 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/?p=324#comment-2742 Not only did Jesus say give to Caesar this coin, but give God your life, he also said "give to CAESAR what is his, but give to GOD what is His", stating unequivocably that Caesar was NOT God. Not only did Jesus say give to Caesar this coin, but give God your life, he also said “give to CAESAR what is his, but give to GOD what is His”, stating unequivocably that Caesar was NOT God.

]]> By: John http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/jesus-is-brilliant-part-2#comment-2740 John Thu, 01 May 2008 18:14:58 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/?p=324#comment-2740 Z-man, Do I detect a little anti-determinist, anti-predestinarian cynicism in the above comment? :) Jesus was a sheer genius. '57 (wannabe) Chevy-man Z-man,
Do I detect a little anti-determinist, anti-predestinarian cynicism in the above comment? :)
Jesus was a sheer genius.
‘57 (wannabe) Chevy-man

]]> By: Zman http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/jesus-is-brilliant-part-2#comment-2739 Zman Thu, 01 May 2008 18:04:53 +0000 http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/?p=324#comment-2739 Brilliant, sure...but the deck was stacked in His favor. In fact, He did the stacking. After all, didn't He predestine that Caesar would have coins with his own image on them? And didn't He predestine that the Jews would have to pay Roman taxes, with Roman coins? And didn't he predestine that the Jewish faith would define such a practice to be odolatrous? And didn't He predestine that the Pharisees would force Him to choose? Answering a question cleverly is quite easy when the question, answer and seemingly tricky scenario were in reality all devised ahead of time, to the finest detail, by one and the same person....right? ;-) Brilliant, sure…but the deck was stacked in His favor. In fact, He did the stacking. After all, didn’t He predestine that Caesar would have coins with his own image on them? And didn’t He predestine that the Jews would have to pay Roman taxes, with Roman coins? And didn’t he predestine that the Jewish faith would define such a practice to be odolatrous? And didn’t He predestine that the Pharisees would force Him to choose?

Answering a question cleverly is quite easy when the question, answer and seemingly tricky scenario were in reality all devised ahead of time, to the finest detail, by one and the same person….right?

;-)

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