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1 | Jesus wept !... did Jesus ever laugh? | Luke 10:21 | DocTrinsograce | 147389 | ||
All literature requires us to use our imagination. A modern writer might say, "As Joe caught sight of her, he grinned and waved." Here, the writer is not telling us what Joe was feeling, only what he did. We have to use our imagination, based on what we know of people in general and Joe in particular, to infer his emotional state. Rejoice that God gave you an imagination to properly fill in the gaps. :-) Without it, we'd live in a pretty bland world! In Him, Doc |
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2 | Jesus wept !... did Jesus ever laugh? | Luke 10:21 | calmrage | 147390 | ||
I agree.. However, "Jesus wept" was plain and simple. Like I said before, As the Bible describes, it seems like we catch Jesus's suffering and saddness more than his happiness. | ||||||
3 | Jesus wept !... did Jesus ever laugh? | Luke 10:21 | DocTrinsograce | 147391 | ||
Dear CalmRage, I understand what you are saying. Part of that may simply be a factor of the incredibly difficult work that Christ came to perform. As believers, we know the continuous struggle against sin, the sadness we feel when men refuse to believe, and the despair we experience when they redouble their efforts in the wrong direction. We also live in a day and age that seems to want to overemphasize putting on a happy face no matter what. Quite contrary to what James tells us in James 4:9! The old Puritans used to talk about "the gift of tears." However, contemplate that passage in Zephaniah. Also, remember that in Matthew 25:23 and elsewhere we are told that glory will be continuous joy in the Lord. In Him, Doc PS Maybe it would help to change your screen name to JoyPeace, or IntenseLove, or HyperHope! :-) |
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