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1 | Why change order of commandments? | Deut 5:21 | Reformer Joe | 32354 | ||
Ah, yes. Well, technically, it is a violation of the First Commandment, not the second, in saying that Mary is bossing an otherwise reluctant God the Son around regarding His redemptive work. I wouldn't classify this as idolotry, however. --Joe! |
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2 | Why change order of commandments? | Deut 5:21 | David B | 32489 | ||
I'm not sure whether you meant to or not, but this response really got me thinking about the incredible wonder of the Incarnation. Perhaps we all cringe (I did) at your choice of words: "Mary is bossing an otherwise reluctant God the Son", yet there's something of a marvelous mystery here that awes me. The Son of God "made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death . . ." You know, He endured far worse than the "bossing" of a Jewish Mother (who, we all agree, loved Him very much.) But He *really* became a little Child. And little children are commanded to obey their parents. And He became a Man. And even grown men are commanded to honor their mother and father. And don't we believe He did that better than any man ever has? No doubt that makes our God look pretty silly to those who find the Incarnation a scandal -- those who don't believe. But I do believe -- and fall down in awe before Him. Praise be Jesus Christ! David |
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3 | Why change order of commandments? | Deut 5:21 | Reformer Joe | 32501 | ||
It is the implication that Jesus was reluctant to begin His ministry that I find so offensive..the idea that Mary had to "jump-start" it. That is reading far too much into the text, making it to be a proof-text for an extrabiblical idea that arose from human tradition. --Joe! |
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