One of the forgotten facts of the story of Jesus’ life is that he came from a profoundly dysfunctional family. ...No, this is not important. The biblical Genealogy of Jesus is indeed confusing, and there are apparent inconsistencies.the pastor of the church, took as his text the first 17 verses of the Gospel of Matthew, known as the genealogy of Jesus. Those verses, a long list of names that ties one generation to another, are often skipped over in favor of the story of Jesus’ birth. To the degree that they have any meaning at all, it’s usually because for Christians it establishes Jesus as the heir to the promises God made to Abraham and David.
But as the pastor pointed out, Jesus came down to us through broken families: “one generation begetting brokenness of another generation begetting brokenness of another generation begetting brokenness of another generation.” There were murderers, adulterers, prostitutes and people who committed incest, liars, schemers and idolaters.
This would only matter for claiming some Jewish authority, but Christians do not care about that.
Merry Christmas.
Update: Video about another NY Times essay
0:10 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE "NEW 0:11 YORK TIMES" FEATURED AN 0:13 INTERVIEW WITH PRINCETON 0:15 UNIVERSITY RELIGION PROFESSOR 0:18 ELAINE, IT'S TITLED CONVERSATION 0:20 ABOUT THE VIRGIN BIRTH THAT 0:22 MAYBE WASN'T. 0:22 IT FOCUSES ON PAYPAL'S 0:25 SUGGESTION THAT QUOTE JESUS 0:26 MIGHT HAVE BEEN FATHERED BY A 0:28 ROMAN SOLDIER POSSIBLY BY RAPE.A priest responds:
1:53 I RECENTLY INTERVIEWED JORDAN 1:54 PETERSON BE. 1:55 HE MAKES AN INTERESTING CASE 1:58 BIBLICAL STORIES WHERE YOU 1:59 BELIEVE OR NOT THEY ARE 2:00 FOUNDATIONAL TO A FREE SOCIETY. 2:02 WHAT WOULD THEIR LOSS MEAN AND 2:04 WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF WHAT THE 2:05 "NEW YORK TIMES" IS DOING? 2:06 >> YEAH, THIS IS AN ASSAULT ON 2:08 THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE OF WESTERN 2:11 CIVILIZATION, WHICH IS FOUNDED 2:12 ON THE BELIEF IN ONE GOD WHO 2:13 REVEALED HIMSELF IN HIS SON AND 2:15 THAT BROUGHT TO FULFILLMENT THE 2:17 PROCESSES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. 2:19 SO, WESTERN HISTORY IS FOUNDED 2:21 ON A GOOD GOD WHO IS JUST 2:25 CREATED MAN WITH A PURPOSE. 2:26 SINFUL MAN IS REDEEMED WHEN HE 2:28 ACTS VITTER YURESLY AND SEEKS 2:29 PARDON FROM GOD. 2:31 THE WHOLE CHRISTIAN ORDER 2:34 DEPENDS ON PERSONAL 2:35 RESPONSIBILITY AND ADHERENCE TO 2:37 THE TRUTH. 2:37 WE BELIEVE THAT GOD IS TRUTH AND 2:39 WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT TRUTH. 2:40 ALL OF THESE HISTORIANS LIKE PAGELS 2:43 WHO TRIED TO DESTROY 2:45 CHRISTIAN FOUNDATIONS BY MAKING 2:46 IT INTO MYTHOLOGY. NO THEY ARE 2:50 AGENTS AND PROPAGANDISTS. 2:52 CERTAINLY NOT HISTORIANS 2:54 AND DON'T DISPLAY THE SKEPTICISM 2:55 OF THEIR OWN THOUGHTS THAT THEY 2:57 WANT US TO DISPLAY ABOUT 2:59 RELIGION. 2:59 WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM?
2 comments:
By the modern definition of 'dysfunctional', EVERYBODY comes from a dysfunctional family, just go back far enough until you find someone you disagree with or object to common practice of what people once did without understanding context.
Anyone who thinks their family tree is spotless is either lying or woefully ignorant of their own family history. This also applies double for ANYONE with aristocratic heredity.
Yes, and Christians reject blaming people for what is in their family tree.
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