Comments on: WWJT – 3/2/2010 – Reading Luke 13:1-9 http://theholyapostles.com/2010/02/27/wwjt-322010-reading-luke-131-9/ What was Jesus Thinking? Sat, 01 May 2010 15:19:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: George http://theholyapostles.com/2010/02/27/wwjt-322010-reading-luke-131-9/comment-page-1/#comment-99 George Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:44:33 +0000 http://theholyapostles.com/?p=422#comment-99 ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it." ...and love it! ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.”

…and love it!

]]> By: harper http://theholyapostles.com/2010/02/27/wwjt-322010-reading-luke-131-9/comment-page-1/#comment-98 harper Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:19:34 +0000 http://theholyapostles.com/?p=422#comment-98 Our bible study group decided that Luke 13: 3 and 5 were not phrases Jesus would have said. They were added by others wishing to get some other point across. Jesus was about love and equality and didn't threaten his followers with death and/or torture. The parable of the fruitless fig tree is an example of His forgiving grace....."ok, let's give it another year to bear fruit." ......we figured if another year went by without figs the gardener will come up with another concoction for another year's time. The bible is not a tool to threaten, but a gift for learning. Even though our beloved George was working instead of studying with us this week...we invoked his favorite saying at the end of our discussion....."listen to what Jesus is saying, it's all about spreading the love!" Our bible study group decided that Luke 13: 3 and 5 were not phrases Jesus would have said. They were added by others wishing to get some other point across. Jesus was about love and equality and didn’t threaten his followers with death and/or torture.
The parable of the fruitless fig tree is an example of His forgiving grace…..”ok, let’s give it another year to bear fruit.” ……we figured if another year went by without figs the gardener will come up with another concoction for another year’s time.
The bible is not a tool to threaten, but a gift for learning. Even though our beloved George was working instead of studying with us this week…we invoked his favorite saying at the end of our discussion…..”listen to what Jesus is saying, it’s all about spreading the love!”

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