Comments on: Why would Jesus weep? — part 2 http://www.yehaveheard.com/2010/02/why-would-jesus-weep-part-2/ Myths Christians believe, debunked logically, lovingly, and (best of all) Biblically. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:50:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ethan http://www.yehaveheard.com/2010/02/why-would-jesus-weep-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Ethan Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:19:45 +0000 http://www.yehaveheard.com/?p=255#comment-223 Nicely done sir! In my youth I thought Jesus wept out of compassion with Martha and company, displaying the human side of Himself. As I got older I began to believe that perhaps He was weeping because of the seeming hopelessness of the human condition; we were not designed for what was happening. We're mired, nay, <em>saturated</em> in death, decay, and sin, and we're poor fools who are suffering of our own accord, ignorance, and rebellion. But your column and the comments above are making me rethink along different paths. Keep em' coming! :)  Nicely done sir! In my youth I thought Jesus wept out of compassion with Martha and company, displaying the human side of Himself. As I got older I began to believe that perhaps He was weeping because of the seeming hopelessness of the human condition; we were not designed for what was happening. We’re mired, nay, saturated in death, decay, and sin, and we’re poor fools who are suffering of our own accord, ignorance, and rebellion. But your column and the comments above are making me rethink along different paths. Keep em’ coming! :)  

]]> By: Timothy Stone http://www.yehaveheard.com/2010/02/why-would-jesus-weep-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Timothy Stone Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:01:55 +0000 http://www.yehaveheard.com/?p=255#comment-158 Excellent thoughts, Stephen. I saw some of my own reasons touched on, so that's good to see that my theories are shared sometimes. ;) :) It doesn't mean we're right, but that I'm not necessarily a crazy loner. ;) I think an area that I commented on in the last section, and you also touched on in here, is that God does what is best for us, but He isn't nonchalantly doing it all. He cares. He doesn't care in that lovey-dovey way, but in a way of a God Who knows what is best for us, and is not capricious. He does care about the pain we suffer with in life. I would love, and indeed am asking, if you can do a post to talk about this. A lot of people go too are in the lovey-dovery direction, and others go too far in portraying God as a cold, calculating almost capricious being. Some balance is good. I really enjoyed the piece, brother. Great job. God bless. Excellent thoughts, Stephen. I saw some of my own reasons touched on, so that’s good to see that my theories are shared sometimes. ;) :) It doesn’t mean we’re right, but that I’m not necessarily a crazy loner. ;)
I think an area that I commented on in the last section, and you also touched on in here, is that God does what is best for us, but He isn’t nonchalantly doing it all. He cares. He doesn’t care in that lovey-dovey way, but in a way of a God Who knows what is best for us, and is not capricious. He does care about the pain we suffer with in life. I would love, and indeed am asking, if you can do a post to talk about this. A lot of people go too are in the lovey-dovery direction, and others go too far in portraying God as a cold, calculating almost capricious being. Some balance is good.
I really enjoyed the piece, brother. Great job. God bless.

]]> By: Lisa Karam http://www.yehaveheard.com/2010/02/why-would-jesus-weep-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Lisa Karam Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:41:20 +0000 http://www.yehaveheard.com/?p=255#comment-156 Yes, this is what I have heard Adam say. Jesus was weeping over their lack of faith. And He stayed away that long so that those He dearly loved - Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, along with the others who were there, would really believe that He was the Resurrection and the Life. Yes, this is what I have heard Adam say. Jesus was weeping over their lack of faith. And He stayed away that long so that those He dearly loved – Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, along with the others who were there, would really believe that He was the Resurrection and the Life.

]]> By: pastorway http://www.yehaveheard.com/2010/02/why-would-jesus-weep-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-155 pastorway Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:26:47 +0000 http://www.yehaveheard.com/?p=255#comment-155 Good thoughts. I covered this in a series of devotionals I wrote several years ago through Hebrews 11, in a section focused on "others who were raised." The Scripture uses words that tell us that Jesus wept more out of irritation than grief! You are right that it was not weeping over the fact that Lazarus had died. He was weeping in response to the lack of faith in the crowd and in Lazarus' own family. He was also weeping because of the reason behind death itself - sin. You can read my thoughts on the passage from John 11 here at my old blog: <a href="http://pastorway.blogspot.com/2006/04/others-who-were-raised-part-3.html" rel="nofollow">http://pastorway.blogspot.com/2006/04/others-who-were-raised-part-3.html</a> ~pastorway Good thoughts. I covered this in a series of devotionals I wrote several years ago through Hebrews 11, in a section focused on “others who were raised.” The Scripture uses words that tell us that Jesus wept more out of irritation than grief! You are right that it was not weeping over the fact that Lazarus had died. He was weeping in response to the lack of faith in the crowd and in Lazarus’ own family. He was also weeping because of the reason behind death itself – sin.

You can read my thoughts on the passage from John 11 here at my old blog: http://pastorway.blogspot.com/2006/04/others-who-were-raised-part-3.html

~pastorway

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