John 11:35
Why did Jesus weep?
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12 comments:
Perhaps He was crying because he knew that Lazarus had suffered. Even if I could bring my own children back from the dead, I would still weep if one of them was abducted, assaulted, and killed.
I suppose however, most people say He cried because of their unbelief.
Out of sorrow for humanity in general.
Lazarus would be raised, but death had not yet been defeated. Men and women would continue to know the curse of death.
Every Blessing in Christ
Matthew
He had a genuine love for Lazuras and family--He had empathy for the angst that the sisters and family were experiencing. He truly entered into the human experience (kenosis Phil 2:5-8); and I think this is an amazing expression of that reality.
I think this beautifully demonstrates our Lord, a MAN of sorrows acquainted with grief.
Thnx for this question, Jim!
In Christ,
Bobby
Thanks gentlemen for your comments. I hope to share my own thoughts soon on this one.
Come on folks, please leave a comment here on your thoughts.
God bless!
He was distressed over the human condition. He was sad.
Rose~
Could you be a bit more specific?
Well, He created this world. He had seen in His mind's eye, what we were meant to be ... had sin not entered. Here, he was encountering the tragedy of sin: death. He wept.
Truly he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.
He was truly God, and He was truly a man ... the theanthropos, the beautiful hypostatic union.
Thank you for making me think of the great uniqueness of His being just now, Jim.
... that He would stoop to our level ... and weep for all of us, even one of us, ... what a wonder!
Thanks Rose~
Our human compassions are but a shadow of the divine love Christ has for each one of us.
God bless,
Jim
Bhedr,
I think you may be on the right track here. Could you expound on those thoughts a bit more?
God bless,
Jim
Bhedr,
Thanks for your thoughts...I would agree that we spurn God's love numerous times. Yet He still loves and continues to love, what a marvelous saviour we have.
I think one thing that really grieved His heart was their lack of belief in Him being God in the flesh. They had seen His miracles and still doubted His ability to raise Lazarus from the dead.
Thanks again for your thoughts.
In Christ,
Jim
Bhedr,
I truly think unbelief is the greatest sin we can have. It is this that prevents the sinners from experiencing forgiveness and salvation. It also prevents the saint from seeing the depths of God's riches and supply.
God bless,
Jim
He paid a debt He didn't owe!
We owe a debt we couldn't pay!
I will take His mercy on this one.
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