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stryder wrote on Jul 10 th, 2016 at 6:30pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Jul 7 th, 2016 at 11:07pm: stryder wrote on Jul 7 th, 2016 at 11:01pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Jul 7 th, 2016 at 10:50pm: stryder wrote on Jul 7 th, 2016 at 10:47pm: second example
John 2:1-12English Standard Version (ESV)
The Wedding at Cana 2 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Again, it's not an example of hostility. Where is the aggression? I think from those example, it does give a sense of some hostility between jesus and his family. example 3 Matthew 12:46-50New International Version (NIV) Jesus’ Mother and Brothers 46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” 48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” So in your mind, when a person sets boundaries, they're being hostile and aggressive. Okkkkkayyyyy. Matthew 10:35-38New International Version (NIV) 35 For I have come to turn “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law— a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household. “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.Matthew contains examples of Jesus' general attitude towards family relationships and doesn't sound positive. The problem is though Matthew was written a good 50 years after the crucifixion so we have no real account of the Nazarene's view of his family. As a conscientious Jew however he would have held his family in good stead. It's widely accepted that his brother James was one of the 12 Apostles and his brother Judas (or Jude) is considered to be the author of the Epistle of Jude, though Catholics, who believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary disagree. Following the death of his step father Joseph the Nazarene would have cared for his mother's wellbeing. He would be unlikely to turn her away.
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