Monday, May 11, 2009

Jesus' Ignorance

If you haven't yet subscribed to Dr. Scott Murray's Memorial Moments (daily devotions) you are missing one of the most well written, thoughtful and inspiring devotions available. Today's devotion discusses Jesus' Ignorance and deals with a question that is repeatedly asked in Bible classes. Here is a portion of his comments:

Jesus' "ignorance" can be properly understood in several different ways. First, according to His human nature, Jesus, like us, would have had no knowledge of the hidden mysteries of that day and hour. Jesus did not fully use his divine power of omniscience keeping it in decorous and humble control in service to His mission to save us poor sinners. He did not lust to look into those things closed to us humans, even though He had access by right of His full divinity to know what we must not. His omniscience was quiescent, kept within the bounds set by our need. So it is that His indestructible life is offered unto death. He does not put into action His immortality upon the cross but truly dies in the mystery of the cross. So Jesus out of love for us does not know what He knows.

Second, the Father has intentionally hidden this from us, not only to keep us ignorant like a blind man is ignorant of the color of the sunset, but also that we should not concern ourselves about this time or fret unnecessarily about this last epiphany of our Lord when He comes in fearsome judgment. We are to be prepared every day through watchful faith. We are not to dabble in empty speculation about the precise date of "that day." So Jesus, not only refuses to look into this knowledge in His earthly ministry, but upon His resurrection declines to inform the disciples about His knowledge as He in His resurrected glory is now exercising His divine power and authority. The disciples, upon His resurrection see greater glimpses of His refulgent glory now shining forth which leads them now to ask about the days and seasons. It is then that He refuses to tell them what they need not know. He however, does not now indicate that He is unaware of the Father's plan, for He knows it full well, but just declines to tell them. And that should be enough for us.

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Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Making Torture safe, Legal and Rare

I hesitate to post this but it's too good not to pass on!

Making Torture safe, Legal and Rare

http://www.osvdailytake.com/2009/05/making-torture-safe-legal-and-rare.html