If Jesus is the Answer......

[moicherie]

Yes, He is the answer to every problem.

So your best friend tells you that her husband is beating her up and what should she do? You tell her Jesus is the answer.... okay

 

[StormyOne]

Yes, He is the answer to every problem.

a person's son is on crystal meth, is stealing from his parents to support his habit, he is endangering his mother and the rest of the family...... to that family you tell them "Jesus is the answer?"

a family's daughter has been sexually abused by a trusted family friend and elder in the church....... to that daughter and family you tell them Jesus is the answer?

Is that what we are saying?

 

[freeindeed2]

a person's son is on crystal meth, is stealing from his parents to support his habit, he is endangering his mother and the rest of the family...... to that family you tell them "Jesus is the answer?"

a family's daughter has been sexually abused by a trusted family friend and elder in the church....... to that daughter and family you tell them Jesus is the answer?

Is that what we are saying?

How would Jesus not be the answer? Isn't he the Master Healer? Misrepresenting him in the name of religion doesn't make him the offender. He is love (agape). Doesn't love (God) play the major role in helping those who have been abused in the name of religion too?

 

[Eila]

So your best friend tells you that her husband is beating her up and what should she do? You tell her Jesus is the answer.... okay

She will find wisdom and strength in Jesus. He will show her what to do and give her the strength to do it.

a person's son is on crystal meth, is stealing from his parents to support his habit, he is endangering his mother and the rest of the family...... to that family you tell them "Jesus is the answer?"

Yes, the son needs Jesus. Jesus will also give the family what they need to deal with this situation.

a family's daughter has been sexually abused by a trusted family friend and elder in the church....... to that daughter and family you tell them Jesus is the answer?

Is that what we are saying?

Yes, healing for the daughter and family is found in Jesus.

 

[moicherie]

She will find wisdom and strength in Jesus. He will show her what to do and give her the strength to do it.



Yes, the son needs Jesus. Jesus will also give the family what they need to deal with this situation.



Yes, healing for the daughter and family is found in Jesus.

And then we go to church and sing 'Your the only Jesus some will ever see'..... and yet we pass the buck to Him.....Perhaps the next time I see someone needs medical attention of some sort I should go up to them and tell them Jesus is the answer rather than call 999. Why bother help people on a practical lever just tell them Jesus is the answer and our job is done then its up to Him....

 

[freeindeed2]

And then we go to church and sing 'Your the only Jesus some will ever see'..... and yet we pass the buck to Him.....Perhaps the next time I see someone needs medical attention of some sort I should go up to them and tell them Jesus is the answer rather than call 999. Why bother help people on a practical lever just tell them Jesus is the answer and our job is done then its up to Him....

That's why love is the foundation. He IS love, and Christians are commanded to LOVE, which still translates into Jesus (LOVE) being the answer.

 

[moicherie]

That's why love is the foundation. He IS love, and Christians are commanded to LOVE, which still translates into Jesus (LOVE) being the answer.

In the book of Acts Peter told the crippled beggar by the church Jesus is the answer and kept stepping........... oops no of course not He healed the man. IOW he added his words to the man with actions, but sometimes actions comes before the words.

 

[Eila]

And then we go to church and sing 'Your the only Jesus some will ever see'..... and yet we pass the buck to Him.....Perhaps the next time I see someone needs medical attention of some sort I should go up to them and tell them Jesus is the answer rather than call 999. Why bother help people on a practical lever just tell them Jesus is the answer and our job is done then its up to Him....

Perhaps I misunderstood your point. Because there are practical aspects to situations doesn't mean we should neglect to do those things. I guess I took practical actions as a given.

Christ put His love in us. When we act in love toward others it is Jesus acting through us. We may be the vessel He uses to demonstrate His love and goodness to the world.

So I guess I am saying - yes act to help these people, pray for these people. But the source of our actions to help and to pray is because Jesus is the answer. Jesus lives in us and works through us.

 

[Eila]

In the book of Acts Peter told the crippled beggar by the church Jesus is the answer and kept stepping........... oops no of course not He healed the man. IOW he added his words to the man with actions, but sometimes actions comes before the words.

The healing wasn't from his own power, but Jesus working through Peter. Jesus was the answer to the crippled begger. Peter was exercising the love that God had given him. Without Jesus the man would still be crippled.

 

[freeindeed2]

In the book of Acts Peter told the crippled beggar by the church Jesus is the answer and kept stepping........... oops no of course not He healed the man. IOW he added his words to the man with actions, but sometimes actions comes before the words.

Love is an action.

 

[moicherie]

The healing wasn't from his own power, but Jesus working through Peter. Jesus was the answer to the crippled begger. Peter was exercising the love that God had given him. Without Jesus the man would still be crippled.

So in essence telling people Jesus is the answer of is not answer showing people Jesus is the answer is the real answer...

 

[Eila]

So in essence telling people Jesus is the answer of is not answer showing people Jesus is the answer is the real answer...

I think both are important.

 

[honorthesabbath]

This answer can have different questions

1. Who is the solution to the sin question
2. Who was born of Mary and had Joseph as a step father and lived in Palestine and was born around 4B.C (ok thats a stretch-lol)

3. What was the name of the fellow whose death we celebrated come Easter time?

See one answer, so many potential questions

Just for clarification, I think that Easter SUNDAY is the celebration of the RESURRECTION, not the death of Christ.