Monday, May 29, 2006

Jesus Married to Mary Magdalene?

No, say some people in Japan, he was married to a Japanese girl named Miyuko.

This phenomenon, is further proof that some, if not most, people prefer a Jesus Who marries and lives to a ripe old age than deal with the realities of His cross and resurrection. And it isn't just because we're suckers for "happily ever after" fairy tales either!
  • A crucified Savior Who never sinned demonstrates the depths of human sin and how desperately we need saving. We can't save ourselves and that threatens our human egotism, as well as our unwillingness to admit that we have sin.
  • A risen Savior demonstrates that Jesus is bigger than we are and we chafe under the thought that there's Someone bigger than we are to Who we're accountable.

(Thanks to John Schroeder for linking to this post.)

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