5 things i dig about jesus
So I have been tagged over at Calacirian. A meme (whatever that is) has been started to identify a list of 5 things you dig about Jesus. So I am supposed to list them and tag 5 more folks… (who then, if you would be so kind would then leave a link to this old post in their list and so on…).
Okay here I go, 5 things I dig about Jesus…
- 1. I like that Jesus overcame the power of His day through weakness (and demonstrated his power in weakness - through serving, healing, suffering, and dying).
- 2. I am completely caught up in the paradox of Jesus and His teaching (strength through weakness, living by dying, leading by serving, be first by being last, love your enemies) - He didn’t just teach it, he lived it.
- 3. Well I hinted at it (okay I flat out said it, but it bears repeating) - I dig that Jesus didn’t come merely teaching a philosophy or sermonizing to hear himself - Jesus modeled and lived consistently what came out of his mouth. Jesus was a complete message - attitude, lifestyle, actions, and words all converged in a beautiful symphony ushering in His Kingdom on earth.
- 4. I dig that Jesus lived a balanced life - one that took time for feasting and fasting; action and rest; ministry and solitude; laughter and tears; time hanging with friends and time for the lost, least and last; time for worship and time for serving; time with His heavenly Father and time blessing little kids… Jesus was so together, so perfectly balanced, so whole and always present in the moment for whatever was taking place.
- 5. I dig that Jesus is love. Love embodied. This quote has been attributed to Napoleon (don’t know if it is true)… but it gets at why I dig Jesus (the Prince of Peace).
“Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and myself founded empires; but what foundation did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded an empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for Him.” - Napoleon
so now I tag, the follow - what are 5 things you dig about Jesus, Hmmmm?
Dan Mayes
Friar Tuck
Mark Riddle
Monty the Nazarene!
Rustin Smith
and one more… Brian Eberly
Looking forward to seeing each of these reasons!!
I dig that human beings have a story with a first Adam, and then, a second one. It’s the grand restart, renew, reboot.
Love it … I knew yours would be fascinating!
thanks for the tag!
Great list!
Wow, good post. I will blog on this on Wednesday. Thanks Doug.
Excellent. I’ll talk about this soon.
Thanks!
Doug,
A very good post and a very nice blog! I will be back.
thanks Jim! Appreciate you stopping by and seeing the digs here.
5. I dig the fact that Jesus acted as a prophetic voice, calling out to people on the margins of society and giving them hope and meaning, and calling out to the powers and structures of society giving them much needed critique.
4. I dig that Jesus understood and craftily used satire. Borg and Crossan compare Jesus’ not-so-triumphal-entry parade to the parade of Pilate (The Last Week, p 1-30) and show his entry as a satire, a mocking of sorts, directed to the Roman oppressors.
3. I dig that although Jesus stood for dramatic social revolution, he did so while continuously rejecting violence in all its forms, even retaliatory violence.
2. I dig that we don’t have any pictures of Jesus. I mean, we all know that Jesus was not a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Swede (the picture that’s hanging in most of our churches). But the fact that he lived in a time when cameras were not around gives us the ability to relate Jesus to any society, any people(s), anywhere. Jesus can become real, relevant, and incarnate to all peoples, a task that would be limited if we had pictures. Check out this old article from Popular Mechanics.
1. I dig that Jesus has confused millions of people over 21 centuries. We keep reading the same words, and we keep misunderstanding. I think Andy Warhol is translucent green with envy.
thanks for the link!
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Beautiful. Thanks for letting me know.