Letters of John, abbreviation John, three New Testament writings, all composed sometime around 100 CE and traditionally attributed to St. John the Apostle, son of Zebedee and disciple of Jesus. The author of the first letter is not identified, but the writer of the second and third calls himself “presbyter” (elder). Though the question of authorship has been much discussed, the language and contents of the three letters suggest a common source.
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When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his 'proper place' and will stay in it.
Jesus asks a pointed question: “Where are the other nine?” Before we judge those other nine as outrageous ingrates, I hope you’ll let me take a small flight of fancy and speculate why the other nine did not return to give thanks.
1. Perhaps the first one thought that his disease just suddenly got better on its own and so there was no one to thank but his lucky stars.
2. Perhaps the second one thanked the priests for proclaiming him clean, but he never made the connection between Jesus’ words and the healing.
3. Perhaps the third one purposefully avoided Jesus because he had heard of Jesus’ high demands. He just wanted to be healed physically and then to get on with his life. He didn’t want to be confronted with Jesus’ demand for discipleship.
4. Perhaps the fourth one ran home to his village to see and to hold his wife and children. Because of his disease, he had been forced to abandon his family; now he had a chance to recommit to his family, providing them with a husband, a father, and greater financial security.
5. Perhaps the fifth one had every good intention to return to thank Jesus, but life just got too busy and so he forgot about going back to Jesus.
6. Perhaps the sixth one thought, “I’ve had such a hard life, God owes me this one.”
7. Perhaps the seventh one was so stressed out about the parties that he was going to host to celebrate his homecoming that he didn’t have time to go back and find Jesus.
8. Perhaps the eighth just wanted to get over his past and focus on the future.
9. Perhaps the ninth one was going to go back to thank Jesus, but he wasn’t about to walk beside a Samaritan – the tenth and only thankful leper — in order to do so. Now that he was healed and clean, and a Jew in good standing, he thought it best not to associate with a despised foreigner.
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Letters of John, abbreviation John, three New Testament writings, all composed sometime around 100 CE and traditionally attributed to St. John the Apostle, son of Zebedee and disciple of Jesus. The author of the first letter is not identified, but the writer of the second and third calls himself “presbyter” (elder). Though the question of authorship has been much discussed, the language and contents of the three letters suggest a common source.
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Jesus asks a pointed question: “Where are the other nine?” Before we judge those other nine as outrageous ingrates, I hope you’ll let me take a small flight of fancy and speculate why the other nine did not return to give thanks.
1. Perhaps the first one thought that his disease just suddenly got better on its own and so there was no one to thank but his lucky stars.
2. Perhaps the second one thanked the priests for proclaiming him clean, but he never made the connection between Jesus’ words and the healing.
3. Perhaps the third one purposefully avoided Jesus because he had heard of Jesus’ high demands. He just wanted to be healed physically and then to get on with his life. He didn’t want to be confronted with Jesus’ demand for discipleship.
4. Perhaps the fourth one ran home to his village to see and to hold his wife and children. Because of his disease, he had been forced to abandon his family; now he had a chance to recommit to his family, providing them with a husband, a father, and greater financial security.
5. Perhaps the fifth one had every good intention to return to thank Jesus, but life just got too busy and so he forgot about going back to Jesus.
6. Perhaps the sixth one thought, “I’ve had such a hard life, God owes me this one.”
7. Perhaps the seventh one was so stressed out about the parties that he was going to host to celebrate his homecoming that he didn’t have time to go back and find Jesus.
8. Perhaps the eighth just wanted to get over his past and focus on the future.
9. Perhaps the ninth one was going to go back to thank Jesus, but he wasn’t about to walk beside a Samaritan – the tenth and only thankful leper — in order to do so. Now that he was healed and clean, and a Jew in good standing, he thought it best not to associate with a despised foreigner.