In my opinion, He never forced Himself. He came, He spoke and He allowed people to think by themselves. He still does. It is like He throws the seeds, but it is up to us to water them and make them grow. He allows us to use our free will to make it happen at our own pace, which means if we don't get it straight at the first chance, no problem. We will have many chances to do it... in several existences.
2007-10-15 04:57:57 · 16 answers · asked by Janet Reincarnated 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
gtahvfai, what's the mark, then?
2007-10-15 07:37:39 · update #1
Because some people aren't interested in listening to the truth.
I agree with you, great question! God bless you!
2007-10-15 05:01:17 · answer #1 · answered by Devoted1 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you're talking about the same Jesus that Christianity believes in, sorry but we WON'T get many chances.
According to those who follow Christ, there are not several existences, but merely two: here on earth, and the afterlife. That is why he says it--because this is man's one chance to hear it before the afterlife, and his response to it dictates where one spends their afterlife.
EDIT:
Funny, reading over the other answers and seeing that probably no one else even read your whole paragraph, or they would have caught that little detail.
2007-10-15 12:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by SDW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is one school of thought that sees that phrase as the warning line that the following statement is in code. The Romans and the jewish establishment at the time did not look kindly upon the Zealot group which opposed Roman occupation and which many of the NT writers may have been members of.
2007-10-15 12:12:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1
God wants us to keep sowing seeds of love and witness. We never know when they may take root and grow. If we plant with love, the crop will grow in God's time.
2007-10-15 13:32:10 · answer #4 · answered by inteleyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus knew that random mutations occasionally appear within populations that result in organisms without ears. This is His way of letting us know that Natural Selection is God's way!
2007-10-15 12:03:35 · answer #5 · answered by average person Violated 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...in context, Jesus was talking about John the Baptist who was sent to herald His coming...and prophets before John the Baptist foretold of His arrival and the signs to watch for in the days of Christs' birth, etc....therefore, Jesus said, "He who has ears, let them hear", as a way to show that we can not and should not turn a deaf ear ( sort to speak) to The Word
2007-10-16 01:09:37 · answer #6 · answered by EvelynMine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
besides several existences all is so christianic in your question, very good for you, when Jesus said these words he meant all fake religions which are so attractive to believe and easy to understand and follow rules, but christianity needs power of thoughts.
2007-10-15 12:05:04 · answer #7 · answered by zauri geo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"He who has ears, let him hear" means that those who are capable of understanding will understand... It was one of the reasons given that he spoke in parables. He insinuated that people like the Pharisees wouldn't understand because they were too busy trying to look up in their "law" book/Old Test.
2007-10-15 12:32:13 · answer #8 · answered by River 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You get all that out of that? WOW! Maybe what he really meant was "pleeeeease stop screaming in my friggin ears before I go def!".
2007-10-15 12:03:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't speaking to deaf people obviously. A bit harsh don't you think?
2007-10-15 12:35:12 · answer #10 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋