tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post5749389839565476261..comments2024-03-28T02:24:59.003-07:00Comments on Left Behind and Loving It: The Sign of the HourD. Mark Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016377712982292924noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-6191765704481675702023-12-23T09:19:07.764-08:002023-12-23T09:19:07.764-08:00This is a great blogThis is a great blogWords Filosofia De Vidahttps://wordsfilosofiadevida.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-22992679450434631512022-01-13T11:26:36.021-08:002022-01-13T11:26:36.021-08:00What do you think of F.F. Bruce's idea that th...What do you think of F.F. Bruce's idea that the water turned to wine was the water drawn from the well, after the vessels had been filled . . . Dan Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06706233297868502894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-20814626627391453942019-01-18T05:29:50.144-08:002019-01-18T05:29:50.144-08:00It is interesting here that so much attention is g...It is interesting here that so much attention is given to the details of what the servants did, what the chief steward says, etc., and the fact that some water turned into wine is simply mentioned in passing. It seems that John is downplaying the part of the story that we most emphasize. And, to your point, focuses on the participation of others - namely servants - as meriting the attention. D. Mark Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016377712982292924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-17641740356931915982019-01-15T10:23:52.806-08:002019-01-15T10:23:52.806-08:00I will begin using the phrase "wine fail"...I will begin using the phrase "wine fail" at parties I go to, and expect a miraculous turn of events.RDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18156953227244522148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-38362609076802976792019-01-15T10:22:38.159-08:002019-01-15T10:22:38.159-08:00I'm glad you brought this up. While I do not k...I'm glad you brought this up. While I do not know the answers to your questions, it is the servants who have caught my imagination. They were only ones who witnessed the occurrence. Even as it is surmised that the bridegroom had left the best for last, the stewards alone knew this was not the case. I think the role of the stewards, the easily marginalized servants, is an interesting aspect of this story. RDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18156953227244522148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-10920693333044423672016-01-19T05:44:04.100-08:002016-01-19T05:44:04.100-08:00Howdy all,
When I read this passage, there are a...Howdy all,<br /> When I read this passage, there are a lot of questions hidden in the text....why the first miracle at a wedding? Why in Cana? But the one that I keep contemplating was why did Jesus have the servants fill up the jars with water first? This is Jesus...he's going to make the blind see, the lame walk...he will drive out demons and raise the dead...all without anyone's help. So, why did he have the servants fill those jugs with water first? Was it to teach us about being a servant, about trusting and obeying God, about being blessed in helping in miracles? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151828630353442650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-34479324422314634522016-01-16T10:00:10.694-08:002016-01-16T10:00:10.694-08:00Thank you for this helpful work. Does Jesus do th...Thank you for this helpful work. Does Jesus do this miracle in Cana (and John frame it) because of the tension between public and private ministry which is discussed in John 7. Cana being a safer place to do ministry until the hour is right? There is a sense of drama development here moving towards crisis though the cleansing of the temple is fairly full on! Phil Warburtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111293561940357132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-42678591324102860462016-01-16T07:23:29.864-08:002016-01-16T07:23:29.864-08:00Deeply grateful for this. (Also appreciate the &qu...Deeply grateful for this. (Also appreciate the "wine fail" expression and Mr. Carson reference). I am going to spend more time on the "hour". Thank you very much!Pastor Janice PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14387050356436807109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-82616883742094352712016-01-14T13:15:00.259-08:002016-01-14T13:15:00.259-08:00I really noticed "Cana of Galilee" frami...I really noticed "Cana of Galilee" framing the story for the first time in many, many years of reading it, and like you, wonder at the significance, especially when, as you note, this story is referenced again when Cana returns in chapter 4. In John, I've got to believe that has significance -- but I'm clueless as to what it might be.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-53286297461811465272016-01-13T13:56:55.614-08:002016-01-13T13:56:55.614-08:00I have always made that connection, Anonymous. Co...I have always made that connection, Anonymous. Connect back to the third day of creation, and connect ahead to the third day = resurrection. Today, I'm thinking about how Jesus' first sign, in the Gospel of John, was one of abundance. And thinking about how that ties in with his gift of abundant life. <br />Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017917973509225695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-78108918291997779982016-01-13T08:06:34.718-08:002016-01-13T08:06:34.718-08:00Mark, thank you as always for your fine work with ...Mark, thank you as always for your fine work with the Greek. I've been kicking around this whole "On the third day" as well. I'm wondering, since recent scholars have been talking about John paralleling the Creation narrative from Gen. 1 with Jesus as the Word in chapter 1, could this be an allusion to the third day of creation? On that day, plants and fruits appeared...just spit-balling here, but thought I'd throw it out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com