Luke 17:
11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between
12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance
13 and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!"
14 When he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.
16 He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him—and he was a
17 Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" (AHEM)
19 Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well."
Samaria was border/foreigner/"illegals" country for the Judeans. Just sayin'.
His followers need catacombs to hide from the Christians.
ReplyDeleteI've had a few "a-ha" moments when pondering scriptures in an "replacement" context...I don't go to church (nonbeliever here), but I grew up in it, and have had several different insights recently watching politics. *nod* Great post.
ReplyDeletefor grins, given my user name, I found the word verification amusing: proste lol
Now don't go gettin' all Jesus-y on them Good Christians down in Aree-Zona. They're just tryin' to do like Saint Glen tells 'em to!
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