Jesus’ Ministry of Frustration …
Now that we better understand Jesus’ probable intentions, let’s look at what happened during his pre-crucifixion ministry; namely the sources of the regular & immense frustration that ultimately led to his choice to be crucified …
*First of all, realize that the “everyday folk” to whom he frequently spoke repeatedly refused to hear or follow his Message of Love. Instead, the masses repeatedly came to him to attain healing & solace for themselves (see Matthew 4:24-25, 8:1+, 9:27, 12:15, 14:13-14, 14:35-36, 15:30, 19:2, 20:29-32, 21:14, Mark 1:32, 3:7-8, 5:23-24, 6:54-56, Luke 4:40, 5:15-16, 6:18-19, 8:40, 9:11, 9:37 & 12:1). And whenever they did so, Jesus repeatedly informed them that they had actually healed themselves (via their faith), but they repeatedly refused to believe him (Matthew 8:13, 9:29, Mark 5:34, 9:23, 10:52, Luke 7:50, 8:48, 17:19, 18:42, John 9:39 – contrasted with Matthew 13:57-58 & Mark 6:3b-6 & John 4:50).
Note as well that Jesus also repeatedly told these “followers” that they were not actually witnessing him doing any miracles (Matthew 12:38-39, 16:4, Luke 8:52, 11:29, John 11:4+11, et al), and that even if they did choose to believe that he was in fact doing so, they were under no circumstances to tell anyone else such falsehoods (Matthew 8:4, 9:30, 12:16, Mark 1:44, 5:43, 7:36, 8:26, Luke 5:14, 8:56, et al).
*Secondly, realize that Jesus’ own disciples never ‘”got it” either, and this despite them living with him every day for years — despite them being regularly privy to his deepest spiritual teachings. Instead, they continually chose to worship him as the Davidian Messiah who was going to soon save them from their Roman oppressors and richly reward them in a halcyon hereafter (see Daniel 7:13-14 + Matthew 14:30, 16:13-20, 18:1, 19:16-17, 19:25, 20:20-23, 20:25-28, Mark 10:36-37, 13:4, Luke 19:11, John 1:49, 6:65-66, 7:3-4, 10:24, 12:34, 12:37, 14:8, 14:22, et al) , and this despite Jesus’ repeated insistence to the contrary (Matthew 16:20, 22:18, 22:41-45, 24:1-2, 24:23-27, 26:63-64, Mark 1:25, 1:38, 3:12, 8:27-30, 9:9, 10:17-18, 10:31, 10:39-40, 12:14-17, 12:35-37, 14:3-8, Luke 4:5-8, 4:35, 4:41, 8:39, 9:18-21, 11:28, 17:14-15, 18:18-19, 19:20-26, 19:41-44, 22:70, 23:35, John 5:41+44, 6:15, 6:35+6:45, 7:18, 8:50, 8:54, 12:3-7, 12:44-45, 12:49 &13:13).
*Thirdly, remember that it is not mere hypothesis or conjecture that Jesus eventually “lost his cool” and strayed into the “sin” of anger. Indeed, despite being a Son of God and a devout champion of perfect LOVE, Jesus became so frustrated with being surrounded by “ears that did not hear and eyes that did not see” that he repeatedly strayed from his Way of kindness & forgiveness by openly & aggressively expressing his frustrations with others (see Matthew 12:34, 15:7-9, 17:17, Mark 9:19, Luke 9:41, John 8:25, John 8:43, John 14:10, et al).
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