Oh wow, I didn't realize that Paul, about Johannah being the wife of the
steward wow that is funny.

Lelia


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: The book of Thomas?


> No, no, Matt.  The disciple whom JESUS loved is John, the apostle, a man,
> but it wasn't a homosexual kind of love it was the love that GOD has for
us.
> Nothing kinky about it.
>
> You need to get disciplined and not get sidetracked because your notes are
> giving me heart attacks.  Laughing out loud.  Seriously, though, that's
why
> you're so confused because like with switching channels on the TV between
> programs you're getting youself all mixed up without knowing what's going
on
> in each spot and none of the shows or Bible stories in this case make
sense.
> And there's just no way to straighten it all out in e-mail notes.
>
> The closest group JESUS had with Him were the twelve apostles, all men.
But
> there was a much larger group called the disciples.  These were both men
and
> women.  One of these was Joanna.  This is actually a funny or ironic story
> because Joanna was the wife of Herod's steward.  In other words, she was
> married to the guy who was the right-hand man for the guy who was trying
to
> kill JESUS.  Her husband got paid by Herod and she got the money from her
> husband and used it to support JESUS and the disciples as they went from
> place to place.  So Herod was the one providing for the disciples and
never
> even knew it.  Smile.  Kind of funny when you think about it.  (You can
read
> about it in Luke 8:3.).
>
> It is exciting to read the Bible and find out everything it has to say and
> that the LORD has to say to you through it.  But you've got to get a plan
or
> you're going to go bonkers.  Smile.
>
> Paul
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10:02 PM
> Subject: Re: The book of Thomas?
>
>
> > OY!  Homosexual Jesus, I had not heard or thought of that one.
> > Sounds like manipulative bull to me though, as you already pretty much
> said.
> > Your explanation of the use of the word loved in this instance pretty
much
> > clears it up.
> > That just makes one think one above all he loved, Hmmm, must have been a
> > woman.
> > Then, in one place where it is talking about the women who came to tell
> > everyone about the stone being rolled away it says, Joanne or some such
> name
> > was their and that makes me stop because I thought jesus's group was
> mostly
> > men, accept for this mary Magdalin and his mother.
> > I did do the organized bible study but as is my way, I got derailed by
my
> > own curiosity.  I read John, and Luke and the acts of the aposals and
then
> I
> > got side tract looking up other stuff.
> > I am fasenated with all of the stuff which originally came from the
bible.
> > Sayings and ideas and rules and such.
> > I run into things without even really looking.
> > I found Brad's discription which could have been reference to a dinosaur
> in
> > Jobe and I jump around as I listen to Jimmy Evan's teachings and mark
all
> of
> > the text having to do with marage and what we are supposed to do and all
> > like that.
> > I ran into exidis 22 28 which seems to be a good thing to quote when
> people
> > want to gripe about our president.
> > Oh, and our saying, there is nothing new under the sun?
> > Check out aacleazasties 1 9?
> > Butcher job on the name of the book, but you shall over come I am sure.
> >
> > Matt
>