Comments on: Was Jesus a victim? http://hereiblog.com/was-jesus-a-victim/ Christian, southern baptist, theology, reformed, thinking, culture, religion, apologetics, defense of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:28:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Markhttp://hereiblog.com/was-jesus-a-victim/comment-page-1/#comment-24166 Mark Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:31:24 +0000 http://hereiblog.com/?p=2888#comment-24166 Thanks Thomas. I think we are afraid of being victimized which takes away from acting boldly. Thanks Thomas. I think we are afraid of being victimized which takes away from acting boldly.

]]> By: Markhttp://hereiblog.com/was-jesus-a-victim/comment-page-1/#comment-24019 Mark Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:31:24 +0000 http://hereiblog.com/?p=2888#comment-24019 Thanks Thomas. I think we are afraid of being victimized which takes away from acting boldly. Thanks Thomas. I think we are afraid of being victimized which takes away from acting boldly.

]]> By: ThomasTwitchellhttp://hereiblog.com/was-jesus-a-victim/comment-page-1/#comment-24016 ThomasTwitchell Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:39:23 +0000 http://hereiblog.com/?p=2888#comment-24016 I would have to agree, Mark, Jesus wasn't victimized. He was a provocateur. He affirmatively engaged the enemy. Their reaction was retaliation, not victimization. Victimization carries with it the meaning of unprovoked assault on a person's person, character, or possessions. In Jesus case, his determined purpose was to send a sword, to set one side against the other. It either elicited love, or hate. He wasn't innocent, or hapless.<br><br>We are not victims, but we should make our selves more provocative than we are. We just not like to, because we might be victimized. I would have to agree, Mark, Jesus wasn't victimized. He was a provocateur. He affirmatively engaged the enemy. Their reaction was retaliation, not victimization. Victimization carries with it the meaning of unprovoked assault on a person's person, character, or possessions. In Jesus case, his determined purpose was to send a sword, to set one side against the other. It either elicited love, or hate. He wasn't innocent, or hapless.

We are not victims, but we should make our selves more provocative than we are. We just not like to, because we might be victimized.

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