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+ 27.225 MHz: Complaint Of A Conservative Galilean
. . . many of his disciples went back, and walked with Him no more.
---John 6:66
That John, the youngest son of Zebedee---
wealthiest fisherman of Galilee---
is deemed, among us, an authority
about Jesus' teachings: well, that annoys
my sense of right and wrong. He bothers me
(and I believe that I can tolerate
most people that I meet: I do not put
other believers down). Long-haired and slender,
without much musculature, rather tender
(if you ask me); his face is like a girl's
(pretty, not handsome). And always barefoot,
he is attracted and attractive to,
some of our villages' similar boys;
never the brawny lads or boastful churls
(and they, like me, do not appreciate
his kind). John was twelve years old when he heard
Jesus speak, and was called to follow Him.
I do not and will not appreciate
Jesus' welcome to that sort---just a whim,
perhaps---but they do not deserve inclusion:
their presence is an insult and intrusion:
encouragement of this is just absurd.
How shall we deal with this? What should we do?
Starward
Thank you
I did not know that about John Thank you
Thank you for the comment.
Thank you for the comment. Admittedly, it is speculation---but I think the circumstances suggest his youth. We see in Acts that, after Jesus ascended, John hung out with Simon Peter; could Peter have been looking out for his safety, stepping into the protective role that Jesus had filled before? Plus John is said to have outlived all the other Apostles---a result of being younger than the rest of them may have been a contributor to that. John's mom also asked Jesus to favor him and his brother---something the old disciples, whose moms were not travelling along with Him, resented. As an adolescent often bullied for my appearance and awkward;y shy nature (I did not become bold until my senior year in HS), I was sometimes comforted by those medieval depictions of John.
Starward