The Third Sunday of Lent: The Foolishness of Christ
Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19 I Corinthians 1:22-25 John 2:13-25 Most of this Gospel passage is pretty straightforward narrative- until the last two verses take a bit of an unsettling turn, into the mind of Christ. What is it exactly that Jesus understands well about human nature, that he would not entrust himself to these “many” who began to believe? Why such emphasis on it? JESUS MAFA. The parable of the sower, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. Reading back, it becomes apparent that it has to do with the “signs” that have now been referenced several times in our New Testament readings. “...Many began to believe in his name when they saw the signs he was doing.” Jesus could not trust their belief that was based on signs. Their faith perhaps had no substance, but arose from the euphoric awe of witnessing something extraordinary. It reminds me immediately of the seeds that fell on rocky soil in the parable of t