tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341362285683384346.post8317322745812478128..comments2010-04-15T08:31:36.644-07:00Comments on Mission Discourse NT 18: "So do not be afraid of them" post by Tim W.Tommy Givenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621488938111966064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341362285683384346.post-90892664311302456592010-04-01T09:53:40.081-07:002010-04-01T09:53:40.081-07:00What about this? What Jesus is teaching the discip...What about this? What Jesus is teaching the disciples is dangerous. They can tell as they're hearing it; sometimes they themselves are taken aback. They are no doubt tempted to keep it on the down-low to avoid shame/danger, to wait and see if things will actually work out the way Jesus says. In response, Jesus tells them not to fear, to get on the radio with what he's telling them. He speaks the truth and the disciples can trust that they will be vindicated as his messengers, however outlandish his claims seem.<br /><br />Think of that pause you feel before saying what you know is true to someone who finds it naive or a recipe for disaster. Think of how you feel when that someone can punish you with shame or violence.Tommy Givenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621488938111966064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341362285683384346.post-64225556016173855632010-04-01T09:50:59.286-07:002010-04-01T09:50:59.286-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tommy Givenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621488938111966064noreply@blogger.com