Three things that made me think out of today's passage:
- John sends his disciples to Jesus to ask if he is "the one to come, or should we wait for someone else?" I love the answer that Jesus gives: "Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me." Not a yes or no answer!!! Jesus lets his actions speak for themselves. I talked for about 25 minutes yesterday to a group of 185 people…maybe I should follow that up with some action!!!
- Jesus claims that the least in the Kingdom of Heaven are still greater than John after saying that there is no greater man on the planet that John. Is Jesus right about everything? So that means that there are a lot of people we won't let come to church that are better than John the Baptist?
- Is a tax collector a sinner? Why are the always separated, "tax collectors and sinners"?
