Many years ago I wrote a piece for Christians for Biblical Equality focused on how the traditional patriarchal view of authority and responsibility being held solely to men is not in line with Jesus’s teachings and prayers regarding unity and self-sacrificial love.
You nailed it . . . and once you said it . . . of course, it seemed "obvious." Thank you for taking the time to wrestle thru it in order to come up with the very simplest of answers. "There's nothing in it for you" And as is so often true . . . the simplest answers are likely to be the ones Jesus intended.
Well said! If one prefers to hold onto power, then "what's in it for me" makes perfect sense. But I don't see that anywhere in Jesus's life or teaching. He was always rejecting the path to power. It behooves us to take note. Thanks for sharing, Chrystal.
You nailed it . . . and once you said it . . . of course, it seemed "obvious." Thank you for taking the time to wrestle thru it in order to come up with the very simplest of answers. "There's nothing in it for you" And as is so often true . . . the simplest answers are likely to be the ones Jesus intended.
Thanks, Lyn.
I agree...Jesus gave simple answers that cut straight to the core of the issue.
Well said! If one prefers to hold onto power, then "what's in it for me" makes perfect sense. But I don't see that anywhere in Jesus's life or teaching. He was always rejecting the path to power. It behooves us to take note. Thanks for sharing, Chrystal.
Thanks, Donna.
We can all learn more from how Jesus chose to let go of power.