8ff.). What would happen to them? They came to Jesus and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the legion; and they were afraid. (London: InterVarsity Fellowship, 1950), fn. Jesus was saying, (demonstrating) that He had all authority, in any land. But the distance is so short that, even making allowance for the delay by the tempest, the passage could scarcely have occupied the whole night. So who was afraid? Afraid of Jesus? | Sermons | College Park Church If we put ourselves in their place, and use empathy to feel how we might have reacted if we were confronted with the loss of our next year's source of feeding our families, it will be easier to understand that they were afraid to suffer any other loss that might result if Jesus stayed in their area. seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been healed. December 2022 Why did the demon-possessed Gadarene bow down before Jesus? On several occasions, when Jesus forgave someone, He specifically said, Go and sin no more. That only works for people who are sick of their sin and want to change. Putting all of these factors together the term demon-possessed inplies too much. It is something like the behavior and personality change in a man who is totally intoxicated. Paul tells us that our struggle is, at bottom, a spiritual one (Ephesians 6:12). This was a region east of the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River. But from all of the Gospel accounts, I get the distinct impression that this mans eyes were riveted on Jesus. xiii. 7 After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, b he entered Capernaum. Christians are to be a "safe" people - an expression of that love of God so people who do not know Him can be drawn to the Truth. 28); Mark the country of the Gerasenes (v. 1), and Luke, probably, the country of the Gergesenes (viii. It's a curious passage with many unanswered questions. Now they were delivered and ready to be productive members of society. Hence it would be called the land of the Gadarenes.. First of all the Scriptures do not say that the local Pagans were afraid of Jesus, but that they merely begged him to leave their neighbourhood. The man looked out on the Tiberius. They are happy in their sin and the consequences seem far away. It was greatly influenced by Greek culture.126. Sometime after the Lord Jesus miraculously calmed the storm, the ship landed, perhaps late in the evening,111 on the other side of the lake in the country of the Gerasenes.112 If, indeed, it was late at night, the scene must have been an eerie one, with the nerves of the disciples already worn thin by the terrifying experience of the storm. As always, we must begin with the principle: Interpretation is one, application is many.
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