The escaping of Jesus (John 6.1-15)
The Ev John let us know: Jesus is famous (a large crowd followed him, impressed by the signs he gave by curing the sick). But now an other sign:
like by a prophetic competition: not 100 but 5000 men got "bread + fish" in plenty... (as Jesus is doing the same as Elisha has done - only better cf. Kings 4.42-44)... what a challenge to the question: He is what?There is no doubt - neither for the people nor for John: Jesus is the real prophet, the messiah who is to come...
This discovery leads to the next step... as we take into consideration the political situation: such a man would be a wonderful King! more: a powerful
King (a victor against the Romans an all other enemies...)
But Jesus is not yet ready for a political confrontation - he escapes!
Later (John 12.12-16) on his way to Jerusalem he will not escape -
he gives in to the Hosanna-shouting-people - but in vain: We see the Cross.
And today: The Church made him a King - and he cannot escape. But worse:The Church gives him the attributes of the Jahwe-God.
He is valued as very powerful... He is the head of the Christian Churches /
of billions of people. Is there in the world one man - every Sunday many millions of people like him to be a King; one who heals, one who helps, one who cast out devils etc.. And He cannot escape...(he has lost this escaping-power too).The believers have the imagination "Jesus is the King of the World" and they know He likes only to be "bread + wine" and nothing else.
This great historical misunderstanding will weaken the Oct-Family-Synod 2015. Jesus is not a King (Imperator) who tells us how family must be lived - he is "bread + wine" for people with good will; Jesus is not a reward for
good-Church-behaviour and not an instrument of punishment for failures.
Jesus is not a substitute; not a political nor a human one! He is "bread + wine" for us in order that we become "bread + wine" for each other. In this sense,
the escape of Jesus is much deeper than mentioned above.
Paulus insists (Eph 4.1-6): there is one Body, one Spirit, one Hope, one Faith one Baptism, one God... and we Christian Churches are therefore asked to build up ONE JESUS...the one who likes to be "bread + wine" for all.
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