I’ve always interpreted this verse as meaning that Jesus didn’t consider himself to be without sin. I’ve also always assumed that this verse is true because of the criterion of embarassment.
Yet, I’ve been told that what Jesus really meant was “see how you call me good, even though you believe that nobody is good but God, so I’m really God, get it?”
Which interpretation is accurate, or is there a better one?
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This appears after the successful half of Jesus’s mission: this appears in the the delusion of Jesus half of his mission.
How good am I if I cannot be successfully received by the Temple establishment? How good am I if I cannot prevent the coming tribulation in Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple? How good am I with my Son of Man movement when it cannot last four years or eight years? How good am I if I must deliver the Parable of the Wicked Tenants?
DavidRintoul said
I’ve always interpreted this verse as meaning that Jesus didn’t consider himself to be without sin. I’ve also always assumed that this verse is true because of the criterion of embarassment.
Yet, I’ve been told that what Jesus really meant was “see how you call me good, even though you believe that nobody is good but God, so I’m really God, get it?”
Which interpretation is accurate, or is there a better one?
Mark is not the original author – luke is – luke 18:19
It has the same theme as luke 19:44 – they dont recognise the day of their visitation by the lord.
When Jesus enters Jerusalem he is hailed with “blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord”. This is a quote from psalm 118. Psalm 118 begins and ends with the command to “confess/exclaim that the lord is good”.
In luke 18:19 Luke is amending matthew to have jesus offer the ruler the chance to exclaim/confess that he is lord. This opportunity is missed by the ruler however and he leaves as a non-disciple.
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