The Women Who Followed JESUS

Hi! and happy TGIF day to all of us; and, it's only 98 days remaining before Christmas, GUYS.  For our weekend's "food for the soul":

 

THE GOOD NEWS  (18 September 2015)

"JESUS walked through towns and countryside, preaching and giving the good news of the kingdom of GOD.  The Twelve followed HIM, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases:  Mary called Magdalene, who had been freed of seven demons; Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward; Suzanna and others who provided for them out of their own funds." - Luke 8:1-3

 

(No spiritual master would have spoken to a woman in public:  women were not even admitted to the synagogues.  Nevertheless, JESUS did not pay the least attention to such universally accepted prejudices.  Various women took JESUS words and attitude as a call to freedom.  They even joined the circle of HIS intimate friends while ignoring the gossip.  Here we have a fundamental testimony about the freedom of the Gospel.

 

JESUS was truly human, and as such HE belonged to a race and a culture:  HE was a Jew of HIS time and HIS Gospel was attuned to the culture that HE shared.  Yet JESUS did not adopt the inhuman traits of HIS culture; nor did HE accept the prejudices of the Jews of HIS time with regard to women, to public sinners, to pagans and so on, nor did HE share their views in regard to the Sabbath.  HIS Gospel is a leaven that changes cultures for the better; in many respects HIS way of life goes against the mainstream of cultures.)