New Testament 258-259

New Testament 258-259

 

Isakson, Jesus, and Lazarus
“Jesus uppväcker Lazarus”
“Jesus awakens Lazarus”
(Karl Isakson, 1921)
Wikimedia CC public domain

 

John 10:40-42

John 11:1-44

 

I wrote a column on divine emotion back at the beginning of 2014:

 

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865595143/The-most-moved-mover.html?pg=all

 

I still regard this as a vitally important theological point.

 

And if, as passages such as Colossians 1:15 and Hebrews 1:3 suggest, Christ is a perfect representation of the Father, the emotion on display in John 11 is profoundly significant.

 

 


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