Jesus, the Isaiah Scroll, and His Avoidance (revised2)

One day Jesus went back to Nazareth and to the synagogue there.  He read from their Isaiah scroll (amazing example to be seen today). The synagogue time ended with a local Nazareth crowd wanting to eliminate him.

To J U D G E Not (!); to S E E, and to A C T (Edn2)

This post is untypical of me. I do not discuss here a topic or a passage. It consists essentially of the New Testament (NT) references which are relevant and instructive for the post title but remain in their original text order, not in systematic arrangement. Careful reading may avoid confusion.

The Heart

Heart issues?

The Prayer(s) Jesus Gave (edited 5)

The prayer, or prayers, Jesus gave his friends. They could pray the one, or use the other as a model for prayer. Then they knew how to do it!

The source: 

Jesus: After the cross (v2)

What is reported to us from after the death of Jesus?

First thing: Brave Joseph of Arimathea (secret disciple, as John* tells it) had been given permission to place Jesus' remains in an unused tomb without delay, which he did.

Jesus: and Friends

Issues about friends, contamination, undesirables, acceptance, and sin became a problem

Jesus: the WHY

Why did Jesus come into our world, then?

Offenders and Offences

Perpetrators, offenders, offences; victims, offended, justice:

Jesus Executed (the 4 crucifixion accounts)

“Christ crucified”

WHO ?

A question of, and from, Jesus, that came up more than once from more than one questioner