Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Joseph
The most pathetic character depicted in the bible is Joseph, the stepfather of Jesus. From the day Jesus was born and up to his death on the cross, Joseph never said anything. He was consistently speechless, if not taciturn. As depicted in the bible, he never even questioned his domestic situation. Apparently, Joseph got so dumbstruck because the Holy Spirit told him to his face that his wife Mary was, and always will be, - a virgin. In the meantime, how can a mother remain a virgin? And if God had a mother, who and where is God’s father? Poch Suzara
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The Church holds up Joseph as the male human paragon of chastity, devotion and obedience to God's will. What was there for him to question since God, thru an angel, revealed an astounding truth to him -- that he was to be the earthly guardian and foster father of the Son of God.
The virgin birth is part of our religion's mysteries. All religions have mysteries. This one happens to be one of ours.
Why should God have a father. It goes against the very idea of a self-sufficient, omnipotent and omniscient God. Yet Jesus called God His Father, I believe for our sake that we may learn to trust and love God also as our Father.
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