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Mannyfit75
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I have a question, since Jesus was born from a poor carpenter, do you think that him being poor form his conscious to love the poor, and those who are less fortunately than others?
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freesoulhope
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Was not Jesus Born Good?
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Mannyfit75
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peary
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**Does the Bible say that Jesus and/or his family was ‘poor’? They lived near Zippori (Sepphoris) which was not only a well-known cosmopolitan Hellenistic/Jewish city, but offered Joseph and Jesus many opportunities for work. The family must have been familiar with it since the city was near Nazareth and was considered the capital of the Galilee during the same time. I do not think the family was rich, but I do believe they were comfortable.
I also think that Jesus renounced his lifetstyle and opted for the poor and desolate. I also believe that his mother had a great influence over him during his life and he probably identified with her values so, yes, I believe that Jesus’s upbringing helped form his love for the poor, in part, as his human nature required.**
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nsper7
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It seems more to stem from God’s loving and just character, see Exodus 22:25, Exodus 23:6, Leviticus 25:35, Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 24:14-15, 1 Samuel 2:8, Job 5:15-16, Amos 5:12, Zechariah 7:10, and there are many others. God’s nature is one of justice and fairness and love. And of course, we can’t go the other way and ascribe righteousness or judge in favor of the poor simply because they poor (justice is justice).
Also, I’d say we have to be careful in automatically assuming that Jesus’ earthly family was poor. The Greek word translated as carpenter, ‘tekton’, does not imply poverty according to Strong’s Lexicon. The only time the word appears to be used derisively (Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3), it does not being used to question Jesus’ social/financial status, but merely challenging whether He had the authority to teach/interpret Scripture or not. I’m not trying to pull the old ‘health-and-wealth/prosperity gospel’ idea of claiming that Jesus was of great earthly wealth and wants us all to be wealthy, but merely pointing out that, while automatically assuming Jesus was dirt poor or something makes the gospels more colorful, it is not necessarily the textually accurate. As far as I can tell, none of the Messianic Prophecies require poverty on the part of the Messiah.
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La-Petite-Fleur
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Jesus being God the Son and the Son of God was Love Incarnate. He was born with the love and had such wonderful, holy love even before He was born :hug1:.
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joseph_virgen
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Had the Nazarene been an ordinary person i would agree, but he was no ordinary person. Far from it. We get that first glimpse when the Nazarene, as a twelve year old child, defies Mary and Joseph.
Every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to the custom, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.Thiking he was in their company they traveled on for a day, Then they began looking for him among their relatives and freinds. When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to then and asking questions. Everybody who heard him as amazed at his understanding and his answers, When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, ‘Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and i have been anxiously searching for you.’
“Why were you searching for me?” Jesus asked, “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”
How can the Nazarene stop being the Nazarene? It is truly an impossibility. Even as a child, he was beyond the comprehension of the time. We must remind ouselves that the temple was the center of the Universe, where God himself instructed his chosen people. Consequently, only the most holy and educated instructed there. And they marveled.
Every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to the custom, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.Thiking he was in their company they traveled on for a day, Then they began looking for him among their relatives and freinds. When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to then and asking questions. Everybody who heard him as amazed at his understanding and his answers, When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, ‘Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and i have been anxiously searching for you.’
“Why were you searching for me?” Jesus asked, “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”
How can the Nazarene stop being the Nazarene? It is truly an impossibility. Even as a child, he was beyond the comprehension of the time. We must remind ouselves that the temple was the center of the Universe, where God himself instructed his chosen people. Consequently, only the most holy and educated instructed there. And they marveled.
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dacoobob
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I’m pretty sure God the eternal Logos (i.e. Jesus) loved the poor long before His Incarnation and childhood in Galilee. Heck, His infinte love was the very reason for his being born on Earth in the first place. 
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