Am I the only one that thought it was funny when Jesus did this?

[The Lonious Monk]

Good synopsis, poor choice of words...

still...you were able to navigate thru something that the t/s didn't have the mental capacity to do...so, you at least get a point for that.

its over, its over, its over, so now you're coming into light hearted topics to take shots at people? So how much are you going to cry and pretend to be persecuted the next time some one calls you out on your lack of reasoning? You're a funny guy, not a very bright one, but funny nonetheless.

Anyway, the things people are saying certainly are valid and are lessons that could be taken, but they don't really jive with the context and flow of the scriptures. For one, whenever Jesus told a parable or took an action to make a point, he was always called his disciples' attention to the object of that point and was clear to explain exactly what it meant and to put things into perspective. That didn't happen. He did not call the disciples to the tree or alert them to what he was doing. He did it solo and Peter just happened to overhear him. When they were passing by the tree the second time, Jesus again did not bring their attention to the tree. It was Peter who did it and he did it out of amazement that it had withered. Jesus didn't say anything to link this incident to what happened in the temple. He merely taught them about faith in response to their surprise. This was something he did everytime the disciples were awestruck by one of his actions.

Honestly, I think you can take the lesson about faith away from this a something that Jesus actually wanted to teach. I wouldn't say it's wrong to take the other points suggested either. However, based on how this scripture is written, it really didn't seem like Jesus had any real point in making the tree wilt other than frustration at it having no fruit. If Peter had not overheard Jesus speak the curse, Jesus likely would have never commented on it.

But the tree is productive in the time needed.

Exactly, the tree wasn't barren, the Bibile says figs weren't even in season yet.

 

[b*braze]

12The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. 14Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it.

*insert "u mad" gif*

Lmao

 

[The Lonious Monk]

*insert "u mad" gif*

Lmao

The reason it's so funny to me is I could imagine him doing it and being so calm about it. The disciples just thinking it was just a meaningless comment until the see the tree dead and are like "Oh shit."

 

[kingblaze84]

Jesus caught feelins.... LMAO

Good thing he died a virgin, imagine the women that would have turned him down had he not been that way his entire life.. damn.

LMAO......post of the day

 

[kingblaze84]

Jesus got angry and cursed the tree, nothing symbolic about it.

Pretty much. Otherwise, it just proves my point the Bible is just a bunch of made up bullshit. As most people around the world think anyway.

 

[VIBE]

Pretty much. Otherwise, it just proves my point the Bible is just a bunch of made up bullshit. As most people around the world think anyway.

You can become best friends with Penn & Teller lol

 

[Chike]

True, but the way it was described made it seem like the tree was healthy. If it showed visible signs of dying, Jesus probably wouldn't have gone up to it expecting fruit in the first place. Also keep in mind that the time in between him making the curse and it coming true was only a few hours. The tree wouldn't have withered that fast naturally.

If that's the case, then I got nothing... lol