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To: Uncle Chip

Then Jesus said unto them, "Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me." Matthew 28:10 KJV

Why did He call the Apostles "brethren?" Maybe because "brethren" and "brothers" means more than just siblings?


1,456 posted on 03/08/2007 3:58:25 PM PST by nanetteclaret (Our Lady's Hat Society)
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To: nanetteclaret

The statement "Our Father" in the Lord's prayer indicates that he thought of us all as his brethren.


1,458 posted on 03/08/2007 4:04:21 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: nanetteclaret
Why did He call the Apostles "brethren?" Maybe because "brethren" and "brothers" means more than just siblings?

Clearly Jesus and his apostles had become a close-knit family. They were all members of the same family --- the family of God.

1,465 posted on 03/08/2007 4:50:55 PM PST by Uncle Chip (TRUTH : Ignore it. Deride it. Allegorize it. Interpret it. But you can't ESCAPE it.)
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