[Mrs. Don-o]

Hi, Cynical!

Just got back from my CT scan. Doc says the lung pic looks OK. So we're good to go.

First of all. Jesus didn't say "My Flesh" profiteth nothing. In John 6, He had just spent about 34 verses talking about the great profit in eating His Flesh. He's not confused about this. He is the Word Made Flesh.

He said "the" flesh profiteth nothing, which means, OUR flesh: our carnal, thud-headed, clueless, spiritless, graceless way of thinking: reliance on fallen humanity.

The "flesh" can refer to the intellect relying on its own powers, preferences, appetites and drives, and not relying of God. As you surely know, both Jesus and Paul often referred to "the flesh," not meaning "hrist's body", but rather "YOUR unredeemed mind, ya meathead!"

2. Eating the scroll. You don't think Ezechiel and Jeremiah actually ate a scroll on those occasions?

Now, I don't imagine that means chowing down on a pound and a half of papyrus. But yeah, I'm sure if it says they ate the scroll, they ate the scroll. Keep in mind that in Hebrew, even a very tiny small parchment --- like the little script of short verses written for the tefillin--- is called a "scroll," or even a "book".

I think when He says eat, He means eat. Just like His Jewish Mother used to say.

"Ess, ess, mein Kindt."

[CynicalBear]

>>Just got back from my CT scan. Doc says the lung pic looks OK. So we're good to go.<<

Fantastic! That has to be a relief.

>>First of all. Jesus didn't say "My Flesh" profiteth nothing.<<

Whoa there. They were just speaking of eating His flesh. He didn’t change the subject.

>>He said "the" flesh profiteth nothing, which means, OUR flesh<<

Not likely. As you said. The entire passage is talking about His flesh. I would suggest you do some re study in the Old Testament about “eating the word”.

[Elsie]

Uh...

That looks GERMAN to me!

[metmom]

He said "the" flesh profiteth nothing, which means, OUR flesh: our carnal, thud-headed, clueless, spiritless, graceless way of thinking: reliance on fallen humanity.

Actually, since Christ says *the* there is no way to make that determination either.

[Jvette]

For CB and others, the Word of God is literal, except when it isn’t.

Glad to hear your tests were good.