Jesus in his teens and 20's
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I'm just trying to picture Jesus as a perfect teen and perfect 21 year old.
I'm wondering what that looks like.
I'm just trying to picture Jesus as a perfect teen and perfect 21 year old.
I'm wondering what that looks like.
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The Bible says Jesus grew and learned. It also says at age 12 he was already debating and discussing theology with scholars. He was a carpenter's step son (for lack of a better term) and is even noted as being a carpenter himself.
Its hard to believe his years at this time were typical. Even at age 12 he knew he was the son of God.
Best I can speculate is that he was a child genius (he did take on college professors) who was biding his time, learning what being Human was like and simply blending in with the crowd as best he could.
Might have even had a girlfriend or two as boys/young men tend to have.
Its all speculation, and thats ok. As long as you don't form doctrine on such speculation.
Its hard to believe his years at this time were typical. Even at age 12 he knew he was the son of God.
Best I can speculate is that he was a child genius (he did take on college professors) who was biding his time, learning what being Human was like and simply blending in with the crowd as best he could.
Might have even had a girlfriend or two as boys/young men tend to have.
Its all speculation, and thats ok. As long as you don't form doctrine on such speculation.
The Gospels are not biographies.ATP said:
They are, essentially, the passion story with a long introduction, assembled from known facts about Jesus, in order to convey the evangelists' messages to their target audiences.
Its missing because no one wants to hear his emo days of working with step dad making benches and having to deal none of his peers understanding him.
Not to mention the voice change, acne, thoughts that everything is crypto-fascist and resisting phaedra use. Best to not get into that.
Not to mention the voice change, acne, thoughts that everything is crypto-fascist and resisting phaedra use. Best to not get into that.
As others have stated, it is not included in the Bible because it would not have as much helpful information for believers than there are in the gospels. Also, this is only an opinion, but I imagine teen Jesus acting more servant-like than knowledgeable (even though He had infinite wisdom).
His Bond Servant,
Ryker Lutjens
His Bond Servant,
Ryker Lutjens
We can begin to appreciate what it would have been like for Jesus as a young man from general principles scripture elsewhere reveal.
Satan knew who He was, and you can bet Jesus life, even as a youngster, wasn't easy. His brothers didn't believe in Him, so one can be fairly safe in presuming that they didnt give Jesus an easy time when it came to matters of faith and practice. Jesus, living the perfect life of faith, love, and service, would not have taken part in the normal teen-age activities of His peers. Refusing to allow temptation to take advantage, Jesus would have been completely occupied in helping others, being faithful in His duties to His parents and family, all the while being the maligned "goody-two-shoes" of Nazareth. Although appreciated by many, others would have taken great delight in putting Him down, deliberately goading Him into doing that which was 'outside His comfort zone".
John 7:3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.
Here, even Jesus' own brothers did not believe in Jesus, you can believe this was a carry over from long years of jealousies, taunting, and jokes and cruel humor levelled to bring Jesus "down to size".
Jesus' ability to sustain the cruelties and insults in adulthood was born of long years of patience and preparation as a young man in Nazareth. Jesus certainly was always good, pure, holy, dedicated to the loving service of others. Yet even as a teenager, such a life of self-sacrifice would have come at a cost. 'All who would live godly (in Christ Jesus) suffer persecution'.
Satan knew who He was, and you can bet Jesus life, even as a youngster, wasn't easy. His brothers didn't believe in Him, so one can be fairly safe in presuming that they didnt give Jesus an easy time when it came to matters of faith and practice. Jesus, living the perfect life of faith, love, and service, would not have taken part in the normal teen-age activities of His peers. Refusing to allow temptation to take advantage, Jesus would have been completely occupied in helping others, being faithful in His duties to His parents and family, all the while being the maligned "goody-two-shoes" of Nazareth. Although appreciated by many, others would have taken great delight in putting Him down, deliberately goading Him into doing that which was 'outside His comfort zone".
John 7:3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.
Here, even Jesus' own brothers did not believe in Jesus, you can believe this was a carry over from long years of jealousies, taunting, and jokes and cruel humor levelled to bring Jesus "down to size".
Jesus' ability to sustain the cruelties and insults in adulthood was born of long years of patience and preparation as a young man in Nazareth. Jesus certainly was always good, pure, holy, dedicated to the loving service of others. Yet even as a teenager, such a life of self-sacrifice would have come at a cost. 'All who would live godly (in Christ Jesus) suffer persecution'.
Jesus is the stone rejected by the builders. (Acts 4:11)(Psalms 118:22)
He was born a King. He was born the son of a carpenter. He worked as a carpenter. He was rejected a lot, and grew up knowing he was a King, and dreaming of being a King, but he lived a modest life till he started his ministry.
A child of a carpenter teaches the religious experts: Who is this boy? Who is his father? He doesn't belong here. Man has to undergo trials to grow in Faith and Patience. (James 1:2-4) The son of God as well.
He was born a King. He was born the son of a carpenter. He worked as a carpenter. He was rejected a lot, and grew up knowing he was a King, and dreaming of being a King, but he lived a modest life till he started his ministry.
A child of a carpenter teaches the religious experts: Who is this boy? Who is his father? He doesn't belong here. Man has to undergo trials to grow in Faith and Patience. (James 1:2-4) The son of God as well.
Lets ask what God was NOT doing to establish the answer.
1. Was He trying to taste all the foods? No, He knows what they all taste like.
2. Was He trying to make different things / pursue technology? No, He knows all the technology available and did not give two hoots about it.
3. Was He delving into the pleasures of the flesh like sex? No, it is the reason He came to die for us.
4. Was He taking part in sports? Perhaps if he lost and made others feel better from winning...but then that would be feeding their pride, so No. No competitive sport.
So what was He doing with His time? My bet is on preaching and visiting people to help with their needs. Turning water into wine was His first ''sign'' not His first miracle. There is a difference between a sign and a miracle.
God is, God does not change. God has only ONE interest in mankind and that is fellowship.
God was doing this until the time came for Him to go to the cross. He chose 12 disciples to document and continue in His stead. He did public signs and jumped on Pharisees toes. That is all He did differently.
1. Was He trying to taste all the foods? No, He knows what they all taste like.
2. Was He trying to make different things / pursue technology? No, He knows all the technology available and did not give two hoots about it.
3. Was He delving into the pleasures of the flesh like sex? No, it is the reason He came to die for us.
4. Was He taking part in sports? Perhaps if he lost and made others feel better from winning...but then that would be feeding their pride, so No. No competitive sport.
So what was He doing with His time? My bet is on preaching and visiting people to help with their needs. Turning water into wine was His first ''sign'' not His first miracle. There is a difference between a sign and a miracle.
God is, God does not change. God has only ONE interest in mankind and that is fellowship.
God was doing this until the time came for Him to go to the cross. He chose 12 disciples to document and continue in His stead. He did public signs and jumped on Pharisees toes. That is all He did differently.
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