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larryjf · #12 (**permalink**) 12-21-2007, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TaylorOtwell

But then when Mary makes the exact same statement about if He had been there when Lazarus died, look at his response...

Mary went to where Jesus was. Then as soon as she saw him, she knelt at his feet and said, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." When Jesus saw that Mary and the people with her were crying, he was terribly upset

We need a Savior who can correct us and give us the truth, yet at the same time can comfort us because He can sympathize with our infirmities.

I'm not sure if you are saying that Jesus did not tell Mary the same thing that He told Martha to make your point....but if you are, be careful about coming to conclusions from text that is not in the Scripture.

I say this because it could very well have been that Jesus told Mary the exact same thing that He told Martha...just that the Gospel writers were not inspired to repeat it in this part of the text. I'm not saying that IS the case, but it certainly could be. We must tread lightly in coming to conclusions based on what the Scriptures do not say.