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On Feb 8, 2005, at 2:07 pm Isend...@hotmail.com wrote:

>> And He had one temptation that no other mortal ever had -- the
>> temptation to invoke His divine half to escape the vicissitudes of
>> mortality.

> This would presume two consciences.

I'm sorry I wasn't clear. I did not mean two states of consciousness,
but rather two physical potentials embodied in his very genes. I
believe that He had the physical potential to escape hunger, thirst,
fatigue, and even death, but that He never invoked it until the
resurrection.

>This would devalue the scriptural declaration that He was tempted
> as we. Rather, the kenosis was so extensive that the Divine
> consciousness was never taken back up until the Father again
> glorified Him. The Logos operated under human
> consciousness only.

Yes, had he retained the memory of his pre-mortal glory, he could not
have shown us how to develop faith.

>> He told His apostles that if they had faith like a mustard seed, >>
they could do greater miracles than He.

> What is greater than raising the dead.

Elijah raised widow's son from the dead. (1 Kgs. 17:-24) Peter raised
Tabitha/Dorcas from the dead. (Acts 9:46-32). Paul raised Eutychus
from the dead. (Acts 20:9-12). But I do agree that the raising of
Lazarus from the dead was greater than any of these examples, because
Lazarus was dead longer than any of these, and he was already entombed.

> It was not meant "greater" as in deed, but greater in that
> they were greater in number and would reach out to the
> greater populous of the nations.

Perhaps so. I know of no record that the apostles ever did works
greater in deed than Jesus, but I believe that they were perfectly
capable of doing so, had they developed sufficient faith. Jesus had no
special advantage over them, except for his greater faith, which he
developed patiently over his entire life. "And Jesus increased in
wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man." (Luke 2:51-52)

> He meant exactly what He said.

> No one debates that point. The point of debate is what He meant by
> stating such.

There's no debate here, just an effort to express our "take." I do
thank you for your "take," from which I have learned. I believe that
Jesus used this language to try to teach his apostles that the source
of their power needed to be the same as His.

>Again, what greater miracle could be performed than
> raising the dead?

I agree. The widow's son, Lazarus, Tabitha, and Eutychus all
eventually died again. Surely the greatest miracle is to raise one
from the dead, never to die again. Most, or perhaps, all of the
miracles of Jesus were limited to some extent by the agency and faith