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Why Jesus Didn't Unbind Lazarus
Season 1, Ep. 9
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Jesus waited two days while his friend died. Discover why God’s silence is a strategy for greater glory and how the unbinding of Lazarus reveals the hidden power of Confession.
What You'll Learn:
- The Strategy of Delay: Why Jesus waits until death is undeniable to change the game entirely.
- The Two Natures: Understanding the mystery of why God would weep when He knows He is about to resurrect the dead.
- The Unbinding: How the Church Fathers interpret the "loosing" of the grave clothes as the role of the Church in absolving sin.
Timestamps:
- (01:16) - The Scandal of the Delay
- (02:28) - The Challenge: "I Am the Resurrection"
- (03:28) - Jesus Weeps (The Shortest Verse)
- (04:44) - The Hierarchy: God Gives Life, The Church Gives Freedom
- (05:36) - Are You Still Wearing Grave Clothes?
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