The man says: "Let me go back, bury my father then return to follow you rabbi"
And He asked the guy to "Let the dead bury the dead"!
Would not you as I had, be really 'wowed' by that!
To my mind as would to any other who seek after Truth, it is 'confusing' 'irresponsible' and not least, impossible to grasp. He whom we were taught was 'FULL OF LOVE' was making a statement that made neither earthly nor spiritual sense. And is seemingly rejecting an enthusiastic follower.
On the earthly dimension, how in heaven's name can the dead do that... ie. bury itself?
On any other dimension, it makes no sense!
After deliberating for 'centuries' it occurred: He might not be addressing the statement to that particular person who wanted to go bury his dad. He was speaking in a metaphorical sense, referring to not a particular dead person burying itself but to more than one "dead'.
We are 'dead' because of our unbelief, our sins of every shade and color, intransigencies; We are to bury these 'dead' practices; acts, habits, urges, thoughts, waywardness, ill-intentions, uncharity, unkindness; EVERYTHING that caused our dead-ness.
These acts/thoughts, which make 'dead' true belief, which bring death to trust, which kill holiness, destroy purity, create dead-ness in us; that work against the basic tenets of the Commandments, that which defy "To Love only God with all our hearts and minds and souls", need burial ... by us the 'dead'.
Thus when we (who are DEAD), bury (discard) the DEAD (Sins that disqualify us from being true believers) it'll enable us, the 'reborn' to walk with Him to Life Eternal.
The weird part about Jesus is he does not speak plainly. If he had there would not be enough words to encompass all he wanted us not to miss.
Please tell me I am not wrong?
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