How come 153..?

[Knight]

Eph,

Just a comment here.

You do realize that you've gotten from point A to B by way of point Z. Oh well, at least you got there.

[Guest tjw]

Don't ever get bogged down on HOW your Pastor looks or dresses ( or doesn't dress LOL )..Because God just might send you a naked one like Peter...!

As long as he throws something on like a tunic or something, I'll be ok with that.  

Next time, Eph, you answer first, ok?

tjw

[wordsower]

There is definately some significance there.

[whatsitmean]

Verse 7 says..Peter was "naked" on that boat...and Jesus didn't seem to mind it at all..?????

Now look...here's an Apostle fishing bare ### naked and Jesus didn't even care about how he looked..Nor did Jesus mention anything about it to him..!

Jesus didn't shout "get dressed you evil doer"...!

Knowest thou not that you are an Apostle of mine..?

Jesus was more worried about if he had any fish...than how he was dressed...or how he looked..!

Don't ever get bogged down on HOW your Pastor looks or dresses ( or doesn't dress LOL )..Because God just might send you a naked one like Peter...!

153...??

[whatsitmean]

I agree with you wordsower.  Nothing is there by accident or without multiple meanings.  I have not been able to find too much on the number itself but the fact that a specific number is mentioned at all is significant when this passage is compared to the catch of fish in Luke chapter 5.  There, Peter first complains about the Lord

[Knight]

My friends,

It is important that we not try to read too much into God's Word. There is a danger here of uncovering supposed meanings that aren't really there.

This is God's Word and a reflection of His mind. We cannot think like Him and He knows this. Sometimes passages were meant to be taken as a metaphor, parable, or illustration. Other times it can be taken at face value.

What does 153 mean? It means there were a LOT of fish.

[tsth]

There is definately some significance there.  I wanna know what it is!!

Could be that there were 153 nations in that time, don't know, my geography studies were loooong ago.  Jesus did tell them to go and preach to all the world and some think that they did that at pentecost by a representative from every nation being there.

Check out this guys reasoning with numbers-http://www.bsc300.org/why153pg1.htm  pretty interesting, or: http://tfalck.home.attbi.com/theomatics/

scroll down to the story of the 153.  Not saying I agree, but interesting for sure.

My brain locked down after the first hundred numbers or so.  I couldn't follow it.  

:???:

But do I win the prize ?

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Guest tjw]

I'll cast my vote on those two websites mentioned

[whatsitmean]

My friends,

It is important that we not try to read too much into God's Word. There is a danger here of uncovering supposed meanings that aren't really there.

This is God's Word and a reflection of His mind. We cannot think like Him and He knows this. Sometimes passages were meant to be taken as a metaphor, parable, or illustration. Other times it can be taken at face value.

What does 153 mean? It means there were a LOT of fish.

Hello Knight, I think you are partially right and partially wrong.

[Guest tjw]

Hi Whatsitmean,

You bring up some good points.  Thanks!

And I didn't mean to trivialize the whole thing with my opinion of the websites.  

I don't think any topic or questions should be "hands off".

I believe we need to individually follow the Holy Spirit in what areas of study to delve into and what to not waste our time with.  Some things can be glitzy and appeal to our "itching ears".  But as we seek Him, He will fulfill our need to grow in the Word.