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124:4.2 Throughout this year he experienced many [[seasons]] of [[uncertainty]], if not [[actual]] [[doubt]], regarding the [[nature]] of his [[mission]]. His naturally [[developing]] [[human]] [[mind]] did not yet fully grasp the [[reality]] of his [[dual]] [[nature]]. The [[fact]] that he had a single [[personality]] rendered it [[difficult]] for his [[consciousness]] to recognize the double [[origin]] of those [[factors]] which [[composed]] the [[nature]] associated with that selfsame [[personality]].

124:4.2 Throughout this year he experienced many [[seasons]] of [[uncertainty]], if not [[actual]] [[doubt]], regarding the [[nature]] of his [[mission]]. His naturally [[developing]] [[human]] [[mind]] did not yet fully grasp the [[reality]] of his [[dual]] [[nature]]. The [[fact]] that he had a single [[personality]] rendered it [[difficult]] for his [[consciousness]] to recognize the double [[origin]] of those [[factors]] which [[composed]] the [[nature]] associated with that selfsame [[personality]].

124:4.3 From this time on he became more successful in getting along with his [[brothers]] and sisters. He was increasingly [[tactful]], always [[compassionate]] and considerate of their [[welfare]] and [[happiness]], and enjoyed good [[relations]] with them up to the beginning of his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_141 public ministry]. To be more explicit: He got along with James, Miriam, and the two younger (as yet unborn) [[children]], Amos and Ruth, most excellently. He always got along with Martha fairly well. What [[trouble]] he had at [[home]] largely arose out of [[friction]] with Joseph and Jude, particularly the latter.

124:4.3 From this time on he became more successful in getting along with his [[brothers]] and sisters. He was increasingly [[tactful]], always [[compassionate]] and considerate of their [[welfare]] and [[happiness]], and enjoyed good [[relations]] with them up to the beginning of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_141 public ministry]. To be more explicit: He got along with James, Miriam, and the two younger (as yet unborn) [[children]], Amos and Ruth, most excellently. He always got along with Martha fairly well. What [[trouble]] he had at [[home]] largely arose out of [[friction]] with Joseph and Jude, particularly the latter.

124:4.4 It was a trying [[experience]] for [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] to undertake the rearing of this unprecedented combination of [[divinity]] and [[humanity]], and they deserve great credit for so [[faithfully]] and successfully discharging their [[parental]] [[responsibilities]]. Increasingly [[Jesus]]' [[parents]] realized that there was something [[superhuman]] resident within this eldest son, but they never even faintly [[dreamed]] that this son of promise was indeed and in [[truth]] the [[actual]] [[creator]] of this [[local universe]] of [[things]] and [[beings]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] lived and died without ever [[learning]] that their son [[Jesus]] really was the Universe [[Creator]] [[incarnate]] in [[mortal]] [[flesh]].

124:4.4 It was a trying [[experience]] for [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] to undertake the rearing of this unprecedented combination of [[divinity]] and [[humanity]], and they deserve great credit for so [[faithfully]] and successfully discharging their [[parental]] [[responsibilities]]. Increasingly [[Jesus]]' [[parents]] realized that there was something [[superhuman]] resident within this eldest son, but they never even faintly [[dreamed]] that this son of promise was indeed and in [[truth]] the [[actual]] [[creator]] of this [[local universe]] of [[things]] and [[beings]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] lived and died without ever [[learning]] that their son [[Jesus]] really was the Universe [[Creator]] [[incarnate]] in [[mortal]] [[flesh]].

124:4.5 This year [[Jesus]] paid more [[attention]] than ever to [[music]], and he continued to [[teach]] the [[home]] [[school]] for his brothers and sisters. It was at about this time that the lad became keenly [[conscious]] of the [[difference]] between the [[viewpoints]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] regarding the [[nature]] of his mission. He pondered much over his [[parents]]' differing [[opinions]], often hearing their [[discussions]] when they [[thought]] he was sound [[asleep]]. More and more he inclined to the view of his [[father]], so that his [[mother]] was destined to be hurt by the [[realization]] that her son was [[gradually]] [[rejecting]] her [[guidance]] in matters having to do with his life [[career]]. And, as the years passed, this breach of [[understanding]] widened. Less and less did [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] [[comprehend]] the significance of [[Jesus]]' [[mission]], and increasingly was this good [[mother]] hurt by the failure of her [[favorite]] son to fulfill her fond [[expectations]].

124:4.5 This year [[Jesus]] paid more [[attention]] than ever to [[music]], and he continued to [[teach]] the [[home]] [[school]] for his brothers and sisters. It was at about this time that the lad became keenly [[conscious]] of the [[difference]] between the [[viewpoints]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] regarding the [[nature]] of his mission. He pondered much over his [[parents]]' differing [[opinions]], often hearing their [[discussions]] when they [[thought]] he was sound [[asleep]]. More and more he inclined to the view of his [[father]], so that his [[mother]] was destined to be hurt by the [[realization]] that her son was [[gradually]] [[rejecting]] her [[guidance]] in matters having to do with his life [[career]]. And, as the years passed, this breach of [[understanding]] widened. Less and less did [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] [[comprehend]] the significance of [[Jesus]]' [[mission]], and increasingly was this good [[mother]] hurt by the failure of her [[favorite]] son to fulfill her fond [[expectations]].

124:4.6 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] entertained a growing [[belief]] in the [[spiritual]] [[nature]] of [[Jesus]]' [[mission]]. And but for other and more important reasons it does seem unfortunate that he could not have lived to see the [[fulfillment]] of his [[concept]] of [[Jesus]]' [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal on earth].

124:4.6 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] entertained a growing [[belief]] in the [[spiritual]] [[nature]] of [[Jesus]]' [[mission]]. And but for other and more important reasons it does seem unfortunate that he could not have lived to see the [[fulfillment]] of his [[concept]] of [[Jesus]]' [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal on earth].

124:4.7 During his last year at [[school]], when he was twelve years old, [[Jesus]] remonstrated with his [[father]] about the [[Jewish]] [[custom]] of [[touch]]ing the bit of parchment nailed upon the doorpost each time on going into, or coming out of, the house and then kissing the finger that [[touched]] the parchment. As a part of this [[ritual]] it was customary to say, " The Lord shall preserve our going out and our coming in, from this time forth and even forevermore. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_121] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] had repeatedly instructed [[Jesus]] as to the reasons for not making [[images]] or [[drawing]] pictures, explaining that such [[creations]] might be used for [[idolatrous]] [[purposes]]. Though [[Jesus]] failed fully to grasp their proscriptions against [[images]] and pictures, he [[possessed]] a high [[concept]] of [[consistency]] and therefore pointed out to his [[father]] the essentially [[idolatrous]] [[nature]] of this [[habitual]] [[obeisance]] to the doorpost parchment. And [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] removed the parchment after [[Jesus]] had thus [[remonstrated]] with him.

124:4.7 During his last year at [[school]], when he was twelve years old, [[Jesus]] remonstrated with his [[father]] about the [[Jewish]] [[custom]] of [[touch]]ing the bit of parchment nailed upon the doorpost each time on going into, or coming out of, the house and then kissing the finger that [[touched]] the parchment. As a part of this [[ritual]] it was customary to say, " The Lord shall preserve our going out and our coming in, from this time forth and even forevermore. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_121] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary] had repeatedly instructed [[Jesus]] as to the reasons for not making [[images]] or [[drawing]] pictures, explaining that such [[creations]] might be used for [[idolatrous]] [[purposes]]. Though [[Jesus]] failed fully to grasp their proscriptions against [[images]] and pictures, he [[possessed]] a high [[concept]] of [[consistency]] and therefore pointed out to his [[father]] the essentially [[idolatrous]] [[nature]] of this [[habitual]] [[obeisance]] to the doorpost parchment. And [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] removed the parchment after [[Jesus]] had thus [[remonstrated]] with him.

124:4.8 As time passed, [[Jesus]] did much to [[modify]] their [[practice]] of [[religious]] [[forms]], such as the [[family]] prayers and other [[customs]]. And it was possible to do many such [[things]] at [[Nazareth]], for its [[synagogue]] was under the [[influence]] of a [[liberal]] school of [[rabbis]], exemplified by the renowned [[Nazareth]] [[teacher]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbi_Jose Jose].

124:4.8 As time passed, [[Jesus]] did much to [[modify]] their [[practice]] of [[religious]] [[forms]], such as the [[family]] prayers and other [[customs]]. And it was possible to do many such [[things]] at [[Nazareth]], for its [[synagogue]] was under the [[influence]] of a [[liberal]] school of [[rabbis]], exemplified by the renowned [[Nazareth]] [[teacher]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbi_Jose Jose].

124:4.9 Throughout this and the two following years [[Jesus]] [[suffered]] great [[mental]] distress as the result of his constant [[effort]] to [[adjust]] his [[personal]] [[views]] of religious [[practices]] and [[social]] [[amenities]] to the [[established]] [[beliefs]] of his [[parents]]. He was distraught by the [[conflict]] between the urge to be [[loyal]] to his own [[convictions]] and the conscientious admonition of [[dutiful]] submission to his [[parents]]; his supreme [[conflict]] was between two great commands which were uppermost in his [[youthful]] [[mind]]. The one was: " Be [[loyal]] to the dictates of your highest [[convictions]] of [[truth]] and [[righteousness]]. " The other was: " [[Honor]] your [[father]] and [[mother]], for they have given you life and the nurture thereof. " However, he never shirked the [[responsibility]] of making the [[necessary]] daily [[adjustments]] between these realms of [[loyalty]] to one's [[personal]] [[convictions]] and [[duty]] toward one's [[family]], and he achieved the [[satisfaction]] of effecting an increasingly [[harmonious]] blending of [[personal]] convictions and [[family]] [[obligations]] into a masterful [[concept]] of [[group]] [[solidarity]] based upon [[loyalty]], [[fairness]], [[tolerance]], and [[love]].

124:4.9 Throughout this and the two following years [[Jesus]] [[suffered]] great [[mental]] distress as the result of his constant [[effort]] to [[adjust]] his [[personal]] [[views]] of religious [[practices]] and [[social]] [[amenities]] to the [[established]] [[beliefs]] of his [[parents]]. He was distraught by the [[conflict]] between the urge to be [[loyal]] to his own [[convictions]] and the conscientious admonition of [[dutiful]] submission to his [[parents]]; his supreme [[conflict]] was between two great commands which were uppermost in his [[youthful]] [[mind]]. The one was: " Be [[loyal]] to the dictates of your highest [[convictions]] of [[truth]] and [[righteousness]]. " The other was: " [[Honor]] your [[father]] and [[mother]], for they have given you life and the nurture thereof. " However, he never shirked the [[responsibility]] of making the [[necessary]] daily [[adjustments]] between these realms of [[loyalty]] to one's [[personal]] [[convictions]] and [[duty]] toward one's [[family]], and he achieved the [[satisfaction]] of effecting an increasingly [[harmonious]] blending of [[personal]] convictions and [[family]] [[obligations]] into a masterful [[concept]] of [[group]] [[solidarity]] based upon [[loyalty]], [[fairness]], [[tolerance]], and [[love]].

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[[Category:Paper 124 - The Later Childhood of Jesus]]

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