Jesus, son of an architect?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by TheLegalist

This is correct.... He was a stone cutter.

I don't know if He was a stone cutter or not.
Jesus is the Stone that the builders rejected.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Sam

I don't know if He was a stone cutter or not.
Jesus is the Stone that the builders rejected.

It's interesting how Jesus spoke of stones and temples more than traditional carpentry. The fact that he used the "stone that the builders rejected" terminology is a good example of this.

[Aquila]

So does this mean that Jesus was a... mason?

[iceniez]

Originally Posted by Aquila

So does this mean that Jesus was a... mason?

Could be . I read that it would have been part of his duties as a carpenter. However not the other kind of Mason .

[Twisp]

Originally Posted by Aquila

So does this mean that Jesus was a... mason?

Secret handshake and all?

[Sam]

Many years ago I read a sermon which used "Is not this the Carpenter?" (Mark 6:3) as its text. I think it may have been a sermon by C.M. Ward who was the speaker on Revivaltime (radio voice of the Assemblies of God) for many years.

He said that Jesus was known among the villagers as a carpenter. They could bring their broken toys or tools or furniture to Him for repair. And, just as He could mend or rebuild their stuff 2000 years ago, Today He can mend, restore, repair and rebuild:
broken lives
broken hearts
broken minds
broken bodies
broken dreams
broken spirits
broken homes
etc.
if we will just bring them to Him.

I might just preach that myself some day.