" Go not the way of the gentiles but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Isreal.I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Isreal".
SO right from Jesus HIMSELF. If you believe the bible is the literal word of God and Jesus does this mean to you Jesus is saying if your not a jew your excluded from his( and therfore by God since He sent Jesus) teachings?????? I'd like to hear from both christains AND skeptics and anyone else. This is why I got into bible history and archeology. Anyone else?
2006-07-14 06:09:48 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I use the KJV, so mine does not say "... I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Israel was the nation of God, and as such the Messiah was sent to them. The 2300 day prophecy of Danial tells us that 490 years were set aside just for the Jews to set aside their sinning. But they did not, do that, they killed the Messiah, the Lamb of God. Just because Jesus was sent to the Jews, He died for all of us. Study the OT, and this will become apparent. The OT tells us about the Lamb of God, and what was going to happen to Him. Jesus is He "who taketh away the sin of the world."
2006-07-14 06:20:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The time hadn't come yet, for the message to be given to the gentiles. Jesus first came to witness to his chosen people. He had always planned on saving the gentiles. You need to read more scripture, before you criticize it. Read the great commission at the end of Matthew, where Jesus say to go out to everyone.
Yes, the bible can be misleading, but if you give it a little more thought and study and even pray before you read it, your misunderstandings will be less. Don't worry, there are parts of it I dont' understand. I just don't talk about them until I do. Take care.
2006-07-14 13:28:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was talking to the disciples in this chapter with instructions on what to do. His instructions to go the lost sheep of Israel did not mean to the Jews only. THe lost sheep are those people who had lost faith or had no faith in God.
We all take words in the bible literally and do not try to understand the deeper meaning. Yes it can be confusing btu always try to look at things as they are and not read to much into it. The word of God is infalable
2006-07-14 13:19:13 · answer #3 · answered by sjmcalpine2003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. This is exactly why St. Peter warned laymen not to interpret the Scripture for themselves.
Let me quote to you from the Haydock Bible (a Catholic bible with numerous footnotes done by theologians) written about Matthew 10:5:
"In this first mission, the apostles were ordered to preach to the Jews only...We must here take notice that this commandment, given by Christ to the apostles, of confining their preaching to the house of Israel, does not contradict one related in Matthew, Go teach all nations, etc. We observe that these two commandments were given at two very different times; the first, indeed, the apostles received before the resurrection of Christ, the other after. It was necessary frist to warn the Jews of the arrival of the Messias amongst them..."
2006-07-14 13:20:54 · answer #4 · answered by oremus_fratres 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muslims have been saying this for the past 1400 years but hell will break lose if Christians do anything like Jesus did. Everything they do these days is a complete oppsite of what Jesus said and did and what doing everything what Paul told them to do in his letters.
The fact is Paul has influenced more people than Jesus did and he used Jesus as an escape goat for his immoral teachings.
2006-07-14 13:16:46 · answer #5 · answered by Mesum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a fine example of not only missing the point but taking scripture out of context and ignoring everything else to make your point.
Where can I start? You're wrong at the begining, middle and the end.
Only the entire new testament from Acts on talks almost exclusively of taking the gospel to the whole world which, of course, means non-jews.
2006-07-14 13:16:53 · answer #6 · answered by Archer Christifori 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are twisting scripture by taking it out of context.........
You have to look at the Bible as a whole from begining to end in order. If you take bits and pieces of it you can make your own doctrine... but then it wouldent be God's word anymore now would it?
Jesus came so that all may come to repentance and know God.
2006-07-14 13:16:04 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Agappae 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus affirmed that he was only meant to spread the Gospel to the Israelites yes. The rest was for Saul/Paul and the apostles. But remember, even he helped that Gentile woman after the "dog's at their master's table" comment.
Good luck and God Bless!
2006-07-14 13:13:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Jews were waiting for the Messiah to usher in his Kingdom. They hoped for a political and military kingdom that would free them from Roman rule and bring back the days of glory under David and Solomon. But Jesus was talking about the spiritual kingdom
2006-07-14 13:20:40 · answer #9 · answered by thisisme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul made Christians out of gentiles, Jesus was sent to his poeple the Jews beacuse they were backsliding. if you read the bible good enough you will see the transformation from the "works and wrods" of Jesus to that of Paul
2006-07-14 13:18:54 · answer #10 · answered by mike h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋