Matthew 10
5These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'
2006-12-26 03:43:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He wanted them to teach the gentiles, but first he wanted to give the jews the chance to hear the message.
2006-12-26 03:45:35 · answer #1 · answered by Angie 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
During the time that Jesus walked the earth, His message was to go to Israel. The Jews, as God's people, got the privilege of hearing the Gospel message first. This does not mean that there were not Gentiles who believed, there are a few instances in the Gospels where Jesus commends Gentiles for having greater faith than Jews! But the primary mission was to get the word out to the Jews that the Messiah had come.
After the Resurrection, Jesus commanded His followers to go to all nations, preaching the Gospel to everyone.
So it's a matter of timing, not a matter of Him not wanting them to hear the message.
2006-12-26 03:51:44 · answer #2 · answered by Sweet Lei 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the book of matthew was written for the jews,to show them that Jesus was the promised Messiah in the old testament.Jesus instructed his disciples not to go among the Gentiles because these people don't believe His teachings and they worship other gods.Gentiles are not the chosen people of God.
.Jesus wants all people to have the chance to hear the good news about salvation.
2006-12-26 09:30:07 · answer #3 · answered by MACRENE PADASDAO 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was NOT out to start a new religion or to 'convert' anyone to Judaism. He was all about reforming the Judaic religion from within, as were all the great prophets before him. The whole Christian movement was started by Paul. The commandment "go forth and baptise all nations" is in the Act of the Apostles that was not written until over a hundred years after his death! No, Jesus did not want to convert anyone, he wanted the Jewish people to return to the true way of worship, as out lined in the teachings of the prophets of the old testament, especially Isaiah and Jeremiah.
2006-12-26 03:53:10 · answer #4 · answered by harpertara 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
During the time of Jesus, the term Gentile referred to pagans or barbarians. I'm not sure of the validity of your question as I am not an expert on theology as so many other that are answering these types of questions seem to be, but maybe he did not want his apostles being murdered.
Just a thought.
2006-12-26 03:51:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't be attentive to the place you get your advice from yet Jesus in no way stated "do not kill the infidels". in fact the word "infidels" isn't used everywhere interior the Bible. The word "infidel" is used two times interior the recent testomony in 2 Cor. 6:15 and a million Ti 5:8. Neither verse is a quote from Jesus. And as for God's "ethical character", God created human beings. through fact the author, He has the main fabulous to do along with his creation something He desires. Morality comes from God. who're you to choose God or his motives for doing something? Do you someway think of you're greater holy and righteous than God? Please, you may't even get your lies to line up with scripture and you have the gall to choose God? fabulous!
2016-12-11 16:10:37 · answer #6 · answered by ricaurte 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Part of the history is missing. While the men were sent to the Jews, the women were sent seperately to the Gentiles. This information of course was removed by the Vatican, because they do not want women to ever have a toehold in their version of the Christian religion, but in reality, Jesus had the women as the spearhead of all the important moves done by his movement, and the men were the servents of the women.
2006-12-26 03:49:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Out of the four Gospels Constantine put in the New Testament, Mathew is directed at Jews (each is directed at different groups).
2006-12-26 03:46:21 · answer #8 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
jesus wanted his apostles to teach the message to the gentiles too ....but not at that specific time
2006-12-26 03:51:32 · answer #9 · answered by suzana r 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
perhaps it had something to do with the fact that the apostles were Jews, and would have been persecuted had they tried to teach non-Jews.
It could also have been that Jesus was still trying to maintain the covenant.
2006-12-26 03:47:23 · answer #10 · answered by jinenglish68 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋