Why did Jesus have to use a whip on the money changers, but was compassionate with an adulteress?

Answer 1

Good question. I think his message is that He is the only one who can judge what is wrong or right. When he saw the people making the sacred place a place for business, he got mad and expressed his anger, because he was mad with the greed. In the other hand, the situation with the adulteress, people were trying to stone her, and he was clear:"who here doesn't have a sin, throw the first stone", I think he meant "you can't judge other people if you have sins yourself". He is the only one who can judge us.

Answer 2

definitely, the textual content does no longer substantiate the top that Jesus hit ANY of the money changers. The whip replaced into for the animals that were also being bought. All of this replaced into occurring in the first position because the clergymen and Levites were getting a "decrease" of the money, which replaced right into a grave affront to God.

Answer 3

Jesus didn't use the whip on the money changers but on the animals. It's common practice to use a whip on cattle.

John 2:15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
16 To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father’s house into a market!"

Answer 4

He was forgiving and compassionate most times, but on rare occassions did something more extreme. It was appropriate behavior for the circumstance. The enlightened can not be understood...and often seem paradoxical.

Although many us this to justify violence and fury for God, but this is mistaken. Such actions are the very rare exception, not the rule.

Only a master or enligthened person will understand when it is right...those are few. The same case happens with Zen masters...they will do or say one thing and then later do the opposite. It is not paradoxical or contrary...it was appropriate for that specific situation.

~ Eric Putkonen

Answer 5

Ah Resis:
Good question.
The answer lies in .....motive.
The adultress was not insisting on being an adultress.
She would gladly curb her conduct IF a good reason came along.
The money changers, however, had a real bad attitude.
They would not change for any reason.
What a person may be doing BEFORE learning of the Christ is secondary to what they do AFTER learning about the Christ.

Answer 6

Jesus was compassionate to women in general, he had time for them unlike the money grabbing hypocrites who society accepts. He was THE MAN, he always was going to forgive that girl... and give the money changers hell

Answer 7

Dude.. That's so yesterday. The Jesus of today never kicks any ****. That's the Jesus that really sells.

PS: Forget the war in Iraq. Let's follow good old Jesus's example and explodinate some corporate buildings. Who's in? :P

Answer 8

Dear "resis",

Jesus illustrated a point about corporations and individual personalities. If you are as old as me, you have already heard the rule of thumb; if you are rather young, the following will help you:

It is always easier to get forgiven for a mistake than to get permission to make a mistake (in the future).

smiles --

PS: If you are interested, you can e-mail me, and I will give you three more Biblical examples of the above "rule of thumb".

Answer 9

First, the story of the adulteress was added, as it is not found in any Bible until the Latin versions.

Next, because adultery already injures the person doing it, while charging for worship injures those who would seak the divine.

Answer 10

It was written in Scripture "Zeal for his Father's house will consume him" This is why 1. It was complete lack of respect for the Father (some people today would do well to take notice of this) 2. to satisfy the Scripture about the Messiah.