Please give scriptural examples in stating your case. Thanks in advance for all replies.
2007-06-19 00:38:29 · 11 answers · asked by Carlito 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Purple J -
You say that the Lord Jesus was meek & mild in His refutation of religious error, would you care to give some examples ?
Perhaps it would have been more appropriate for me to ask, "..was the Lord Jesus ALWAYS 'gentle Jesus, meek & mild', in PARTICULAR regard to His refutation of religious error ?". I think that Matthew 23 shows this was not the case.
I agree that some of the attitudes of professing Christians on YA are wrong. This could due to a number of reasons; spiritual immaturity, plain old human imperfection, perhaps they are not actually saved at all...ultimately, the Lord knows. It could even be that the motives of such users are essentially right, but they are not adaquately able to express themselves in a way that endears them to other users. To convey one's heart via this limited medium is no easy task. Perhaps some of us are so convinced of our own "religious position" that any form of opposing view appears offensive.
Take your pick.
2007-06-20 02:29:18 · update #1
*not adEquately able to spell, either.
2007-06-20 02:32:55 · update #2
Keiichi -
I removed the "born again question" mainly because the whole premise of the question was based upon a misunderstanding on my part of what JW's teach concerning the subject. Therefore, it seemed pretty pointless to leave it open...
I don't feel that the Lord wishes for me to continue asking JW questions, now. So, as far as I am concerned, that was my last one.
2007-06-20 02:38:12 · update #3
You know he was not. He was very confrontational. He stirred things up. This is why they hated him so much, enough to kill him.
But at no time did he ever sin. Even when he viciously beat the crowd back and forced the money-changers out of the temple.
2007-06-19 00:45:06 · answer #1 · answered by realchurchhistorian 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes he was.
Sadly, this attitude isn't found very much in this section of yahoo Q&As. Some professing Christians are quite rude & condescending in defending their beliefs, not reasonable at all.
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I apologise for not knowing the intention of your question. The differences between Jesus refutation of religious error is that he is in a position of knowing absolute truth so his refutation is based totally on God's thoughts etc.
Humans on the other hand just have our own imperfect points of view. Who's to say (for example) you are right and I am wrong in our interpretation? Sure, you can claim you have God's spirit with you when you read the scriptures but then again so can I, or so can the next person who disagrees with us. If our interpretations are different, which one is from God? You'll quite obviously deny mine, as I would yours.
Another thing is attitude. Yes, Jesus was zealous in refuting religious error, there's no doubt. The difference with Jesus though was that he was never insulting, condescending, malicious or patronizing. Precisely the attitudes that some people on this site show simply because others don't share their view. How arrogant is that? Personally, I think that true Christians today would display a meek & mild attitude, trying to control any anger that they have. Sitting on a high horse & looking down on other people certainly isn't reflecting our Lord's personality is it? Meekness is a strength not a weakness.
2007-06-19 04:23:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said he was meek or mild to those who are under his yoke. (his disciples)
John 2:17 states he was zealous for true worship.
John 2:13 Now the passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 And he found in the temple those selling cattle and sheep and doves and the money brokers in their seats. 15 So, after making a whip of ropes, he drove all those with the sheep and cattle out of the temple, and he poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 And he said to those selling the doves: “Take these things away from here! Stop making the house of my Father a house of merchandise!” 17 His disciples called to mind that it is written: “The zeal for your house will eat me up.”
On the other hand you could say Jesus showed great mildness because he didn't call down a legion of angels at this time.
The punishment fit the error. So I would have to answer yes.
2007-06-19 06:39:26 · answer #3 · answered by TeeM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The gentle Jesus meek and mild thing may come from some Victorian hymn for children, but is not a biblical quotation with respect to Jesus.
He was at times very critical, especially of the religious teachers, when he saw them misleading people.
With normal everyday people, he was understanding and compassionate. He healed people, who went on to cause a great deal of trouble for him by telling everyone when Jesus asked them not to; large crowds mobbed him continously for healing.
He did get frustrated with his disciples lack of faith and little faith at times.
He warned some about judgement, but wasn't violent except in the temple incident when he turned over money-changers tables. The area that was meant to be used for gentiles was being used for business transactions.
He was very meek during the passion and crucifixion as he was offering himself as a perfect Lamb of God, at the Passover festival, so our sins can be righteously forgiven. He could have escaped at any moment.
2007-06-19 03:07:08 · answer #4 · answered by Cader and Glyder scrambler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-06 22:05:53 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the example of the money changers in the temple...
Mark 11:15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Yes, he dealt with sinners who came to him gently, but he really wanted the Pharisees to understand that they were wrong in their interpretations of what God wanted.
He wanted them to be concerned more with the needs of the people.
He showed that you don't have to stand meekly by against something that is wrong.
But, it doesn't mean he expects the response to be violent either. His greatest commandment is to Love one another.
John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
2007-06-19 00:57:29 · answer #6 · answered by guppy137 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The woman caught in the act of adultery was told to go away (and not sin again)
That would have been a gentle and mild approach to what was a breaking of the commandments.
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2007-06-19 00:41:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother... He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of; and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me." (Mt 10: 34-39)
Jesus did not have time to dance around issues; he needed to get his point across quickly before the Romans or Jewish Priest got upset about his teachings.
2007-06-19 07:08:56 · answer #8 · answered by keiichi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. In fact, He was pretty sharp about it. One other reason why the Pharisees and religious leaders despised Him. And one other reason why I love Him.
2007-06-19 00:43:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
According to scripture, he was a real son of a bit*ch!
2007-06-19 00:42:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 7⤋