when he kicked over tables called people hipocrits and snakes or when he as much as called one non jew woman a dog because she asked for a blessing?
IF what I am saying is wrong, slap me in the face. I crave correction! If not, check out what you are giving your life to, Is it religeon or God?
Gypsy Priest
2007-10-25 07:13:38 · 10 answers · asked by Gypsy Priest 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Gypsy please stop asking questions like this,,,might make somebody THINK
2007-10-25 07:17:40 · answer #1 · answered by unowho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's take a look at the scriptures to see if Jesus was acting in wisdom and justice, or whether he was acting as a hypocrite contrary to his own teachings.
John 2 tells about the cleansing of the Temple:
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 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. To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!" His disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me."
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Jesus was acting in his proper authority as the King of the Jews. Kings are sole rulers, and when interlopers have usurped the kingdom, a king may need to use force to regain it. No injuries are reported as Jesus drove out the livestock merchants from this his Father's house.
Jesus' cleansing acted out God's judgment on the Temple rulers. Rather than serve God, they had turned God's House into a marketplace for their personal enrichment. The perversion of the house of worship into a livestock market was hideous. The real destruction was to come with the destruction of the Temple by the Romans, and it has never been rebuilt to this day.
What about the words spoken to the Syrophoenician woman (see Mark 7:24ff)?
Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
"First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."
Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter."
She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
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No one would quarrel with what Jesus did: He healed the woman's child of a demon, i.e., he cured a mental illness.
What about the words about the children and the dogs? Isn't it true that it would be wrong to feed the dogs and starve the children? Thus, the words Jesus spoke were true.
Jesus' mission was to the lost sheep of the House of Israel. His disciples would carry the gospel to the world, but Jesus' work was to bring good news to the people God had prepared through roughly 2000 years of training, not to the idol worshippers who were not ready for his message.
But Jesus saw her need and tested the woman with a (true) proverb. She passed the test, demonstrating her faith in Jesus, and her daughter was healed.
Reclaiming his Father's house, speaking the truth, posing a test of faith, working a healing--all the the good works of the Son of God, and authentically Christian.
Cheers,
Bruce
2007-10-25 15:13:19 · answer #2 · answered by Bruce 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God flooded the world too. Here is a big shock....God is a God of love but he also demands justice...
Kick over the tables??yes...calling a woman a dog? He actually didn't do that...He used what we call in English a "metaphor" to teach his disciples that God loves all people ..not just the jews...
You
2007-10-25 14:20:44 · answer #3 · answered by John[nottheapostle] 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The tables were in violation of Levitical law. The pharasees were indeed hypocrites. Would you have Jesus lie to them? And He did NOT call her a dog! He was showcasing her faith before He gave her what she asked for. Try READING the Book before criticizing it.
Consider your face slapped.
2007-10-25 14:19:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
. Why not read it and make it known to yourself . At the Temple He acted properly , He showed the mockery, and also the thieves they didn't belong thereAs far as calling anyone a dog I dont think He did . But He used the dog as an example, same as a pig , and even an ant and mule
2007-10-25 14:27:13 · answer #5 · answered by the only 1 hobo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People were not called Christians during Jesus lifetime. "And the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch." Acts 11:26 Why? because they talked, walked at lived like Jesus Christ their Savior.
Jesus never sinned because he was above sin.
2007-10-25 14:24:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus acted in righteous anger. There is a time and place for that sort of anger. he did this because they people were using a place of worship for their own personal gain. We are not to use God for gain, but rather we are to gain only by God's wisdom and Grace. Religion is fruitless without God.
2007-10-25 14:19:56 · answer #7 · answered by Princess Peabody 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus wasn't a Christian he was a Jew
2007-10-25 14:17:41 · answer #8 · answered by Jackie M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus acted like Jesus was it not followers of him who became Christians ?
2007-10-25 17:29:56 · answer #9 · answered by pestie58 the spider hunter 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he had had too much wine that day, or was hungover from the night before.
2007-10-25 14:16:15 · answer #10 · answered by Ebby 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋