"Bob LeChevalier" <lojbab at lojban.org> wrote in message
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> >> >He said in reply, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of
> >> >Israel." Matthew 15:24
> >> >
> >> >"These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go
> >> >not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans
enter
> >> >ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And
as ye
> >> >go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 10:5-9
> >>
> >> But then later, He DID extend His commission for the disciples to go
> >> to ALL nations.
> >
> >WHERE?
>> Mark 13:
> >5] And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive
you:
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >[6] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall
deceive many.
> >[7] And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not
troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
> >[8] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines
and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
> >[9] But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to
councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought
before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
> >[10] And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> Luke 24:
> >[36] And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them,
and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
> >[37] But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had
seen a spirit.
> >[38] And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts
arise in your hearts?
> >[39] Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and
see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
> >[40] And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
> >[41] And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto
them, Have ye here any meat?
> >[42] And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
> >[43] And he took it, and did eat before them.
> >[44] And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you,
while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were
written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms,
concerning me.
> >[45] Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the
scriptures,
> >[46] And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
> >[47] And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >[48] And ye are witnesses of these things.
>> >Are you telling us that Jesus LIED, and then corrected that LIE?
>> No. Are you telling us that Jesus did not say those things which Mark
> and Luke quote Him as saying? Are you accusing the Bible of LYING?
>> It is quite simple. While Christ was still alive, they were to preach
> repentance unto the people of Israel (i.e. the Jews). After his
> resurrection, per verse 46 in Luke above, it was THEN appropriate to
> preach to ALL nations.
>
Friday the thirteenth was not a good day for you "liberals", was it, lojbab?
But it was a GREAT day for Christianity. Hallelujah.
It's the day you proclaimed that Jesus Christ was a LIAR, and proved the
idiocy of your decrepit jewish and "liberal" "moral code".
There isn't a single word in the Holy Bible that even hints that Christ's
Twelve Disciples, His followers, Christians, or other Israelites, were ever
given permission to disobey His commandments. When it was written: "These
twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of
the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go
rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach,
saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand", Christ told an indelible TRUTH
that can never, ever change.
His Disciples didn't have permission, much less authority, to change his
Commandments, nor Israelite law, nor the Holy Bible, ever. And by most
accounts, they didn't.
At this point in time, the Israelites were scattered amongst ALL NATIONS.
Christ told His Twelve Disciples to go ONLY to Israelites who had been
scattered to ALL NATIONS. Had Christ not done so, He would have been in
direct violation of Israelite law Himself.
Why would He do that? He WOULDN'T.
"James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes
which are scattered abroad, greeting." James 1:1
Was James writing to "ALL NATIONS". YES.
Was he writing to ALL RACES? NO! He, just like Christ, was addressing ONLY
the Israelites in ALL NATIONS, just as Christ commanded him. Was this AFTER
the Ressurection? YES!
When Christ said: "repentance and remission of sins should be preached in
his name among all nations", He didn't give them permission to violate God's
Law or trash the entire history of the Israelites, or wreck the Twelve
Tribes of Israel--He gave them ONLY a command to uphold GOD's LAW as it was
written for millennia.
The LAST thing in the world Christ would have done is to give his Twelve
Disciples instructions to preach to JEWS, much less accept them into the
congregation of the LORD.
John Knight
