27:25  "Then answered all the people, and said, his blood be on us and our children."\nIt's what the Jewish crowd said in unison to Pilate.  Why in the world on their children?
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Well, your quote says it very clearly: \nMathew blames the Jews!
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The first time I read Isaiah 58, I cried.  And I'm misty reading it again just now.\n\nThis terribly sad Chapter is one of many oracles Isaiah was told to give the Jewish people.  The gist of the entire Chapter is this:  don't say with your mouth you love God, but prove with your actions you don't.  The people said they loved God and they even enjoyed seeking Him in prayer and fasting.  However, when they fasted, they did so for the wrong reasons and they indulged in physical pleasures and iniquity, such as refusing to pay their laborers.  God sees right through this hypocrisy and insists that Isaiah yell his condemnatory message from the rooftops.  The people hated him for it, just as they hated Jeremiah and the rest of the prophets.  And, of course, Jesus.\n\nYes, the world will be angered when you announce its iniquities as if you are blowing a trumpet.  Some, however, will be moved to repentance.  That's what encourages me.\n\nPeace and love in Jesus.
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you are so right and so many people need to see the same thing. He suffered a horrible death to save there soul. I wish people would quit saying stupid things about our Lord Jesus Christ and realize that he died on Calvary for there sins. I personally am so glad that 3 years ago i finally realized this and asked Him to come into my heart and today my family and I serve the Lord daily!!!
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The Prophet now expands his subject, and shows that when the people repented, the fruits of repentance would openly appear. One fruit he records, and that is, that they would then begin to worship God purely, all superstitions being abolished. It shall be, he says, in that day that thou shalt call me, My husband; and he mentions the word, husband, to show to the people, that after having been corrected, they would be mindful of the covenant which God had made with them; and in that covenant, as stated before, there was the condition of a mutual engagement.\n\nWe hence see what the Prophet means: he tells us that the people would then be no more given to superstitions as before, but on the contrary would be mindful of God's covenant, and would continue sincere and true to their conjugal vow. Hence, thou shalt call me, My husband; that is, "Thou shalt know what I am to thee, that I am joined to thee by a sacred and inviolable marriage." And thou shalt not call me, My Baal; that is, "Thou shalt not give me a false and heathenish name:" for the word, Baal, as I have said before, was everywhere in every one's mouth. But the next verse must be added --
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Nice try, but what you're trying won't work. God said AMALEKITES for a reason. God told Saul to smite the AMALEKITES in particular for a reason. Before you talk about I Samuel 15:3, why don't you read I Samuel 15:2? In this verse, God says that he remembers a transgression that the Amalekites had committed against the Israelites; right after their liberation from Egypt, they had lain in wait for them. The Amalekites had also slain many of the Israelites, though that was, in part, due to God's punishment. Because the Amalekites lay in wait to harm Israel, God had to fulfill the promise to Abraham that he would bless his children (the Israelites) who blessed them, but would also curse those who cursed them. Therefore, God was delivering his punishment for the Amalekites harming Israel. This is why God orders the utter destruction of the people; it is retribution fot an offense committed against Israel a long time ago.\nThis Bible verse in no way compares to the Quran. God never orders the Israelites to slay them in order to spread religion, as Muhammad had done (which is justified by the Quran). God had done it as punishment, not as a way to spread religion. Your replacement of Amalekites with non-believers gives the reader the impression that that verse of the Bible promotes murder for the spread of Judaism and/or Christianity, which is not the case. Your use of the phrase "non-believers" as opposed to "the non-believers" also makes the Bible verse seem to say that the Israelites are allowed to kill for the spread of their religion whenever they think that it is necessary, which is, once again, not the case. Please stop tampering with God's word and let the people read exactly what the Bible says. \n\nBy the way, I love I Samuel 15:3. It shows how God exacts justice upon those that rebel against him. It also shows that God never forgets an unforgiven offense and reinforces the truth that, though one may get by with sin, one cannot get away with it.
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3)You wrote, "Our difference is in the interpretation of the data." If the 'data' states specifically, "Every man shall be put to death for his own sin,' how do you interpret that statement to allow for Jesus dying for our sins? It seems to me that your interpretation of Isaiah must be incorrect, or that 'every man shall be put to death for his own sin,' does not mean what it says, or Gd changed His mind somewhere between Deut.24:16 and Isaiah 53.....???\n\n1)You say 'no mortal man can atone,' so who actually did the dying on the cross? Gd cant die, so it was Jesus-the-mortal-man, and so all you have is a human sacrifice, which Gd calls an abomination and something He hates, in Deut 12:30-31!\n\nFOR YOUR QUESTION ABOUT ISAIAH 53, see the BEST ANSWER AT:::\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AqACR_rSjfAqZek.PZv_OM0jzKIX?qid=1005123006794\n\nFOR YOUR QUESTION ABOUT LEV. 17:11, see the web sites i refer you to below.\n\n2)And Jesus being your prophet priest and king, i refer you to what i wrote below, all the theology of Christianity still flies in the face of what Gd already revealed to us through his Bible. Even a Jesus/prophet/priest/king still has not brought about those things the real messiah will do!\n----\nThe basic beliefs of Christianity about Jesus are against what the Bible says, and so Real Jews cannot believe in Jesus at all.\n\nThe Christian understanding is that the Messiah, Jesus, died for the sins of the people. The messiah is supposed to be a human sacrifice that is the blood sacrifice necessary for the forgiveness of sin.\n\nBut we are taught in our Torah that no one can die for the sins of another. In Deuteronomy 24:16 it specifically says this:\n\nDeuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not \nbe put to death for the children, neither \nshall the children be put to death for\nthe fathers: \nevery man shall be put to death for his \nown sin (eesh b’chet-o yumatu).\n\nIn Exodus 32:30-35, Moses tries to offer himself to atone for the sins of the people. To be written out of Gd's book, means to be written out of the Book of Life, which means Moses was asking to die for the sins of the People. Gd's response is No, it does not work that way, each man dies for his own sin:\n\nExodus 32:30-35 And it came to pass on the \nmorrow, that Moses said unto the people, \nYe have sinned a great sin: and now I will \ngo up unto the Etrnl; perhaps I shall make \nan atonement for your sin. And Moses \nreturned unto the Etrnl, and said, Oh, \nthis people have sinned a great sin, and \nhave made them gods of gold. Yet now, if \nthou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, \nblot me, I pray thee, out of thy book \nwhich thou hast written. And the Etrnl \nsaid unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned \nagainst me, him will I blot out of my \nbook. \n\nThe whole of chapter 18 of the book of Ezekiel is about this idea, that no one can die for someone else's sin. Further, this chapter of Ezekiel teaches us that all we have to do for Gd's forgiveness is to stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd will forgive us:::\n\n             Ezekiel 18:1-4; 20-24; 26-27 .....Behold, all \n             souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so \n             also the soul of the son is mine: the soul \n             that sinneth, it shall die. Eze 18:20 The soul \n             that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not \n             bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall \n             the father bear the iniquity of the son: the \n             righteousness of the righteous shall be upon \n             him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be \n             upon him. But if the wicked will turn from all \n             his sins that he hath committed, and keep all \n             my statutes, and do that which is lawful and \n             right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. \n             All his transgressions that he hath committed, \n             the
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The sign was the "titulus". It was an inscription which had to be carried before the condemned man to identify him and the cause for his execution. The sign would then be affixed to the cross. It was written with gypsum on a wooden board. It was spelled out in Latin, Hebrew, and Greek so that nearly everybody would be able to read it.\n\nPilate was following standard Roman protocol. Certainly his reply "what i have written, I have written" indicates his displeasure with the Jews and his desire to let his subtle insult stand.
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I looked for the statement by Cardinal Castrillon but couldn't find it. So I can't state an opinion.\n\nPlease add a link next time. \n\nThank you.
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First of all, it does not say that these were chldren, just the kings sons.  Perhaps some were children.   You have to understand about bloodline to get this-  God's people were under opression-  God gave them the means to be free from that oppression, sometimes war and death is necessary.  History just repeats itself with the descendants of the oppressor taking up the throne and makingthings worse.  This is a picture of sin in the physical-  if every remnant of that sin is not wiped out, it will just come back and take over again-  God commanded that the entire bloodline of those that refused to submit to His authority or at the very least respect His people and let them live in peace be wiped out or it would come back to haunt them.  \nI will not even go into the explanation of understanding Hebrew words and concepts to explain "thou shalt not kill"  I am sure you have heard it and if you continue to reject it because it does not fit in with your ideals , it does not make it any less true.   Either way , what is true is that either by the laying down of all arrogance or because you have no other choice- every knee will bow and every tongue will confess - there will be no room for, and no way to deny the majesty of God!\nThere is no contradiction,  His ways and thoughts are not my ways and thoughts-  I was not there at the foundations of the earth and I had no part in hanging one star in the heavens and neither did you.
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There's a passage I got memorized,\n                       seems appropriate for this\n                       situation: Ezekiel 25:17. "The path\n                       of the righteous man is beset on\n                       all sides by the inequities of the\n                       selfish and the tyranny of evil\n                       men.  Blessed is he who, in the\n                       name of charity and good will,\n                       shepherds the weak through the\n                       valley of darkness, for he is truly\n                       his brother's keeper and the finder\n                       of lost children.  And I will\n                       strike down upon thee with great\n                       vengeance and furious anger those\n                       who attempt to poison and destroy\n                       my brothers.  And you will know my\n                       name is the Lord when I lay my\n                       vengeance upon you."\n\nAlthough its a very inaccurate quote if you actually check that passage in a bible.
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Jesus never said those words.\n\nThis is a quote from Jeremiah, in a prayer to God (Jeremiah 18:21-22).  This was in a section where God was warning His nation of Israel of a pending destruction because of their rebellion, but also telling them that if they would repent, he would stay his hand.\n\nThe author misattributed the quote to Jesus and took it out of context to make it sound like Jesus was saying something contrary to what he said.  I seriously doubt the Yahoo Answer Police are biblically literate enough to recognize these problems with his question, however.\n\nMy guess is that they determined it violated the Content & Usage guidelines which say, you may not post content "to exploit, solicit, or harm minors," or "that is violent, racist, incendiary, or otherwise objectionable."
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Mark was there.He was not a disciple ,but a teen following the group.When the Jewish guard came to arrest them,they tried to grab Mark but he spun away and they tore his tunic off and he fled in his gird(Jockey Shorts).See Mark 15 & 16.There was also always agroup of Disciples around them who were not the "inner circle "of 12,Jesus usually traveled with 50 or 60 people around,including,the women.I'm not upset,it's just that people love to jump before studying ALL the scripture.
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All who consider themselves as the 'lost sheep' both the Jew and the Gentiles(non Jews) wii be saved.\n\nThis woman is a Canaanite . She also had Greek nationality (Mark 7:26) which means she was a Gentile.   This woman was pleading for Jesus' help but was initially ignored. Jesus must have been testing her faith as he ultimately heals her daughter. \n\nJesus went beyond his silence to say that his ministry was to the Jews (Mat 15:24) which is the one you quoted. “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” ie the Jews.Jesus ministry was initially to the Jews and it was to spread later to the gentiles.\n\nIn the very next verse, this woman was acknowledging Jesus as Lord and worshipping him. The gentile woman saw the Jewish messiah Jesus as God.(Mt 15:25). She also appealed 'Lord help me' which is what all sinners do to get forgiveness from God.\n\nIn Mt 15:26, Jesus tests her further by saying that ' it is not good to take the children's  bread and give it to the little dogs' The words children and little dogs were common references to Jews and gentiles then.\n\nThe woman persists that she would then have the crumbs. \n\nJesus finally responds 'O woman. great is your faith. Let it be to you as you desire.' She had passed the test of faith and perseverance.\n\nJesus had not immediately met her need but that made her persevere with her faith and finally she was answered.
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I generally despise Bible quotes as answers, but I think this one might be appropriate:\n\n(Exodus 32:27-29) and Moses told them, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Put your sword on your hip, everyone of you!  Now go up and down the camp, from gate to gate, and slay your kinsmen, your friends and neighbors!"  The Levites carried out the command of Moses, and that day there fell about three thousand of the people.  Then Moses said, "Today you have dedicated to the Lord, for you were against your own sons and kinsmen, to bring a blessing upon yourselves this day."\n\nMoses had 3,000 of his own people executed in one day.  What a wonderful person.  We should all be just like him ...\n\n... or maybe not.
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The Latin answers above are correct, but the normal English translation is "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews".\n\nThere's a good story behind this. He was accused by the Jewish religious authorities of claiming to be king of the Jews. Pontius Pilate, who had come to respect him while questioning him at his trial, had the inscription put on top of his cross. The Jews complained, saying he only called himself this. Pilatereplied "What I have written, I have written".
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Jesus is complaining that the Pharisees and teachers are distorting the meaning of their religion.  This "adultery" does not refer to sex but to "adulteration", to contamination and unfaithfulness to the true Jewish faith.  They are twisting the meanings of the scriptures to promote their own evil ideas.\n\nLooking at the context, Jesus had just cured a blind, deaf man by casting out a demon.  The Pharisees explained that Jesus had done it with with the permission of the prince of demons.  They then demanded their own personal miracle from Jesus as a test.  Jesus was angry and accused them of discrediting any sign from God that they couldn't control.  He then brought up examples of miracles from the past, Jonah converting the hated Ninevites, the heathen queen of the South coming to learn wisdom from Solomon, to show that the Pharisees were blind to real signs of God's presence.\n\nBy calling them a "generation", Jesus was saying they were controlling the attitudes of an entire generation, setting themselves up as the authority to interpret scripture and religion in their own, twisted, Godless way.
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Who do you think comprised the multitudes that followed Him on Earth? As for the majority of the Jews: "He came unto his own, and his own received him not." (John 1:11)  It wasn't His fault that the Jews didn't believe that He was who He said He was. In Matthew 16:16-17, Peter affirms that Jesus is the Son of God, and Christ calls him blessed for it. Not sure why you feel that Jesus did not try to convince the Jews of His identity.