Did Jesus intend for His commands to be passed on from disciples to the rest of us?
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Yes the Holy Spirit is in us and it does say that we need no one to teach us. Is not saying that we should not listen to know one like a pastor or a teacher of the word. Its just saying that we will not be deceived by anyone because we have the Holy Spirit in us, and hes our teacher. And yes the ten commandments were for the desiples and for us.
927638
Interesting point, but I thought the whole "second coming" was promised to the disciples AFTER the resurrection. In that case, no.
790610
Philip one of the disciples ask  Jesus to show them the Father. And Jesus answered him: 'have I been w/ you for just a short time, how come you are asking me to show you the father? Those who have seen me has seen the Father. If you don't believe me, then believe in the WORKS that I did'.\n\nIn short Jesus was telling the disciples that he did what his Father would have done if He came to earth. Just like a son, doing the works of a father--we say: 'like father, like son'.
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Sure looks that way, don't it?  I mean, the Christians even include the entire Jewish Bible in their own, along with considering the divinity of Jesus in the light of old testament prophecies which he fulfilled.  He did indeed sound like something of a reformer, but the one who actually said it was no longer necessary to follow the old Jewish law was Saul of Tarsus aka Saint Paul.  That was after Jesus had died and gone to heaven.
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In context, Matthew 23:7-9 reads, "... And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven."\n\nThis is call for humility for those in leadership roles. Not to be taken literally.\n\nWe are not to deny our male parent and cut the Commandment to honor our father and mother in half.\n\nSome leaders in any church may fall into the same folly as the pharisees of Jesus' day.\n\nWith love in Christ.
1133277
Good point, I'm sure they will all say - "Because we're JUSTIFIED in killing to save lives!"  Didn't your Jesus preach to "Turn the other cheek?"
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In the new testament, Jesus himself says that the laws of the old testament are still binding to Christians.\n\n“For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass the law until all is accomplished.  Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”  (Matthew 5:18-19)
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actually yes Jesus asked questions to make people think about their own actions. it's impossible to go your whole life and not ask a question even if it's just "where's the bathroom?" even if it doesn't say in the Bible he asked questions the Bible doesn't have every word uttered by Jesus in it.
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I have not read anywhere that Jesus instructed anyone to write anything. The man was a walking contradiction, and his apostles were divided about what he taught. Jesus was used by others to start a revolution. This happens every so often, and the world needed it to happen at that particular time. I don't believe Jesus taught what the Christian bible says.
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Jesus said,"In that ye have done it unto the least of your brethren, you have done it unto me." "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you have done whatsoever I have told you." "This is my commandment that you love one another."  Also it says to treat strangers well because some of them might be angels.  Jesus said, "By this shall men know that your are my disciples, if you love one another." And the word of God says: " How can you love God whom ye haven't seen if you can't love man whom you have seen?"
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Yes I do.   It is in the Word of God.  Also Jesus, the disciples, as well as, the other apostles did it as well.  It was done as a commissioning of service.   I Timothy 4:14 says do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic messsage when the body of olders laid their hands on you.  Over and over in the New Testaments we are given accounts of the 'laying on of hands'.  Some were healed, delivered and set free.  So if the Bible says it, that settles  it for me.    May God Bless
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It is the duty of every real christian to pull master down from the cross (before he dies). That is what he expects of his disciples. Hanging him up there to get your butt into heaven is not very nice. We really need to save christ. He is surrounded by dogs and other common animals and we have to help the fellow out. Is there even one christian who would lend a hand? Didn't think so.
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hahahha.  That will preach.  NOT\n\nDidn't this already happen?  snake handlers...  blah blah...\n\nWHO WAS JESUS TALKING TO?  HELLOOOOOOOO?\n\nJESUS GAVE THAT POWER TO WHO?  Not CHristians  He gave it too the Apostles.\n\n THE APOSTLES GAVE IT TOO...NOBODY.  That ended with the Last apostle.\n\nAny Christian that claims to have the power of a apostle, We can see.  A apostle had the power to raise the dead.\n We can go to a cemetary and, you raise the first one from the grave....I'll raise the second one.
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It would help your point if you read the passages closely, and in context.  \n\nFirst, the Ephesians passage does not say "You are slaves of Christ, so do the will of God from your heart."  Paul is addressing real slaves, telling them to serve their masters AS IF they were slaves serving Christ, because God will reward everyone for the good they have done.  \n\nSecond, the passage in John is Jesus talking to his followers, and refers to his Father (God), differentiating himself from God the Father and calling his disciples friends, because he has shared with them what God the Father has made known to him.  It is important to note the difference between JESUS saying "I no longer call you servants" and GOD THE FATHER saying that.  Elsewhere in the Bible (Romans 6), it still says that believers are slaves to God rather than slaves to sin.  \n\nSo next time you try to make a point calling people stupid for their beliefs, it might be a good idea to do some research yourself first.
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no! it means that we should act like Jesus did  by loving God and everyone else.
312425
It's hard to say. Many times when you take things like that out of context, they can lose a lot of their meaning. However, it seems to me that he was saying that he would send prophets to us to help show us the way.
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If Jesus walked among us today, I think no one would really notice.  Jesus was a man, just one out of many, that did something that people was looking for.  They was looking for something to believe in, they were looking for someone to tell them that everything good they did was being noticed and that when they died there was light at the end of the tunnel and the only thing they need to do is believe.  Today we have lots of people preaching the say thing he preached then, Jesus voice would not be heard.