Re: [TruthTalk] Narrow Way Not Loving

[Knpraise]

In a message dated 4/11/2005 12:32:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Because Christ physical ministry was to the Jews and not the Gentiles.   Couple that with the fact that all such statments are presented to a Jewish audience. 
JD



So then it follows that His promises are in the physical realm only??? Scripture is not just presented to a Jewish audience, nor are the promises of Christ.  If you want to prove it you will have to prove it one scripture at a time instead of saying something vague and meaningless like âall such statementsâ.    You are grasping at strawsâsorry you are so wrong (it must be awful!).  Izzy



So, while we are proof-texting like a drunken sailor, we might consider this: Jesus lived and died as the the King of the ......................................... JEWS. His lineage was ..............................Jewish. He was killed by the ............................. Jews. The church was EXCLUSIVELY ................................ JEWISH THROUGH ACTS 7. All of his immediate disciples were .............................................Jews. Everyone in the upper room (both occasions) were .................................Jewish. The expansion of the ministry (to the Gentiles) is first given to Peter in a vision sometime after the cross. When Jesus sends his 12 out on mission, they are sent to the .......................Jews and "not to the Gentiles ) Matt 10:5,6. In Matt 15:24, Christ tells us that His mission is to the .............................................Jews and not to anyone else." Why? How can this be? Because of John 4:7 -- "salvation is of the Jews."ÂÂ

When Christ speaks of the "few there be" who will accept the salvation offered to them, He is speaking to the Jews and of the Jews. Does He intend to included all of mankind  [in an expanded ministry]? Absolutely -- and He does. But there is a politic to this inclusion that began with Adam and came down to the world through Israel.ÂÂ[This is why Paul speaks of ' to the Jew FIRST and then to the Gentiles]   The picture of the uncountable multitudes in Rev. 7 is a blessed hope for us all ........................ and is UNDENIABLE, folks (in a meaningful sense of the word.)

I am only reading scripture.   Specifically, with what part of the argument (above) do you disagree?  I would like to know. 

Jd