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Right, so this activity may be going on and the response is to cut off the troublemakers away from the other believers. I would assert that that is the same attitude behind distancing oneself from tax collectors and sinners that Jesus was judged for. The entire Christian Church is full of saints...

Daughter or the woman, still he heals a Gentile unless I am mistaken. And he grants a Gentile woman's request. There are still many people who do not accept Jesus as the Messiah , that is true as well. I suppose, I am still concerned about the first point and that is with Paul urging the...

“And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.” (John10:16) 1. Are we to try to emulate Christ? 2. Does Jesus work in the hearts and mind of Gentile brothers and sisters who are in sin...

I don't buy that - are you really to believe that if the tax collectors and sinners that Jesus ate with were Gentiles , He would not eat with them? He would consider these brothers who lived in sin, outside of the Christian faith? He would not be a "doctor" to the Gentiles who were living in...

The problem with most teachings of most church's, is that independent thought is discouraged in deferment to authority of the Pastor, Priest, Deacon etc...Read the Bible , think for yourselves and rethink the illogical views such as "God will punish me forever in my sin." If God is the God of...

When you read the Bible , it is obvious that the letters of Paul are not the same message as the message that Christ sends us, that is, if we assume that we are to emulate Christ. "When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and...

Cheese will one day be a fruit...

I appreciate both of your comments. I suppose the purpose of the blog was not to point out what Jesus actually does in our lives, although it is a lot, but it was to point out that emulating him is a preference for people because he lived such a good and unblemished life. The second point was to...

What is it that makes Jesus Christ a figure that so many people feel they should try to emulate? This is a question that comes upon my mind now because recently I have found myself in a position where I went from going to church on a consistent basis to going every now and then. I also found...

What is it that makes Jesus Christ a figure that so many people feel they should try to emulate? This is a question that comes upon my mind now because recently I have found myself in a position where I went from going to church on a consistent basis to going every now and then. I also found...