CAN I ASK?
Did Jesus die because of us, or did He die because He had made the Jews mad? If you read the Bible you will find the words that He had said to the Pharisees, scribes, and others that can provoke their anger. Jesus said in Matthew 10:34, "Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.” In John 10:31 we read, "Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him."
Apart from the reason why He came to earth, to "save us and to die for our sins," is provoking their anger part of Jesus' plan? Is death not one of the possible consequences when we challenge and provoke people to anger? Look here what else did Jesus say:
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead [men's] bones and all uncleanness.” (Matthew 23:27) "For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:20)
Then He said to them in His teaching, "Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, [love] greetings in the marketplaces, "the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts," who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation." (Mark 12:38-40).
"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in [yourselves] nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation." Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged [to perform it].' "Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? "And, `Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged [to perform it].'"Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?" Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. "He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it. "And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin and have neglected the weightier [matters] of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. "Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. "Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead [men's] bones and all uncleanness. "Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous," and say, `If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. '"Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. "Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers' [guilt]. "Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? "Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: [some] of them you will kill and crucify, and [some] of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, "that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. "Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.” (Matthew 23::13-36).
Then He said to them in His teaching, "Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, [love] greetings in the marketplaces, "the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts," who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation." (Mark 12:38-40).
"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in [yourselves] nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation." Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged [to perform it].' "Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? "And, `Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged [to perform it].'"Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?" Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. "He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it. "And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin and have neglected the weightier [matters] of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. "Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. "Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead [men's] bones and all uncleanness. "Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous," and say, `If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. '"Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. "Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers' [guilt]. "Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? "Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: [some] of them you will kill and crucify, and [some] of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, "that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. "Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.” (Matthew 23::13-36).
Jesus was crucified on the cross not to pay for our sins. He was crucified on the cross because of blasphemy. He said that He is God. But the Jews did not recognize Him as the Messiah, and so they killed Him. Jesus said, "If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast [it] from you; for it is more profitable for you that one your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. "And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast [it] from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish than for your whole body to be cast into hell." Matthew 5:29-30. Jesus wants us to suffer, to pay for our sin. Pluck it out, or cut it off. He is not going to pay for our sin! No, He is not! What Jesus said in Matthew 5:29-30 is the TRUTH!. The idea that Jesus had died to pay for our sin is a fraud. It is a lie perpetrated by the Gentiles! It is a lie spread by the Christians all over the world to enrich the church. MONEY is more important than the Truth in modern Christianity. And that's why our preachers have no guts to tell the full Truth but to give only partial "truths" enough to tickle their listeners' itching ears. (2 Timothy 4:3). Finally, I want to remind my readers again that the Holy Spirit is what Jesus says. The Holy Spirit is the word of Jesus. If you think, or if you were taught, that the Holy Spirit is the word of Paul, Peter, and so forth, read your Bible again carefully!
Readers, are you keeping the details of Jesus' words in your heart? Are you keeping the details of Jesus' words in you? Are you? If not, if you don't have Jesus' words in you, don't brag that you have the Holy Spirit in you when you have none!
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