DID JESUS COME ONLY FOR THE JEWS AND NOT THE GENTILE ? Jesus is the messiah that the jews had been anticipating for centuries {Luke 2:25; 3:15}.As such,He was born into a Jewish family and was reared according to Jewish law in a Jewish town {Luke 2:27;Galatians 4:4}.Jesus selected Jewish disciples,spoke in Jewish synagogues and the Jewish temple,and traveled mostly in Jewish areas.His mission,in fulfillment of the Jewish prophets,was to the Jewish people.However,none of this means that Jesus ministry was limited exclusively to the Jews alone.In matthew 15,there is an incident that,at first,seems to comfirm the idea that Jesus came only for the Jews.Jesus was traveling through Tyre and Sidon,a Gentile region,and A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him,crying out, Lord,Son of David,have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly {Matthew 15:22}.This Gentile woman recognized Jesus as the messiah {Son of David},but Jesus did not answer a word {verse 23}.As the woman kept up her appeals,Jesus finally responded,but his words seemed to hold little hope: I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel {verse 24}.However,the woman did not give up,and Jesus eventually granted her request,based on her great faith {verse 28}.The fact that Jesus helped the Canaanite woman,even though his mission was to the Jews,is a significant detail in the Gospel narrative.Throughout His ministry,Jesus gave other indications that His power and compassion reached to all people.He healed a Roman centurions servant {Luke 7:1-10}.He traveled through the Gentile region of the Gerasenes {Mark 5:1}.He ministered in a Samaritan city {John 4}.Jesus came to save everybody.{1John 2:22}:Jesus Christ is God Himself {John 1:1}.Jesus died on the cross as the payment for all our sins,and He rose from the death in the resurection {1Corinthians 15:3-4}.Jesus said He was the good shepherd.And He predicted that His flocks would be greatly expanded: I HAVE OTHER SHEEP THAT ARE NOT OF THIS SHEEP PEN.I must bring them also.They too will listen to my voice,and there shall be one flock and one shepherd {John 10:16}.Is God the God of the Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? YES,of gentiles too {Roman 3:29}.Jesus was the Jewish messiah,but he had come to offer salvation to everybody.The messiah was to be a LIGHT FOR THE GENTILES {Isaiah 42:6}.So called on Jesus because EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.{Acts 2:21} It is only Jesus Christ that did not promised His followers HELL FIRE FIRST before taken them to paradise.Therefor,return to Jesus Christ now or never! There is no time!
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:36:57 +0000
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