TRUTH 7-7
You seem to cling to the teaching of the Baptist group; is that correct?
Any way, I will again post more about the subject of the resurrection that you seem to adhere to. First,you can not take a small part of what Jesus statements that Jesus has made and take them out of their context. What do I mean by that? I mean read the whole message surrounding the topic, not just a portion that my be satisfying to ones self.
John 6:1- After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. nd a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto Him, He said unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And this He said to prove him: for He himself knew what he would do.
Stoping here for a moment. What is the situation here? His disciples are with Him and some of the people of Judeah are approaching to where He is at that time. This is then a setting pertaining to the Jews and not the Gentiles.
Consider closely what Jesus stated about the Gentiles:
John_10:16 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.
These other sheep are the gentiles which at that time have not been preached to. What did Jesus say about His coming to Judeah?
Mat 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Now if He was sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, what part have the Gentiles in what you are trying to state? This then raises the question; when were the Gentiles taught about Jesus Christ and who taught them?
Rom_11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
Rom_11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in.
Rom 15:15-16 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God, That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
Here then is how the other sheep which Jesus said He must bring into His fold were to be brought in, by the apostle Paul and his ministry. Now returning to the Jews.
John 6:7-14 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto Him, There is a lad here, which has five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
Here is given enough to show that it was the Jews that Jesus was addressing and not the Gentile world. This is exactly how false doctrines get there start, taking things out of context.
John 6:41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
Andy Centek