Help me to understand Jesus' message

[ThisMySn]

Hi all,

I have just read something about Jesus saying that God will judge people on their treatment of the Jews. If this is so, can you please tell me? If this was in the bible, can you please tell me where? I was sick when I read it so I cannot recall where but I am pretty sure that it was a bible quote. Please help me, I am new to much of Christianity.

 

[jj_3737]

Hello ThisMySn, I can safely tell you that there is no Bible verse in which Jesus says that a person will be judge on how he or she treats the Jews. However, as Christians we have a responsibility to treat all people as we would like to be treated.


"And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise." - Lk 6:31 (KJV)


Also, there is no Scripture to suggest that blessing the Jews, or being particularly nice to Jews gains you any favor with God. For God has a chosen people based upon GRACE, not upon RACE.



-jj

 

[johnd]

Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

 

[johnd]

Genesis 27:29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

 

[johnd]

Numbers 24:9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

 

[johnd]

Zechariah 2:8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

 

[CharlesYTK]

Actually I believe Yeshua (Jesus) was saying that the way we treat others especially the faithul whether Jews or Gentiles will determine our status in the Olam Haba, (the world to come) Mat 25 is what you are looking for:

31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

 

[ThisMySn]

Hmm.... I was reading the Left Behind series of books (I just jumped in at the third one) and it sometimes has quotes or sermon-like messages. I think a rabbi in that book said something like that.

 

[CharlesYTK]

Be careful what literature you allow into your mind. The tale Lahaye and Jenkins spin is all fantasy and not scriptural. But don't take my word for it, test it by the scriptures and see if it agrees.