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1 | Who are "the least of these?" | Matt 25:40 | Dhaniei Zewditu | 219385 | ||
Dear Azure and Yenisa, Excuse me for just jumping in, but there were no christians at the time of Matthew 12. Jesus did have brethren and brothers, though, His people, the Jews. Throughout the NT we read, 'to the Jew first, then to the Greek'. Was not the promise given to Abraham by God that all who blessed him (Abraham's descendants) God would bless, and all who cursed him God would curse? Why should the statement in Matthew be any different? (Christians become included by being grafted into Israel, but the promise remains to the Jewish people.) Thank you for listening. Dhaniei |
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2 | Who are "the least of these?" | Matt 25:40 | CDBJ | 219387 | ||
Speaking specifically of the word “Christian”, it didn’t even come on scene until found in the book of Acts. Acts 11:26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. Notice though that it was the “Jewish disciples” that were called Christians first. All true Jews that fall under the promise given to Abraham are within the realm of being Messianic Jews or they couldn’t even inherit the promise. Here is a good example of some that believed in the Messiah but since they didn’t believe that Jesus was God’s appointed one or the Messiah they now don’t receive the benefit from what they formally believed. John 15:22-24 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. (Because Jesus is the Messiah and they didn’t believe in Him!) 23He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, (proving that He is in fact the true Messiah) they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. Sad but true, CDBJ |
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