(December 30, 2014 at 8:06 pm)Esquilax Wrote: And this is just an assertion, that's actually at odds with what the man is literally quoted as saying. Jesus said he had been sent as the salvation of the tribe of Israel, and nobody else; that's literally the words attributed to him in the bible. You aren't going to be able to escape that by mere assertion.
What do you think he means in the following verses?
John 10:14-16 (NKJV)
14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. 15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
The "other sheep refers to the Gentiles.
Jesus was sent to preach to the Jews. That's what he meant went he spoke to the Canaanite woman. The fact that he sacrificed for all is made evident by the many references to that throughout the new testament in the writings from those who walked with him. In fact, the quote which you referenced was written by Matthew as a witness to Jesus, not by Jesus himself. Why should written[/quote] quotes from Jesus count any more than other written doctrinal statements by witnesses?
