Which Gospel did the churches at Galatia receive?
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If the Jews deny that Christ was the Messiah, why in the world would we need to do that?
Back then, the Jews accepted Christ without realizing it. God gave blood on the altar for their souls as it tells us in Leviticus, we know that blood was Christ who is God. They did not know that. They knew blood was required, scripture told them so, they did not understand why.
The Jews still go to God for forgiveness, although they are blinded to the reality of what Christ did in the three days after He was crucified to pay for our sins.
Back then, the Jews accepted Christ without realizing it. God gave blood on the altar for their souls as it tells us in Leviticus, we know that blood was Christ who is God. They did not know that. They knew blood was required, scripture told them so, they did not understand why.
The Jews still go to God for forgiveness, although they are blinded to the reality of what Christ did in the three days after He was crucified to pay for our sins.
Scripture tells us that the sacrificial system was not complete until Christ was crucified, then in Matthews it tells us that when the curtain was split at the mortal death of Christ, it was made complete and the saints lived. Isaiah explains it was not blood given to God to feed Him, it was blood given for the remission of souls. There is no scripture in the old testament telling us that this meant that they lived with the Lord in heaven, but they slept or they were with their fathers. Even on the cross, we are told of souls living on with the Lord. What Christ did those three days in the grave made the difference.
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There is absolutely not post, or any thought in my mind that has ever been there at any time of rejecting Paul. Paul is often misunderstood by people who do not listen to the Lord and Paul is often misquoted. I have said so, and scripture says so. I listen to Paul with the Holy Spirit and much study guiding me, perhaps you don't if you come up with the stupid accusation that I reject Paul.[/QUOTE]
And no one is saying that the Ot is not true . Just like it was true back then to perform animal sacrifices doesn't mean we do them now .
There is absolutely not post, or any thought in my mind that has ever been there at any time of rejecting Paul. Paul is often misunderstood by people who do not listen to the Lord and Paul is often misquoted. I have said so, and scripture says so. I listen to Paul with the Holy Spirit and much study guiding me, perhaps you don't if you come up with the stupid accusation that I reject Paul.[/QUOTE]
And no one is saying that the Ot is not true . Just like it was true back then to perform animal sacrifices doesn't mean we do them now .
That is what I have said and scripture says. It is explained in Isaiah if you will PLEASE read scripture and my posts. It is blood given on the altar for the remission of sins, that is what scripture says. Or have you decided to wipe out every scripture telling of the forgiveness of sins that is in the old testament?
Ok, thanks for the example. I get your point. But forgiving others and all the things that Jesus preached is still important and not to be dismissed. Seems like many are telling others it's ok you don't have to live right and follow the Lord. Instead of telling them that if you give your heart to Jesus and walk in the Spirit you can overcome all the sin that he preached against. We are going to fail in the flesh at times and we have forgiveness through Jesus when we do. But we can't just lay around in sin, either. We have to move up and the only way to do that is to get into the Spirit. Paul warns and teaches of this all throughout the scripture. He does not excuse sin in anyway or going against the teachings of Jesus.
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What?!?
John chapter 4
[3] He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
[4] And he must needs go through Samaria.
[5] Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
[6] Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
[7] There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
[8] (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
[9] Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
[10] Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
[11] The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
[12] Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
[13] Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
[14] But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
[15] The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
[16] Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
[17] The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
[18] For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
[19] The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
[20] Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
[21] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
[22] Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
[23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
[24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
[25] The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
[26] Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
[27] And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
[28] The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
[29] Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
[30] Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
[31] In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
[32] But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
[33] Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
[34] Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
[35] Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
[36] And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
[37] And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
[38] I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
[39] And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
[40] So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
[41] And many more believed because of his own word;
[42] And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
Jesus not only revealed himself as the Messiah to this non-Jewish Samaritan woman, but he also spent two days preaching to other Samaritans as well who ultimately believed on him, so what are you talking about?
There are plenty of other interactions between Jesus and Gentiles in the gospel accounts as well.
John chapter 4
[3] He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
[4] And he must needs go through Samaria.
[5] Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
[6] Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
[7] There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
[8] (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
[9] Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
[10] Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
[11] The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
[12] Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
[13] Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
[14] But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
[15] The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
[16] Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
[17] The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
[18] For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
[19] The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
[20] Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
[21] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
[22] Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
[23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
[24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
[25] The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
[26] Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
[27] And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
[28] The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
[29] Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
[30] Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
[31] In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
[32] But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
[33] Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
[34] Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
[35] Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
[36] And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
[37] And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
[38] I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
[39] And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
[40] So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
[41] And many more believed because of his own word;
[42] And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
Jesus not only revealed himself as the Messiah to this non-Jewish Samaritan woman, but he also spent two days preaching to other Samaritans as well who ultimately believed on him, so what are you talking about?
There are plenty of other interactions between Jesus and Gentiles in the gospel accounts as well.
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We see EXCEPTIONS to his programmatic mission.
Matthew 15:24
King James Version
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
It doesn't change the fact what he commanded the 12 here
5¶These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
Which remains until even after Acts 11 .
Matthew 15:24
King James Version
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
It doesn't change the fact what he commanded the 12 here
5¶These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
Which remains until even after Acts 11 .
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Oh, please.
If you actually knew anything at all about Jesus' ministry, then you would easily recognize that he REGULARLY ministered to and taught GENTILES.
Here's an obvious example, and it includes what is probably Jesus' most famous sermon, "The Sermon on the Mount":
Matthew chapter 4
[24] And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
[25] And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
Matthew chapter 5
[1] And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
[2] And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
[3] Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Tell us, throughfaith, were those "throughout all Syria" whom Jesus healed and delivered Israelites or Gentiles?
Tell us, throughfaith, were those "great multitudes of people from Decapolis" or from the 10 cities who "followed him" (Jesus) mostly Israelites or Gentiles?
In case you don't know which 10 cities "Decapolis" was comprised of in the time of Jesus' earthly ministry, this should help:
https://www.gotquestions.org/Decapolis-in-the-Bible.html
Question: "What is the significance of Decapolis in the Bible?"
Answer: Decapolis (“Ten Cities”) was a region east and southeast of the Sea of Galilee, north of Perea, and belonging to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was so named for the ten cities that lay within its borders. The names of those cities are not certain. Pliny lists them as Scythopolis, Philadelphia, Raphanae, Gadara, Hippos, Dios, Pella, Gerasa, Canatha, and Damascus. Josephus replaces Canatha with Otopos on his list. Of the ten cities, only one, the capital Scythopolis, lay west of the Jordan River. Jesus visited the region of Decapolis during His ministry. Matthew calls it “the region of the Gadarenes,” because Jesus was near Gadara, in Matthew 8:28.
The ten cities that formed Decapolis probably entered their league with each other about the time the Roman general Pompey defeated Syria in 65 BC. Residents of Decapolis answered directly to the Roman governor in Syria. The alliance of cities enjoyed independence to the extent of being able to mint their own coins.
During the time of Christ, the ten cities of Decapolis and the surrounding region were inhabited mostly by Gentiles, not Jews, and the area had a strong Greek influence. This fact probably accounts for the presence of a large herd of swine near Gadara when Jesus visited that region to heal the demon-possessed men (Matthew 8:30–33; Mark 5:1–17). Pigs were an unclean animal, and even touching them was forbidden by Jewish law. The Gentiles who owned the pigs obviously did not see Jewish law as binding on them. Such disregard of the law may also help explain why Jesus allowed the demons to enter the swine so that the whole herd died. As He rid the men of demons, He helped rid this particular region of Israel of unclean animals.
The cities of Decapolis were the site of some of Jesus’ miracles. Mark 7:31–37 records how Jesus healed a deaf and mute man there. Many people from the region of Decapolis followed Him (Matthew 4:25). In AD 69, when Jerusalem came under attack by Rome, the city of Pella, in southern Decapolis, proved to be a place of refuge for Christians who fled the coming siege.
Got it?
"The ten cities of Decapolis and the surrounding region were inhabited MOSTLY BY GENTILES, NOT JEWS", "and there followed him GREAT MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE FROM DECAPOLIS" (Matt. 4:25).
In fact, this very same "GREAT MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE FROM DECAPOLIS" were part "the multitudes" (Matt. 5:1) whom Jesus "taught" (Matt. 5:2) in his "Sermon on the Mount" that is recorded for us in Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
If you actually knew anything at all about Jesus' ministry, then you would easily recognize that he REGULARLY ministered to and taught GENTILES.
Here's an obvious example, and it includes what is probably Jesus' most famous sermon, "The Sermon on the Mount":
Matthew chapter 4
[24] And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
[25] And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
Matthew chapter 5
[1] And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
[2] And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
[3] Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Tell us, throughfaith, were those "throughout all Syria" whom Jesus healed and delivered Israelites or Gentiles?
Tell us, throughfaith, were those "great multitudes of people from Decapolis" or from the 10 cities who "followed him" (Jesus) mostly Israelites or Gentiles?
In case you don't know which 10 cities "Decapolis" was comprised of in the time of Jesus' earthly ministry, this should help:
https://www.gotquestions.org/Decapolis-in-the-Bible.html
Question: "What is the significance of Decapolis in the Bible?"
Answer: Decapolis (“Ten Cities”) was a region east and southeast of the Sea of Galilee, north of Perea, and belonging to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was so named for the ten cities that lay within its borders. The names of those cities are not certain. Pliny lists them as Scythopolis, Philadelphia, Raphanae, Gadara, Hippos, Dios, Pella, Gerasa, Canatha, and Damascus. Josephus replaces Canatha with Otopos on his list. Of the ten cities, only one, the capital Scythopolis, lay west of the Jordan River. Jesus visited the region of Decapolis during His ministry. Matthew calls it “the region of the Gadarenes,” because Jesus was near Gadara, in Matthew 8:28.
The ten cities that formed Decapolis probably entered their league with each other about the time the Roman general Pompey defeated Syria in 65 BC. Residents of Decapolis answered directly to the Roman governor in Syria. The alliance of cities enjoyed independence to the extent of being able to mint their own coins.
During the time of Christ, the ten cities of Decapolis and the surrounding region were inhabited mostly by Gentiles, not Jews, and the area had a strong Greek influence. This fact probably accounts for the presence of a large herd of swine near Gadara when Jesus visited that region to heal the demon-possessed men (Matthew 8:30–33; Mark 5:1–17). Pigs were an unclean animal, and even touching them was forbidden by Jewish law. The Gentiles who owned the pigs obviously did not see Jewish law as binding on them. Such disregard of the law may also help explain why Jesus allowed the demons to enter the swine so that the whole herd died. As He rid the men of demons, He helped rid this particular region of Israel of unclean animals.
The cities of Decapolis were the site of some of Jesus’ miracles. Mark 7:31–37 records how Jesus healed a deaf and mute man there. Many people from the region of Decapolis followed Him (Matthew 4:25). In AD 69, when Jerusalem came under attack by Rome, the city of Pella, in southern Decapolis, proved to be a place of refuge for Christians who fled the coming siege.
Got it?
"The ten cities of Decapolis and the surrounding region were inhabited MOSTLY BY GENTILES, NOT JEWS", "and there followed him GREAT MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE FROM DECAPOLIS" (Matt. 4:25).
In fact, this very same "GREAT MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE FROM DECAPOLIS" were part "the multitudes" (Matt. 5:1) whom Jesus "taught" (Matt. 5:2) in his "Sermon on the Mount" that is recorded for us in Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
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