Comments on: A Gospel Enigma–did Jesus Miss Two Great Opportunities To Preach About Sacrifice For Sin?

By: michael m

michael m — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:54:17 +0000

Nope! everything went according to plan! Praise the Lord!

By: LottaLou

LottaLou — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:02:05 +0000

Jesus said that when He is lifted up, he will draw all man to him. Signifying what death He would die.
So? Don’t you think the message of the cross is the message of sacrifice for sin?
Wake up.

By: whatever

whatever — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:51:59 +0000

first of all Paul came after and it be hard for Jesus to explain that before his death….. while Paul’s point is a very important point…Jesus knows best… and forgiveness is something that we all need to understand about being a disciple…. in order to forgive our sins… we need to forgive others as well…. if you don’t understand that then it’s hard to understand the sacrifice of sin….

By: rukiddin

rukiddin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:15:08 +0000

This is a first! Someone criticizing Jesus’ methods of preaching. Since he was both God and man, I think I’m going to leave it up to him to know what was best.

By: gwhiz105

gwhiz105 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:24:00 +0000

Paul was a prophet,Jesus is The Son of God.Jesus knows best.

By: guitarrm

guitarrm — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:13:42 +0000

Does God make mistakes?

By: KAL

KAL — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:54:10 +0000

Not my call, Jesus knew what he was doing. However, I can tell you that, as a teacher, it is better to focus on one topic at a time when teaching something. Jesus had more than one point he wanted to share with people. If I tried to teach my students everything I know about marketing in one class session, they would be confused (and exhausted) before I could finish…instead, I break it up into smaller “chunks” of information. Jesus may not have preached sacrifice for sin the day he gave the sermon on the mount…but he did talk about it during other “sermons” (messages) he gave.
I can understand why someone might think the sermon on the mount was a “perfect opportunity” to discuss this topic, but I accept that he didn’t talk about it at that time for a good reason. I don’t pretend to understand all of God’s reasons for the way he presented different information to us. Perhaps there is a distinction between earthly and heavenly consequences…perhaps Jesus died to forgive the eternal conquences for disobedience and we’re commanded to forgive others to earn God’s forgiveness for the earthly consequences. …or perhaps forgiving others is the way that we “prove” our belief and acceptance of the sacrifice for sins…after all, how can we claim that God has forgiven us for our sins and then claim that someone else’s sins are “unforgivable”?