[Dutchboy88]

"So sad to see such a beautiful set of scripture reflections marred by such fanatical hatred."

I don't agree that calling out poor hermenuetics is "fanatical hatred". If you would simply read the entire "sermon on the mount", you will recognize that this is not to the non-jewish believer of today. Even read the entire so-called "Lord's prayer" and notice that Jesus ends this with, "If you do not forgive your brother, your Father in heaven WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU." Is that your Gospel? If it is, then no wonder you identify with the trappings of sacerdotalism, indulgences, sacraments, confessions, absolutions, mariolotry, and papalism. Tragic you have not been captured by grace. If you can, leave that dark corner and come into the light of Jesus, alone.

[smvoice]

dangus, I am interested in how you interpret Matt. 10:5,6. "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: BUT GO RATHER to the LOST SHEEP of the HOUSE OF ISRAEL."

Or Matt. 15:24 "But he answered and said, I am NOT SENT but UNTO the LOST SHEEP of the HOUSE OF ISRAEL."

Not so "beautiful" to Gentiles there, is it? What does your church do with these Scriptures? Ignore them, play them down, or make yourselves into spiritual Israel in order to claim His words?

Who said it? To whom was He speaking? What did He say? And (thank you, Dutchboy) what was the reason for what He said?