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WATCH: Bono's Unexpected Response to 'Who Is Jesus?' Question
Charisma News ^ | 31 March 14 | Charisma News Staff

Posted on 04/17/2014 11:35:37 AM PDT by SkyPilot

U2 frontman Bono talks about his faith and answers the question "Who is Jesus?" in the video below. Click play to watch.

Link Here with Video (2 mins 46 secs)


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atheism; bible; bono; christ; christianity; easter; faithandphilosophy; fartyshadesofgreen; ireland; jesus; jesuschrist; music; newtestament; oldtestament; rockmusic; u2
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To: Elsie
I don't know which version of the Bible you are using for that Luke 23:3, but the King James version says "And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it."

So again, he's not saying Yes, he's saying "that is what YOU are saying." That's why Pilates doesn't sentence him to death: he doesn't make that claim, so Pilates has no proof he is breaking Jewish law. So he hands him back.

281 posted on 04/18/2014 8:56:31 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: A_perfect_lady
... it is a new and separate religion.

Nope; it is Judism thru and thru.

The OLD requirements were shown for what they were: mere placeholders for the Perfect which was to come.

Most Jews did NOT accept Jesus' teachings; Paul (or someone) and others TRIED to explain to them (book of Hebrews); but they stubbornly clung to their preconceived notions and practices - none of which could cleanse a person from SIN.

282 posted on 04/18/2014 8:56:41 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: A_perfect_lady
Strangers wrote that page.

You trust them and not loveable ol' me?

283 posted on 04/18/2014 8:57:39 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: editor-surveyor

Does the Torah describe Judaism as merely believing in the Messiah? Because that is the only way they are the same religion.


284 posted on 04/18/2014 8:58:37 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: A_perfect_lady
The book of Matthew was not written by Matthew.

Why do you think it was called the Q manuscript???



285 posted on 04/18/2014 8:59:50 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: editor-surveyor

Why would Matthew write it in Greek? He wasn’t Greek.


286 posted on 04/18/2014 9:02:25 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: A_perfect_lady
There is a third option. He was a politician...

There is a fourth option. He was an alien...

Is it possible???


287 posted on 04/18/2014 9:05:33 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: editor-surveyor

Okay, so since ALL of the Torah is nothing but one long description of how Jesus fulfills Passover, First Fruits, and Pentecost, and you know it backwards and forwards, why can’t you tell me in simple language what it says? You are scared to death to actually analyze anything it says, aren’t you?


288 posted on 04/18/2014 9:06:20 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: Elsie
Most Jews did NOT accept Jesus' teachings;

That's right. Know why? Because that is not what the Messiah was supposed to do.

289 posted on 04/18/2014 9:08:15 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: A_perfect_lady
So again, he's not saying Yes, he's saying "that is what YOU are saying." That's why Pilates doesn't sentence him to death: he doesn't make that claim, so Pilates has no proof he is breaking Jewish law.

HAve you skipped the SCRIPTURE I posted in #254 for a good reason?

290 posted on 04/18/2014 9:08:48 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: A_perfect_lady

Why would Paul?

He was a Roman citizen.


291 posted on 04/18/2014 9:09:57 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: A_perfect_lady
Because that is not what the Messiah was supposed to do.

What was he SUPPOSED to do?

(Show your work)

292 posted on 04/18/2014 9:10:48 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie
HAve you skipped the SCRIPTURE I posted in #254 for a good reason?

No, I addressed it in #257.

293 posted on 04/18/2014 9:12:34 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: Elsie

Paul was writing letters to people, yes?


294 posted on 04/18/2014 9:15:07 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: Elsie
Well, when I look for OT prophecy about a King of Israel, first I find Jeremiah 33:15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness.

So it sounds like one of the things the Jews expected of their king was that he would ensure the safety of Judah and Jerusalem.

295 posted on 04/18/2014 9:22:50 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: BenLurkin
I cannot fathom any Christian at all giving that response. Here's a breakdown:

1. I see Jesus as . . .
2. Christian faith sees Him as . . .

296 posted on 04/18/2014 9:24:06 PM PDT by Hoodat (Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
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To: A_perfect_lady
Then when I look at Micah 2:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. 3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. 4 And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. 5 And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. 6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

It certainly sounds like they expected that the Messiah would free Israel from foreign rule and protect her from neighboring foes. This is what a king DOES, see.

297 posted on 04/18/2014 9:28:31 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: A_perfect_lady
Then Isaiah 9:6-7 says...the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever.

So it's clear they expected that the Messiah would actually rule, legally. Like a King does.

298 posted on 04/18/2014 9:32:48 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: Elsie

Oops. #297 and 298 are supposed to be addressed to you as well, but I accidentally replied to the wrong post and addressed them to myself.


299 posted on 04/18/2014 9:37:26 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: A_perfect_lady

You mentioned 3 feast days/prophecies...Passover, First Fruits, and Pentecost(Shav’uot...The Giving of the Torah to the nation)...asking for simple explanations for how Christ fulfilled these prophecies...looking for a succinct explanation in a way that a child could understand it. Now you don’t say what age of child...concrete operations stage? Formal operations stage? Group identity stage? You are a teacher so I know you know exactly what I am getting at!

I would point out that there are a wealth of materials offering explanations of the various “tent poles” of the faith available for each of operational growth stages that children of various ages happen to be “growing thru”...as it were! Protestant and Catholic bookstores are full of such materials...that is if you are really interested?

Nevertheless I will give you one succinct answer for your challenge as to how those three prophecies connect to Jesus...in language that children of concrete and formal operations stages could understand.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, He gave his only begotten Son...that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

(and this verse comes from my wife, after we discussed the various aspects of each of the prophecies and how they relate to Jesus. My wife and I had 4 children together...you may teach children but she bore children and raised them )

The Larger discussion: How Christ may suffer a little child to come unto him:

A child would get lost in the mumbo jumbo, but a child is sure that there is a God...if only because she knows her parents believe in God. A child wants to know if God loves her and is happy to know that yes...God loves her. A child is often sad to learn that Jesus had to die for all of the bad things people do including the bad things the child has done(Passover) but is relieved when Father God raises Jesus from the dead(on the day of First Fruits...Christ being the first fruits of a new order of mankind that shall follow after him) . A child is happy to learn that God can save her from her sins and that God will some day raise her from the dead as well. The child may well express wonder at the thought of having a future body just like Jesus someday.

The child may wonder about how Jesus may live inside her and how she may become a better Christian everyday; she finds it hard to understand all those rules and ideas of the Bible. In sunday school she hears the story of the Holy Spirit coming down upon the disciples and is in awe reading about the flames of fire flickering around their heads without burning them...”you mean like the burning bush Moses saw?...that burned without hurting the bush? perhaps one little girl might ask (perhaps her name is “A_Perfect_Little_Girl”?)
Yes the child is assured...just like the burning bush. Now the child may ask...what will the Holy Spirit do to help me.. and may be amazed to find out that the Holy spirit creates a whole new person inside of her that will begin to grow thru out her life to help her and it makes it possible for her to begin to understand some of those hard passages of the Bible. She may be astonished to learn that as she reads the Bible she discovers a confirmation of some of the things she has learned about God without anyone telling her. She may ask her parent about this...she is told that oh that is just the Holy Spirit writing the laws of God right on her heart. She is told that the rules she is to follow become part of her person. She is told that once God gave Moses his laws written on Tablets...but people found it hard to follow them on their own.

It was at Pentecost that God sent a new kind of Torah that God writes on people’s hearts...that changes them from the inside out. Oh there still will be struggles and mistakes, she is told, as our new inner person has to live in our old imperfect bodies for a while...yet the child is told when God sees her, he doesn’t see just the old “her” he sees his son Jesus written and living inside of her. Her job was to simply believe and agree and ask for help when some of those stubborn areas of sin won’t go away right away. She is also told that she is given power to resist the devil who may try to tempt her to lie or cheat and she may feel guilty that she has indeed told a lie and even more guilty when the devil tries to say she isn’t a good Christian. She may find it reassuring to learn that even the best men of faith made some bad mistakes...but God still loved them and forgave them when they repented and asked. So the child learns that while she has a Bible to read, it is a mirror to the new Torah being written into her inner man.

As she grows and her maturity deepens, she may be astonished as she reads the first chapter of John...”IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD...and the word was with God and the WORD WAS GOD...” The child may wonder...does God put this “word” inside of me? She reads again...”AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH and dwelt amongst us!” She has heard of this difficult idea called a trinity where God the Father, God the son and God the Holy spirit are three persons yet one God. She learns that the Holy Spirit searches out the deep things of God and brings them into her attention as the need arises. Yes, she thinks...I do remember helping Johnny who was feeling sad but I don’t know where that thought came from but it sure helped him...now I see that same thought here in the Bible...and does this mean the WORD that Jesus is, is also in me? She is told that now she has begun to understand what happened at Shav’uot or Pentecost. So she has begun to understand that God thru his spirit makes her a kind of living Bible...her earthly mind might not remember all the verses and she won’t always be at her best...but God provides a kind of covering of righteousness for her and for the rest of her life people will increasingly see not just “A_Perfect_Little_Girl” but the Living Torah, Jesus the messiah, shining thru her!

So...after all that, one comes back to John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes on him shall not perish but have everlasting life.”

There is your succinct childlike explanation to the feasts of Passover, First fruits, and Pentecost(Shav’uot) as they relate to Jesus. In that verse is contained all the explanation a child would need to understand these feasts. It is the first verse I would use with a 4 or 5 year old when she asks about God.


300 posted on 04/19/2014 12:10:47 AM PDT by mdmathis6
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