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It was actually your second revision that I meant. I'll reword. Why should Jews believe that Jesus was the Messiah when his name and very existence has killed millions of jews for milleniums?
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Ah, ok. That clears things up a bit, doesn't it?
Well, it was not Jesus' fault that those Jews were killed. Do you think it was His fault? If you do think it was, please say so because I am at a loss to understand how it could be His fault. It is Satan's fault. It was he that spred the rumor about Jesus' body being stolen... Satan is the epitome of evil. So, now we know who caused it, but you're probably asking why Jesus allowed it to happen. I mean, if He is who He says He is, wouldn't He be able to stop the murder of all those innocent Jews? The answer is yes, He could've stopped those murders. But He chose not to. This isn't because He's cruel or uncaring - it is because He cares. So history will not repeat itself. I do not know exactly why He allowed (and allows) innocent people to die at the hands of non-believers. I will ask Him as soon as I get a chance. But, my hunch is that He is getting fed up with all our sin. Admit it, we're not a wonderful nation, and our ways are not pleasing to Him. The Holy city, of God's chosen people, they are no better than America is. (or, if you're not American, whatever your home country is. None is better than the other. We're all sinful) I do not understand fully the ways of God, and I never shall. The ways of the Lord are mysterious and wonderful. That's all I can say.
But, tell me this: How can you explain the things Jesus did? His miracles? How did He raise Lazarus, the Centurian's daughter, and other children from the dead? It is not that they weren't dead. Lazarus had been in the grave four days before Jesus called him out of the tomb. The Bible states that Lazarus reeked of rotting flesh - a sure sign that he had been dead and decomposing. As if that's not enough, how did Jesus give sight to men who had been blind since birth? How did He make men who'd been crippled from birth walk again? How did He make deaf men hear? Or restore mutilated/disformed limbs? It is not an optical illusion. How could you 'fake' being blind for seventy years, then all of a sudden, this thirty year-old man makes you see again? You couldn't fake that. What about Jesus turning the water into wine? It was regular water drawn from a regular well, but Jesus made it wine. When the master of the banquet tasted it, he knew that it was the best wine he'd ever had! What about when Jesus cast the demons out of a man and sent them into the pigs? That man had been roaming around a graveyard for years, naked, demon possessed. He'd tormented many, many people who passed the graveyard to pay respects to the dead. But, Jesus cast the demons into pigs, and the man was found sitting - calm as a doornail - fully clothed, waiting to eat a civilized meal. The pigs, on the other hand, were driven mad and ran into a lake and drowned. If Jesus is not the Messiah, how did He do all of those things?
Sorry it kinda took me a while to answer - I was at a Renaissance festival all day. Yep... and you should know, your questions are really the only ones I am answering right now, because my elbow keeps me in constant pain. Anyway, feel special. Keep those questions coming!
Much love in Christ,
-FunnyCide
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