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768 entries for this category: The dictionary meaning of incite is to provoke a situation or set in motion - therefore I think that is too much of a strong word to use in describing Jesus actions or the events that took place before His death. Jesus knew before time what was going to happen because He was born to be the Messiah. Micah Chp5:2,5 reads, But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village in Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins are from the distant past. (5) And He will be the source of our peace. So hundreds of years before Jesus was born, Micah predicted His birth and His birthplace, he even knew He would be the Messiah, he knew all about Jesus and His life to come. I think Jesus wanted more to emphasize His love for His people and the Temple which was a place of worship. During the passover week, the Temple, a place where is sacred was use as a gambling house, sacrificing animals and money changing, the merchants were abusing the system, making money out of the foreigners who traveled from far, that made Jesus angry and he overturned the tables and ran them out of the Temple. Jesus predicted His death because He knew He had to die for the sins of the world and conquer Satan. If he did not die on the cross, this would be a corrupt world owned by Satan and all of us would be his followers. But thanks be to God, Jesus came from heaven to earth to show us the way to eternal life, the way to His Father who sent Him, then from the earth to the cross where He paid our debt of sin, and from the cross where He suffered and died to the grave where He was buried until that third and glorious day when he rose again. All this He predicted to His disciples. Jesus wants us as Christians to focus our attention on Him, He is the way the truth and the life. He is saying we are to be obedient and be prepared like He was, then when death comes we would more readily accept it just as He did. Jesus fulfilled all the accomplishment. God demonstrated His love for us by sending His only son Jesus Christ into the world to die for us sinners and to save the world from sin that all who believe in Him should not perish. Jesus proclaim the Good News that He will save us, whoever call upon His name shall be saved, if you repent, confess and ask for forgiveness you can overcome any hurdles in your way. He never promise us a life without pain or troubles, He never promise it would be easy, but He promised as a born-again believer there is a life of joy and peace in the end. He said weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning. Jesus was sacrificed for us. He gave His life as a ransom for many. (Matthew 20:28) What have we sacrificed or can we sacrifice for Him? It is hard for us to give up things that we cherish but a life in Christ is worth more than worldly things. Jesus blood was shed for us, His body broken for us. Matthew Chp. 26:26-28 says, while they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, "take and eat; this is my body. Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. (NIV) This is done during the Lord's Supper where we use bread or wafer as a symbol of His body and wine as a symbol of His blood that was shed for us. Jesus is the source of abundant life because He came to earth to heal the sick, the broken-hearted and to preach the gospel to all and to give new life to those who accept Him as their own personal Savior. He went about doing good even though He was rejected in His hometown. Jesus preached the Gospel of repentance so we would understand the Kingdom of God. There is a kingdom in each of us if we trust God, witness to others about Him, encourage others to seek Him, to love Him and to serve Him. The free gift of forgiveness and eternal life is promised to all who accept the invitation to come to Christ and to partake of the cleansing water of life. Jesus accomplished all His purposes because He loved us and the last thing He said on the cross was "It is finished." We are called to be obedient servants of God. Now is the accepted time, we must be prepared to meet Jesus when He appears on earth once more. We must repent or we will perish.
"Was Jesus trying to incite his death (eg. temple cleansing, accusation of leaders?)
By: Diana Yarde
Category: Timeline - Final 1 Week
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"Which of these purposes do you believe Jesus accomplished?"
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