Originally Posted by
Quest
I will briefly respond to this thread because there the Jewish leadership calling for HIS death and the reality that He could have called legions of angels to deliver HIM.
Then we also have Peter's sermon on the Day of Pentecost when he stated, "22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men,[d] put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24 But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. 25 David said about him:"
1st he was speaking to a specific audience...Israelites....and he emphasizes the two parallel truths.....'handed over by God's plan' AND 'you with the help of wicked men' put Him to death.
None of the above alters the other realities...the recipients of the promise....beloved of God...
I feel no need to ignore these strong scripture passages ....having said that I hold no anti-Semitism toward the Jewish people....love them...so I have no problem embracing that whole truth....
Now I have heard Mel is....but what Scripture plainly states cannot be tossed in order to attempt to change them....so as I see it anti Semitism is separate from the scriptural truths....