Posted by Dena on April 26, 2005, at 12:16:11
In reply to Re: Lou's response to Dena's post » Lou Pilder, posted by Dinah on April 26, 2005, at 11:17:12
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Dinah! ;)
Yes, Jesus was Jewish. He never, ever condemned anyone, much less the people of His own heritage.
Now, He rebuked lots of folks...not because of their identities, but for what was in their hearts.
When He rebuked the Pharisees in particular, it wasn't the whole group of Pharisees - it was those particular individuals who were "missing the point" about loving God and neighbor...
I believe that He still looks at individual hearts - is that person open to God? trusting? loving? caring of others? generous? - no matter what externals they're labeled with (ethnicity, religion, culture, gender, etc.).
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