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Could Jesus have hated anyone when he spoke words of forgiveness and non-resistance to wickedness?

Could Jesus have hated anyone when he spoke words of forgiveness and non-resistance to wickedness? Did he not say, "Love your enemies" (Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:27), "Do not resist him that is wicked; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also" (Matthew 5:39) and, alternately, "To him that strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also" (Luke 6:29)? Answer: These verses are taken as representative of the extraordinary forgiveness taught and exercised by Jesus. However, t

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 3 min read

Are humans so sinful that they need a sinless agent to redeem them?

Question: Isn't it true that humans are so innately sinful that they need an outside sinless agent to redeem them from sin? Answer: God says of sin, "you may rule over it" (Genesis 4:7). Yet, "there is no man that does not sin" (1 Kings 8:45). Indeed, "Who can say, 'I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin'?" (Proverbs 20:9). That is why God provided Israel with the means of cleansing itself from sin through the sacrificial system, which includes blood offering and repentance. By God'

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read

CHapter 22r - Was Jesus violent?

Continued from Chapter 22q 53:9: “although he had done no violence” The violent side of Jesus The Gospels record a number of instances where Jesus did commit acts of violence. * Whip in hand, causing a fracas, he attacked the merchants in the Temple area (Matthew 21:12, Mark 11:15-16, Luke 19:45, John 2:15). * He destroyed a fig tree for not having fruit out of season (Matthew 21:18-21, Mark 11:13-14). * He caused the death, by drowning, of a herd of swine by allowing demons to purpose

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 4 min read