Quote from BernardRichards:
I stated my sources as opposed to you so everyone can check out for themselves whether I am misquoting the Gospels or taking statements out of context.
Mel Gibson, his father, Pastor Maurice Gordon, and other traditional Christians are correct. The New Testament sanctions Jew hatred.
The good that Christians did throughout history was because those Christians chose to ignore the bigotry of the New Testament and only accepted the positive of the tradition.
My focus is on traditional Christianity -- not on post Vatican Council II Catholicism, and other forms of Christianity that have veered away from the traditional Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. However, any Christian that studies the Gospels will sooner or later be exposed to those verses, and will have to make a choice between right and wrong. G-d help them!
YOUR SOURCESâ¦
Mel Gibson
"It was just the stupid rambling of a drunkard, you know and ... the last thing I want to be is that kind of monster," he told ABC's Diane Sawyer.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2006/oct/11/news.melgibson
Pastor Maurice Gordon & other traditional Christians
DENVER -- The pastor of an East Denver church has apologized for a "Jews Killed Jesus" sign, following a protest by dozens of people and the intervention of the United Pentecostal Church International
The pastor of Lovingway, Maurice Gorden, said he put up the original message in response to the Mel Gibson movie "The Passion of The Christ." He said he did it to get people to think about what is in the bible.
Thursday, the sign was changed to include an apology by Gorden.
He had been contacted by the United Pentecostal Church district office about the original sign, which gained international attention.
"Rev. Maurice Gordon has acted individually and separately from the United Pentecostal Church International and all of its affiliates," said a statement from the Rev. Billy E. Hale, the district superintendent. "Rev. Gordon's decision was made without support or contribution from the United Pentecostal Church International and does not reflect our position on this matter. We regret any offense his actions have caused."
"It is ironic that a church named 'Lovingway' would advance such an attitude of hurtfulness," said the Rev. Jim Ryan, a spokesman for the Colorado Council of Churches. "Christ gave his life for all people. To blame a particular group of people, then or now, is a misuse of the Gospel of love and grace. The Colorado Council of Churches wishes to make it clear that this one congregation does not speak for the vast majority of the Christian community. In fact, we stand in direct opposition to the message on this sign and its implications."
"In regards to the Jewish guilt concerning the crucifixion, the United Pentecostal Church International believes that all of humanity was complicit in His crucifixion," continued the statement by Hale. "According to our belief, neither the Jews nor the Romans had the power to kill Jesus, but Jesus, by His own admission, laid down His own life for the salvation of all humankind." The church sign was changed shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday to say "God So Loved The World That He Gave." It was changed again Thursday afternoon to an apology by Gorden.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2877421/detail.html
MY SOURCESâ¦
Matthew 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
JESUS
John13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
JESUS
1John2:9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
The Apostle John
Romans10:21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
Romans11:1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew.
11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the father's sakes.
The Apostle Paul
Cardinal Vanhoye on Jews and Scripture
"The Plan of God Is a Union of Love With His People"
In 1996, after its partial renewal, the Pontifical Biblical Commission was invited by its president, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, to choose a new subject of research, which would be important for the life and mission of the Church today. Several subjects were proposed and voted upon. The subject that obtained the majority of votes was âAnti-Judaism and the Bible.â The term âanti-Judaismâ was preferred to âanti-Semitismâ because it is more precise. In fact, there are other Semitic people in addition to the Jews.
â¦the texts themselves inspire respect and love for the Jewish people. âIn the Old Testamentâ indeed, the plan of God is a union of love with his people, a paternal love, a spousal love and, notwithstanding Israel's infidelities, God will never renounce it, but affirms it in perpetuity (Is 54:8; Jr 31:3). In the New Testament, God's love overcomes the greatest obstacles; even if they do not believe in His Son whom He sent as their Messiah Saviour, Israelites are still loved (St. Paul affirms this in his Letter to the Romans 11:28). Whoever wishes to be united to God, must also love themâ (no. 86, end). The Biblical Commission clearly oriented herself in the direction indicated by Pope Paul VI in his homily of 28 October 1965, the day of the promulgation of the conciliar document "Nostra Aetate," which dealt with relations with the non-Christian religions, particularly the Jewish one. Speaking of Jews, Paul VI wished âthat we would have respect and love to themâ and he also added âand that we would have hope in them.â This extremely positive orientation leaves no room for anti-Judaism. It should be maintained most faithfully.
http://www.zenit.org/article-23841?l=english
You sir are hating Godâs beloved in direct contradiction to the commands of scripture. Using your sources, the only one I can find left standing is Mel Gibsonâs father. I for one wonât be pinning my faith on him!