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Old 06-06-2012, 10:25 PM   #7
Chris Parkerson
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Re: Measuring success

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Hugh Beyer wrote: View Post
Actually, I'm going to cede this one to Dan. I'd forgotten that Matthew 5:38 starts "Resist not evil" because in context it's clear Jesus is talking about evil done to oneself. He talks a lot about actively resisting evil in the world.

I'm still waiting to hear how overturning the tables in the Temple translates to "keep one point" though.
The cleansing of the temple was done for "one point" and was not violence against people. No lethal weapon was used. He was making a statement about how the Kingdom of God would sort out.
His point was To protect the temple (symbol of the Kingdom of God) from the emporion (becoming a market - Gospel of John), and from Corruption by a "den of thieves" or unscrupulous and greedy business practices (Gospels of Luke and Matthew).

Matthew and Luke place it directly after Palm Sunday. Jesus knows his time is short

1. Jesus looks for fruit on a fig tree and finding none curses it (11:12-14)

2. Jesus enters Jerusalem and attacks the temple (11:15-19)

3. The disciples see the fig tree withered from the root and ask about it.
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So this story is primarily used by the writers to point to the eschatological changes Jesus's death and resurrection established.

No lethal weapon was used. No one injured.
And no Aiki "One Point" (I know you were jesting).

Namaste

Chris

Last edited by Chris Parkerson : 06-06-2012 at 10:28 PM.
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