The Character of Jesus

According to the Bible Jesus was hardly a perfect man. That Jesus was supposed to be perfect was laid down in Isaiah 53:9. And, "perfect" means "that which cannot be improved upon", yet Jesus had much he could have improved upon:
False Promises
"Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who shall not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom" (Mt16:28).
-- When Jesus assured his disciples that the end of the world was imminent and that his own triumphant return to judge all men before the generation then living had passed away (Mt. 24:34, Mk. 13:30; Luke 21:32), he used deceit for he knew it was not true.

Knowing Elijah must precede the messiah (Malachi 3:1, 23), Jesus claimed John was Elijah (Mt. 11:10-14; 17:10:13) even though John himself denied any connection with the prophet (John 1:21).

Jesus says to thief: "You will be with me in Paradise today"; Jesus did not go to Paradise on that day. [Jesus spent three days in the grave].

Jesus falsely implies that no one ever attempted to apprehend him. Jesus says: "Day after day, I sat in the temple teaching and you did not seize me" (Mt. 26:55). Yet, on one occasion they wanted to stone him while in the temple, but "he hid and went out of the Temple." (John 8:59)

Jesus says: The Law will exist "until heaven and earth pass away" (Mt. 5:18)- Yet, it only applies to a period of three and a half years (i.e., duration of Jesus' ministry).
In the same verse, Jesus emphasizes that the whole Law would remain completely intact "until all should take place."

In Mt. 5:17, Jesus declares: "Do not think I came to destroy the Law, or the Prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfill." (If fulfilled, then why a second advent?)

Yet, Jesus' disciples admit otherwise: for Paul says: "For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness to everyone that believes." (Romans 10:4) and in Hebrews 8:13: "In that he says, a new convenant, he has made the first obsolete and growing old is near to vanishing away."- Thus, according to the New Testament, the Law is over, yet not all has been fulfilled, for if it were accomplished there would be no need for second advent. If Jesus secretly meant the Law was now to be carried out in a spiritual sense, he deluded not only the Jews, but his own followers.

Violence
Jesus destroyed a fig tree for not having fruit out of season (Mt. 21:18- 21; Mk. 11:13-14) [which is against the Law of God].

Jesus will knowingly bring discord, war to the world (Mt.10:34-5;)
Luke 12:49-53: "I am come to send fire on the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled!...Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son sgainst the father; the mother against the daugher, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her son-in-law, and the daugher-in- law against her mother-in-law." [father against son contrary to Malachi 3:23-24].
Jesus, representing himself through parable, states: "But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me" (Luke 19:27).
Whether Jesus was right or not for doing violence is irrelevent to the prophesy- which says no violence- whether right or wrong.

Deceit
Jesus told Pilate: My kingdom is not of this world; if it were," my servants would fight, that I might be handed over to the Jews" (John 18:36).
Yet, before meeting with Pilate, Jesus ordered his disciples to buy swords if they had none (Luke 22:36) and they responded that two swords were available (Luke 22:38). Soon after, Peter cut off the ear of Malchus, the servant of the high priest, who came to seize Jesus. (Mt. 26:51; Mk. 14:47; Luke 22:50; John 18:10)
Thus, contrary to Jesus' statement "these know what I said" (John 18:21), Peter did not know that since the kingdom was not of this world he should not fight. (John 18:36).
So, either Jesus deceived Pilate or deceived Peter (by not telling him of which world was his kingdom)- Since Jesus was allegedly omniscient, he would have known exactly what Peter knew.
By knowing that Peter would commit violence, through this deception, Jesus was party to violence.

Cruelty to Animals
Jesus caused death by drowning of a herd of swine by allowing demons to purposely enter their bodies. (Mt. 8:32; Mk. 11:16, 5:13; Luke 8:33). [and it seems odd for there to be a Jewish pig farmer in Biblical Israel- this raises the question of the credibility of the New Testament texts]



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