Re: Did Jesus say kill those who dont believe in me- Luke 19.27 ?habshi wrote:
> If Britain remains a xtian country then all non believers are
> in great danger from both mad male monotheist religions.
> Luke 19.27
>
> Jesus said
> "But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them,
> bring them here and slay them in my presence."
Please don't misquote Jesus. This is totally contrary to his teachings
as recorded in the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John available here:
w w w .biblegateway . com )
(eg turn the other cheek, go an extra mile, Jesus didn't let a disciple
use violence to defend him before his arrest, but restored the ear which
had been cut off, the words "Father forgive them" re his crucifiers)
The words you quote above from Luke 19.27 are the last verse of a
parable and not an exhortation - they are what a King in the parable was
saying:
Luke 19:
10 For the Son of Man[a] came to seek and save those who are lost.”
Parable of the Ten Servants.
11 The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because he was
nearing Jerusalem, he told them a story to correct the impression that
the Kingdom of God would begin right away. 12 He said, “A nobleman was
called away to a distant empire to be crowned king and then return. 13
Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among
them ten pounds of silver,[b] saying, ‘Invest this for me while I am gone.’
14 But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We
do not want him to be our king.’
15 “After he was crowned king, he returned and called in the servants
to whom he had given the money. He wanted to find out what their profits
were. 16 The first servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and
made ten times the original amount!’
17 “‘Well done!’ the king exclaimed. ‘You are a good servant. You have
been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be
governor of ten cities as your reward.’
18 “The next servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made
five times the original amount.’
19 “‘Well done!’ the king said. ‘You will be governor over five cities.’
20 “But the third servant brought back only the original amount of
money and said, ‘Master, I hid your money and kept it safe. 21 I was
afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours
and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’
22 “‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn
you. If you knew that I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine and
harvests crops I didn’t plant, 23 why didn’t you deposit my money in the
bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
24 “Then, turning to the others standing nearby, the king ordered,
‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one who has ten
pounds.’
25 “‘But, master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten pounds!’
26 “‘Yes,’ the king replied, ‘and to those who use well what they are
given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what
little they have will be taken away.
27 And as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to be their
king—bring them in and execute them right here in front of me.’”
28 After telling this story, Jesus went on toward Jerusalem,
I think the words of the king in the parable make sense in the light of
other bible verses which warn of judgement to come, both after death and
for nations which abandon God and for the world when Jesus returns.