tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341362285683384346.post652509260813375766..comments2010-04-15T08:31:36.644-07:00Comments on Mission Discourse NT 18: Keep It Movin' - StephenTommy Givenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621488938111966064noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341362285683384346.post-82119398187051363892010-03-17T21:37:52.654-07:002010-03-17T21:37:52.654-07:00S,
The Acts example is good because it clarifies h...S,<br />The Acts example is good because it clarifies how a message of peace can draw violent opposition. Not everyone is happy with the terms of peace Jesus announces/embodies. <br /><br />Careful with making "Israel" and "the Gentiles" too simple, i.e., "Israel" rejects the gospel, and "the Gentiles" accept it. In Mt. (and Acts) we also read of Israelites who embrace the gospel and Gentiles who reject it. Also, note Mt. 9:35-38, which provide the occasion of the discourse of ch. 10. Jesus sends the apostles to the lost sheep without a shepherd *of Israel,* where the harvest is plentiful and the laborers are few. There is a plentiful harvest for the Kingdom *in Israel.*Tommy Givenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621488938111966064noreply@blogger.com