Bible Questions Answered:
"Jesus got mad and threw over the money changers tables and hit them with cords. Wasn't this a sin with Jesus?"
Roanna/ Sao Paulo, South America
Bible Answer:
No.
Cleansing of the temple, this Jesus performed twice.
First: (Beginning of our Lord's ministry.)
John 2:13-22 KJV
13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
15 And when He had made a scourge of small cords, He drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not My Father's house an house of merchandise.
17 And His disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten Me up.
18 Then answered the Jews and said unto Him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
21 But He spake of the temple of His body.
22 When therefore He was risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture,
Second: (Three years later, at the end of our Lord's ministry.)
Mark 11:15-18 KJV (Matthew 21:12,13/ Luke 19:45-48)
15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
17 And He taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy Him: for they feared Him, because all the people was astonished at His doctrine.
“History proves that men do not learn from history.”
Three years later, was there any difference in the temple after our Lord's first cleansing? Answer, no!
Did Jesus sin, by His anger?
Absolutely not!
Saints of God, use to talk about their "righteous indignation." That was their holy anger over sin.
We live in a day, when Christian people are so filled with love, that everything is A OK. Some things are differnent than what we think or are used to, but "live and let live," "total acceptance," what's the big deal. "What the world needs now is love sweet love..."
Jesus would "not," have liked a silly saying like that!
This may come as a shock to some, but there was a time when Christian people, would actually call up a radio station, and tell them they didn't like the language they were hearing on it!
Some would call up a television station, or write and tell the station that they were sick and tired of all the violent programs they were airing every day, and weren't going to watch their channel any more! Some, dear saints would actually write the sponsors of television violence and sex, and tell them they would boycot their products because of the filth they were feeding the young people of their city.
Can you belive it?
Believe me, it "was," once true. Fanatics?
What has happened to the dear church of the Lord Jesus Christ?
Simple! Pastors, wishing dearly to feed their families, and hopefully some day live to retirement, fearing the church board, and or congregation, have "soft-peddled" the word of God!
OK, go back and read that again.
Now ask yourself, if that could be your church, or if you have ever been a party to watering down "Thus saith the Lord."
Did you know as a Christian, your life was to be filled with "hate?"
"ok, pastor, we've stayed with you for some time (for free of course), but now we're out of here!"
Well, too bad, for here is the Word of the Lord.
Psalm 97:10 KJV
Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of His saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Proverbs 8:13 KJV
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Ecclesiastes 3:8 KJV
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Amos 5:15 KJV
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
Jude 23 KJV
And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
Jude 23 NLT
Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives.
We don't need a revival of love, and glory, what we need is an old fashioned revival of hatred of the things that are evil!
How easy it is for Christian people today, to look like, sound like, dress and act like the "lost," people of the world.
God help us.
There is to be a separation between the people of God and the people of a lost world!
I Corinthians 10:21 KJV
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
II Corinthians 6:14-18 KJV
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Ephesians 5:7,8 KJV
7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
I John 1:6 KJV
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
Personal revival?
Pray earnestly, pray sincerely, pray with all your heart, that the Lord, our righteous and holy Saviour, will give you a "hatred," for all the things of sin.
Selah
