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Jesus was seen as very radical when He walked the earth, but it
was for different reasons than Miley says. He was seen as a
radical because of the fact that He claimed to be the Son of
God(John 9:35-38) and that He could forgive sins(Matthew 9:1-8),
which His miracles testified to the fact that He is the Son of
God(John 3:16-18). He was also seen as radical for His teachings
which exposed the religious leaders and their traditions of man
which contradicted the word of God(Mark 7:1-13). He taught the
heart of the law, not just the external, for instance saying that
not only is adultery a sin, but that even lusting after another in
one's heart is a sin(Matthew 5:27,28). He taught that only through
being born again(John 3:1-7), which is the Holy Spirit making
someone a new creature and giving them a new heart, can
someone enter into heaven because all men are sinners(Romans
3:23) and have desperately wicked hearts(Jeremiah 17:9) which
want nothing, but to sin. The most radical thing Jesus Christ did
though, was willingly laying His life down on the cross(Romans
5:6-10), bearing the sins of mankind upon His shoulders(Isaiah
53:6), and taking the wrath of God which we deserve(Isaiah
53:5,10). This is the highest act of love which has ever occurred
in history(John 15:13). Jesus, God manifest in the flesh(1 Timothy
3:16), left heaven for the sole purpose of dying for sinners so that
we could have the gift of eternal life with God(Romans 6:23).
Jesus dying in our place as a substitute is the only way the
righteous judgment of God could be satisfied(Romans 3:19-28) so
we do not have to go to hell(Luke 12:4,5). That is radical.
The ending of this story is also almost NEVER TOLD! What did
Jesus say to the woman after everyone left?: "...GO, AND SIN NO
MORE."(John 8:11)! He was telling her that adultery is a SIN, she
needed to REPENT and believe on Him as the Son of God, and not
continue to commit this sin(Romans 6:1,2)!
"[21] For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries,
fornications, murders,
[22] Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy,
pride, foolishness:
[23] All these evil things come from within, and defile the man." - Mark 7:21-23
Jesus told people the truth about their sinful condition so that
they could be offered the remedy which is the Gospel of salvation
through Jesus Christ.
I agree Jesus wasn't American and didn't speak English, but what
does this prove? The Bible says anyone can be saved through
Jesus of any nation and regardless of what language they speak.
Maybe Miley says this because she, like many liberals, hate the
American constitution and want to do away with it? or maybe
because some people get upset at the fact that many immigrants
both legal and illegal come to this country with no intention of
even trying to learn our language which seems to be rude? I don't
know.
First, was Jesus "ANTI-WEALTH"? Jesus said that is was hard for
rich men to enter heaven and even easier for a camel to pass
through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter
heaven(Matthew 19:16-27). Why is that? It is because most
wealthy people idolize money and trust their riches(Mark 10:24)
to bring them happiness and security. Jesus was against
covetousness, never being content with what you have and being
materialistic, not against riches(Luke 12:15:21). Jesus said you
should lay up treasure in heaven which is far greater. This
treasure in heaven is to get saved and do the will of God(Hebrews
11:24-26). This doesn't mean that money is evil or being rich is
evil. The Bible says that the LOVE of money is the root of all evil(I
Timothy 6:6-10), NOT that money is evil in and of itself. It has to
do with someone's heart condition and what they do with their
riches. Will they use their riches for selfish gain or to make other
people think they are such a good person by donating to charities
with lots of publicity when they give(Matthew 6:1-4)? or will they
use their riches for the glory of God by spreading the Gospel,
supporting churches, fellow Christians, and the poor and
widows(Acts 4:32-37)?(Note that the ones deciding how the
money was used were not non-Christian politicians and
government beauracrats, but the apostles of Jesus Christ)
So we can see that the Bible is not against wealth, it's about not
trusting in it and what you do with it.
The truth is that the New Testament does support the power of
the civil government to carry out the death penalty(Romans 13:4)
when it is a righteous thing to do so. Murderers, rapists, and child
molesters should be put to death in order to make others who
would think of committing these crimes think twice before
committing them(Instead, in this day and age, our corrupt
"justice" system gives criminals slaps on the wrists and lets
them go free or tax payers have to pay for these murderers food,
clothing, and shelter every year.) This is why evil is running
rampant in our society because crime is not punished the way it
should be.