Matthew 17:27 "But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours."
The "magic show" had a purpose other than entertainment.
John 14:11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves.
Acts 2:22 "Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.
In Jesus’ day, every Jewish male over 20 years of age was required to pay a yearly temple tax of two drachmas, or a didrachma. This was the equivalent of about two days’ wages. When a question arose about paying this tax, Jesus instructed Peter: “Go to the sea, cast a fishhook, and take the first fish coming up and, when you open its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”—Matthew 17:24-27.
wouldnt it have been better for jesus to not die for lets say 1 to 30 years later…and in that time, save every drowning victim (I must have missed the jesus episode of baywatch), feed every starving person on earth, tell every poor person to check fishes mouths for money, start bottling his own wine (the profit per bottle would have been enormous), cure every disease, leper, blind person, save every person who woudl be stoned, etc etc.
Isnt it rather selfish of Jesus to get out of all that work by getting himself killed? he should have kept his mouth shut and really helped out humanity. Plus, think of the marketing bonanza that would have resulted…how many people would flock to go and see Jesus and then be convinced after seeing that. No, it was much better to do less than 3 years of work then die.
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No — they kept falling through the holes in his palms.
just picturing him healing a leper or something and going "TA DAAA"
"Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers" – Voltaire
No, he did real miracles.
Matthew 17:27 "But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours."
The "magic show" had a purpose other than entertainment.
John 14:11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves.
Acts 2:22 "Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.
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He had Peter to go catch a fish and get a coin out of his mouth to pay his tax.
In Jesus’ day, every Jewish male over 20 years of age was required to pay a yearly temple tax of two drachmas, or a didrachma. This was the equivalent of about two days’ wages. When a question arose about paying this tax, Jesus instructed Peter: “Go to the sea, cast a fishhook, and take the first fish coming up and, when you open its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”—Matthew 17:24-27.
wouldnt it have been better for jesus to not die for lets say 1 to 30 years later…and in that time, save every drowning victim (I must have missed the jesus episode of baywatch), feed every starving person on earth, tell every poor person to check fishes mouths for money, start bottling his own wine (the profit per bottle would have been enormous), cure every disease, leper, blind person, save every person who woudl be stoned, etc etc.
Isnt it rather selfish of Jesus to get out of all that work by getting himself killed? he should have kept his mouth shut and really helped out humanity. Plus, think of the marketing bonanza that would have resulted…how many people would flock to go and see Jesus and then be convinced after seeing that. No, it was much better to do less than 3 years of work then die.
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