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Kat:

--- Quote from: John from Kentucky on December 27, 2015, 08:24:28 PM ---Jesus did and does use strong language with His elect and takes strong action with them, as the Potter decides.

Jesus told Peter, "Get behind Me Satan."  To call anyone Satan is very strong language since the Devil is pure evil.

Peter was a tough guy, but I imagine his feelings may have been a tad hurt.  Just like when Paul withstood him to his face in front of everyone in Antioch.

Jesus tells us not to throw our pearls to swine.  Again strong language to say someone is ignorant like a pig.

Few know the true Jesus.
--- End quote ---

Yes Jesus certainly did use strong language with Peter, but what brought on such a response?
 
Mat 16:21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.
v. 22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!”
v. 23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”

As with every thing that Jesus uttered, this response to Peter was exactly what he needed for what he had "rebuked" Christ for... though Peter did not understand it, but he was still worldly minded and advocating the ways of the world - Satan.

Eph 2:2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,

Yes it probably was a difficult thing to hear from Christ, but necessary and these teaching would all come back to them as their minds were opened to the truth and they could understand these things.

Heb 12:6 For the Lord disciplines him whom He loves, and chastises every son whom He receives."

mercy, peace and love
Kat

Nelson Boils:
Kat you quote

Luke 11:38 When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.
v. 39 Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.
v. 40 “Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

Was that literal enough, they certainly understood what He was saying, here is their response

Comment:
You ask "Was that literal enough?"
Sorry,but i have never in my life seen a literal "cup" and literal "dish" filled with literal "greed" and literal "wickedness."NEVER--Neither have you.

Ok kat,enough with the teaching.

Kat:

They certainly understood the meaning of what Jesus was talking about there. Though some things were metaphor and some were parable, you have to know that Jesus was literal at time, though His words do carry a deeper spiritual meaning there is the literal/physical before the spiritual (1 Cor 15:46).

mercy, peace and love
Kat

Pini56:
Hello,

The thing about the cup is that it was a "Metaphor". Even today we use metaphors a lot in everyday conversation and most people understand them. As Ray says a metaphor is this: "Is Like In Certain Ways". Therefore the thing about the cup was not so much a "Parable", but a "Metaphor" that the Pharisees fully understood was about them and hence hated Jesus for saying it.

Regards To You All, Geoff.

Joel:
Psalms 23:5-Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

The 23rd Psalm is mostly all metaphors, just as most of the scriptures are.
The religious leaders were very aware from their knowledge of the scriptures what they represented, as Kat, and Geoff, and others have pointed out.
But they were totally blinded as to who The Lord Jesus Christ was.

Joel

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