True Christianity and How It Leads to Islam — Page 14
TRUE CHRISTIANITY AND HOW IT LEADS T O IS L A M 14 throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel”. (Matthew 19:28) Jesus emphatically said, while clarifying his mission to the Israelites: “It is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to dogs”. (Matthew 15:26) At another place Jesus instructed his disciples to avoid the Gentiles: “These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, ‘Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel’ “. (Matthew 10:5 - 6) The apostles by their actions, showed that the message of Jesus was meant for and confined to the Jews only. “Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen, travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only”. (Acts 11:19) The apostles were disturbed and annoyed when they learned that Peter, on one occasion, had preached to non - Israelites. “And when Peter was come to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, saying, Thou wentest into men uncircumcised , and didst eat with them”. (Acts 11:2 - 3)