The True Story of Jesus — Page 29
Chapter Five—The Teachings of Jesus 29 for their beliefs, which they did willingly. They were sincere help- ers in the cause of Allah, believing in the mission of Jesus as and making no secret of their faith. But there were some who were weak-hearted. The Bible describes some disciples in particular who showed weakness in their faith at the time of trial. As Jesus as was sent specifically to the Israelites, he expressly instructed his disciples not to preach to anyone but the Israelites. He is reported to have said, ‘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 [i. e. , the Israelites]. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand. ’1 Study Questions Question 1: What do Christians mean by the Trinity? Your response: _____________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 1. Matthew 10:5–7