You read into the passage rudeness on Jesus' part.
And you can do the same with my post. Again, I imagine others would see it as rude. But we are talking about Jesus here.
God can do as He pleases. Being rude on occasion does not always mean one is mean or that one does not care.
Jesus said he came not to send peace but a sword (i.e., division).
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You don't know how He said it.
I don’t think any tone of voice would change the meaning here.
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He was also setting up Peter to make a statement. Reading rudeness into the words of Jesus is a step too far for me.
Well, I am not claiming Jesus is in any kind of sin here. Jesus is without sin and did no wrong. Men have created rules of what they think is rude. There are no such rules for God. Granted, I do not think Jesus was overly rude by man’s standards. If a person left the forums, and another person asked you, do you want to leave, too; You would take offense, and think that was rude and mean.
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And I don't recall Jesus ever responding negatively to sincere questions.
Some here on the forums would take offense if you did not answer the question. However, if you were to read Luke 20:2-8, and if it was not Jesus, they have a problem with them. Read Luke 20:2-8 and imagine this scenario happening on the forums between two random posters. Do you think a poster would be all happy if their question was not answered? Generally no.
There was another time where Jesus did not even give any words at all when asked a question. Again, many men in our world would see that as rude or impolite. Again, this is not a sin, but this is merely man's rules that he has made up.
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Appreciate the discussion.
May God bless you.