If Jesus is SO LOVING, exactly WHY would he curse a fig tree to death?

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Found in: Matthew 21:19; Mark 11:13-14





So, Jesus is walking from Bethany and he’s feeling a bit peckish. He encounters a fig tree, but unfortunately it is barren as it’s the off season for figs. Annoyed, Jesus demands the fig tree bear him fruit, however the fig tree doesn’t respond (it’s a tree), so Jesus, in an act of uncharacteristic rashness, curses the fig tree to death. This story is bizarre for many reasons, but mainly for how little it means to the Jesus story and how Jesus seems to react so harshly. OK, so he’s hungry, and we all get a little cranky when hungry, but come on, the fig tree had done nothing wrong. This just seems like abuse of powers to me.

If Jesus is SO LOVING, exactly WHY would he curse a fig tree to death?
fig tree has free wil... it sinned
Reply:Its symbolic the fig tree represents the nation of Israel, and is a demonstration that they are rejecting salvation and thus not producing fruit(Works of the Holy spirit) So, many there will not accept the truth
Reply:I really dunno. But I have seen fig trees that didnt have fruit, was it maybe a male tree that doesnt have fruit?
Reply:Christ is very clear...you must bear fruit...





that which does not bear fruit or bears bad fruit is


cut off and cast into the fire at the end....





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Reply:He must be doing something right if the only offense we can find is killing a tree.





Of course, I'm assuming that this question is tongue in cheek. I'm sure you know why that story was included in the gospel... right?
Reply:So you could ask this question.


It was the season for fruit, and it was not giving fruit. Did you ever curse a ice cube tray cuz someone didn't fill it?
Reply:Hi, i suspect that the meaning is more symbolic lol :p, I found this link just now :





http://www.christiancourier.com/articles...
Reply:Because he was (not really, he never existed) a fricking moron.
Reply:He cursed the fig trees for bearing fruit in the wrong season.
Reply:To demonstrate the powers that He gives to His Church.
Reply:If we were made in gods image wouldnt he get frustrated as we do too?Even god must have a bad day.
Reply:all ya gunna get from godgobbers from this question is the usual rubbishy spin !
Reply:So people would believe.
Reply:he was trying to make a point. did you read the whole thing.?
Reply:I can't wait to read the answers to this one. I'm gonna crack a beer or two and enjoy the ride!
Reply:The fact that this tree did have leaves shows that it was unseasonably mature. Surely it would not have been unreasonable for Jesus to expect that such a tree would also be unseasonably early with its fruit. Yet, this tree was unproductive. Indeed, as Mark states, the tree had “nothing but leaves,” that is, no fruit. Certainly the leaves gave that tree a deceptive appearance.


But why did Jesus curse this unproductive fig tree? Jesus’ words on the occasion, as recorded in Mark 11:22-25, provide a clue to the answer. As Jesus explained, this was a lesson for them to “have faith in God.” What did the withering of this fig tree have to do with faith? First of all, it was Jesus’ faith that made the curse effective. Evidently, Jesus was using this occasion to provide an object lesson on the power of faith. As Jesus stated: “All the things you pray and ask for have faith that you have practically received, and you will have them.”—Mark 11:24.


But there also seems to be another connection between the withering of this fig tree and the quality of faith. Just three months prior to this incident Jesus uttered a parable about an unfruitful fig tree that needed to be cut down. (Luke 13:6-9) And what was pictured by the fig tree of this parable? This unfruitful fig tree was a symbol of the ancient Jewish nation.—Compare Matthew 21:43.


So it is reasonable to believe that the barren fig tree that Jesus cursed was also a symbol of the unfruitful ancient Jewish nation. Although this nation had been in a covenant relationship with God, the appearance was deceptive, for the nation proved barren of good fruitage, even rejecting God’s own Son. And what was the cause of this unfruitfulness? The lack of faith, the very quality Jesus was using the occasion to highlight. (Romans 9:31, 32) By causing the fig tree to wither, Jesus was graphically demonstrating what the end result would be for that fruitless, faithless nation.
Reply:Read it in context.





Jesus teaches a lesson after cursing the fig tree to help the disciples understand the power of faith and prayer.





Matthew 21:19 Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He said to it, "No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you." And at once the fig tree withered.


20 Seeing this, the disciples were amazed and asked, "How did the fig tree wither all at once?"


21 And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen.


22 "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
Reply:First of all, Jesus is using the fig tree to emphasize a point. He's illustrating that anybody who "appears good" from a distance, but is "empty inside" is cursed. Only those who are true faithful followers of Christ are saved; hypocrites will never be saved.





Secondly, you err in your belief that Jesus is "so loving." Yes, Jesus is full of love, but He is also full of justice, full of holiness, full of righteousness. The scales have to be balanced. Jesus loves righteousness, and good, but He hates lawlessness, and evil. That is why He drove the moneychangers out of the temple.





2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 says "When the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power"





Jesus will return, not only with love (for His faithful followers), but also with vengeance (for His enemies). And He will punish them forever. To believe Jesus is all loving, and to reject that He hates and punishes sin, is to believe in a false jesus. In order to know the true Lord of Lords, we must believe all of His attributes. But a majority of people refuse to believe in a Jesus like that. Woe to them!





Jesus said, "If you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."





If you believe Jesus is only "All loving" and nothing else, I suggest you read your Bible more thoroughly. Contact me if you'd like some help.