Re: Gypsy Taub Interviews Nudists Julie and Rich

The teachings of Jesus are based on love, the teachings of Moses are
based on law, the teachings of Buddha are based on nonviolence, the
teachings of Confucius are based on knowledge, the teachings of
Mohammed are based on masters, slaves, and social responsibilities,
and the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi are the themes common to all of
the previous and his spirit will rule the United Nations for a
thousand years.

Paul taught management skills. If you don't weed your garden all you
will grow is weeds.

BeoWolf

On Mar 3, 7:46 am, Stuffed Tiger <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:40:53 GMT, "Neosapienis"
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> ...
>
> >Much of the NT was written by Paul who never met Jesus in person and wrote
> >some disparaging letters about homosexuals in the book of the Corinthians
> >(see 1 Corinthians 6: 9 - 20 for example) as well as in Romans where he even
> >condemend lesbians as well.
>
> At the time some of the Greeks were fucking little boys, slaves and
> non-slaves, in public and as a matter of course. There were no laws
> against such activity and no police to enforce such laws, coupled with
> a public that thought such matters to be the way of the World.
>
> It is in that context that Paul spoke, not to us today, but to those
> particular societies and of that time. Paul also speaks to social
> settings like we have today where people are greedy, possessive and
> violent. He condemns that much more. Rarely do we hear of that
> message.
>
> Either way, he was literally talking to those people of that time, and
> he makes that clear. What is universal in his message is that the
> application of Jesus teachings must differ depending on the problems
> of the people of that time and place. No one size fits all.
>
> This is how Jesus teachings are consistent and valid for all time and
> all places. It is not a formula and never will be.
>
> Again, Paul's example was how NOT to be applying a formula but rather
> how to think, discuss and argue these things out with each other. The
> last thing he would have wanted would be for some preacher to blindly
> quote him in a completely different situation.
>
> Remember, it was Paul who eliminated much of the literal excesses of
> the Jews of that time being mandated in the Christian church.