Re: Gypsy Taub Interviews Nudists Julie and Rich

On Mar 3, 4:28=A0pm, BeoWolf <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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.
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> Paul taught management skills. If you don't weed your garden all you
> will grow is weeds.
>
> BeoWolf
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> On Mar 3, 7:46=A0am, Stuffed Tiger <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:40:53 GMT, "Neosapienis"
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> > <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > ...
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> > >Much of the NT was written by Paul who never met Jesus in person and w=
rote
> > >some disparaging letters about homosexuals in the book of the Corinthi=
ans
> > >(see 1 Corinthians 6: 9 - 20 for example) as well as in Romans where h=
e even
> > >condemend lesbians as well.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > This is how Jesus teachings are consistent and valid for all time and
> > all places. It is not a formula and never will be.
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> > 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.
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> > Remember, it was Paul who eliminated much of the literal excesses of
> > the Jews of that time being mandated in the Christian church.- Hide quo=
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not true...it is according to the soil composition and the moisture
content....if it rains alot the grass will snuff out the weeds and if
the soil i right for grass and not weeds it will happen that way
also...and you say you are writing a book....hmmmm....jz