Re: Sermon On The Mount

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
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> Skeeter wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> > says...
> >>
> >> Skeeter wrote:
> >>
> >>> In article <%SjON.762036$p%[email protected]>, [email protected]
> >>> says...
> >>>>
> >>>> David LaRue wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> "Ted" <[email protected]> wrote in
> >>>>> news:[email protected]:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> % wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Voice of Authority wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>   Why did the Romans crucify Jesus?  Because he had become
> >>>>>>>>>>   too woke.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>> <https://twitter.com/DougJBalloon/status/1774230983350362304> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>     --bks
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> He was also a Communist.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Jesus of Nazareth is a figure who is often emulated for his
> >>>>>>>> emphasis on kindness, mercy and love, but many of his
> >>>>> disciples >> > seem to miss a very large part of his teachings in
> >>>>> their attempts >> > to mimic his virtues.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>   Many of Jesusâ?? ideas would be considered controversial in
> >>>>> the >> > modern world, but his attitudes regarding economics
> >>>>> would be >> > especially radical, aligning less with the
> >>>>> conservative views of >> > many of his followers and more with
> >>>>> the far-left views we now call >> > communist.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> However, the mainstream interpretations of Jesusâ??
> >>>>> philosophy seem >> > to ignore or undermine his economic ideals,
> >>>>> most often in the >> > interest of preserving capitalism.
> >>>>> American history has given us >> > many examples of Biblical
> >>>>> interpretations being used to excuse >> > harmful institutions
> >>>>> such as slavery and attempt to de-radicalize >> > the image of
> >>>>> popular figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. It is >> > only
> >>>>> responsible that we separate Jesusâ??  relationship with money >>
> >>>>>> from that of any churches who stand to profit financially from
> >>>>> more >> > capitalist interpretations of his words.  >> >
> >>>>>>>>   We can read stories about Jesusâ?? emphasis on communal
> >>>>> practices, >> > like sharing meals and labor and starting the
> >>>>> tradition now >> > referred to as â??communion.â? We can also see
> >>>>> that he has a >> > particular interest in the needs of people who
> >>>>> his society would >> > rather abandon such as women who had
> >>>>> committed adultery and those >> > with leprosy or physical
> >>>>> disabilities.  >> >
> >>>>>>>> He tells his followers to forgive their debtors, that they
> >>>>> should >> > not store up treasures on earth and that they cannot
> >>>>> serve both God >> > and money. In Matthew 21, he becomes so
> >>>>> enraged by people using a >> > temple for economic exchange, he
> >>>>> starts flipping tables.  >> >
> >>>>>>>> In Matthew 19, a rich man approaches him for instruction and
> >>>>> Jesus >> > tells him to give up all his possessions and give the
> >>>>> money to the >> > poor.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>   â??It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
> >>>>> needle than >> > for someone who is rich to enter the Kingdom of
> >>>>> God,� Jesus said in >> > Matthew 19:24 NIV.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>   This notion that a rich person would have to stop being
> >>>>> rich in >> > order to follow him is explicitly incompatible with
> >>>>> capitalist >> > thinking. Why make people choose between
> >>>>> following him and pursuing >> > wealth unless he dislikes the
> >>>>> effects of wealth and hopes to >> > counteract them in some way
> >>>>> by encouraging an alternative lifestyle >> > among his followers?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>   Despite the context and direct nature of his statement, it
> >>>>> seems >> > to be interpreted quite differently by many wealthy and
> >>>>> influential >> > Christians who have yet to give up their
> >>>>> possessions.  >> >
> >>>>>>>>   Under capitalism, interpretations favored by rich people are
> >>>>> given >> > more of a platform. This has created the exact type of
> >>>>> hierarchy >> > among Jesusâ?? fans that he devoted so much time to
> >>>>> warning against.  >> > His attempts to redistribute power are
> >>>>> often downplayed, and this >> > is interpreted instead as a story
> >>>>> about how nobody is perfect.  >> >
> >>>>>>>>   SIUE is home to a large Christian population, including 20
> >>>>>>>> Christian organizations, whose members I sincerely hope will
> >>>>> avoid >> > such a convenient dismissal of this issue. All of us at
> >>>>> SIUE, >> > Christian or otherwise, should question the
> >>>>> motivations of our >> > sources. Information is never presented
> >>>>> without an agenda, and it >> > is alarmingly common for
> >>>>> information to be presented in deceitful >> > ways.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>   An idea as simple as â??love your neighborsâ? can be used
> >>>>> to promote >> > the exact opposite message. I hope that any
> >>>>> readers seeking to >> > understand Jesusâ?? words will think
> >>>>> critically about their own >> > ideologies as well and whether
> >>>>> they align more closely with the >> > whitewashed commercial
> >>>>> version that grants wishes or the radical >> > political figure
> >>>>> portrayed in the Bible.  >> >
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>   
> >>>>>>> nobody reads anything this long
> >>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Exactly. In fact, the motivation is not to even start reading
> >>>>>> it.  Very brief posts, otoh, almost always get read.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Jesus (and God) taught those that were willing to learn.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If you were unwilling to read a few words, let alone books, how do
> >>>>> you hope to learn what was being taught?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jesus and the New Testament were needed because of the many that
> >>>>> were unwilling to learn and follow the simple rules of the Old
> >>>>> Testament.  He wants you to understand and follow him.  It is
> >>>>> your choice.
> >>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> The main thing I don't like about Jesus is that he eats shit. It's
> >>>> disgusting.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >>> I remember when you used to post as Scatboi, Ted, that was back
> >>> when I was posting as Carny....man what a ride!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I remember when you used to brag about how much shit you can eat, Chad.
> >> We found it disgusting, but you were proud of it.
> > 
> > He and his buddy JH last a fight with a dumpster. Funny story.
> > 
>  >
> https://postimg.cc/Fk5mRdy3   LOL!

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