Re: Sermon On The Mount

In article <[email protected]>, 
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> 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!
> >
> >
> LOL

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