Re: Sermon On The Mount

In article <17c3226fb1a90a02$124401$1768716
[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> 
> Skeeter wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > [email protected] says...
> >>
> >> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> >> Ted says...
> >>>
> >>> Skeeter wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> In article <17c2dc96aff8594a$169751$3716115
> >>>> [email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ted wrote:
> >>>>>> Skeeter wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> In article <[email protected]>,
> >>>>>>> [email protected] says...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> >>>>> says...
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Skeeter wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> In article
> >>>>> <[email protected]>, >>>>>
> >>>>> [email protected] says...
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> In article
> >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>,
> >>>>>>>>> [email protected] says...
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Ted wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Skeeter wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> In article <%SjON.762036$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 I can
> >>>>>>>>> eat, Chad.  >>>> We found it disgusting, but you were proud of
> >>>>> it.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>     >
> >>>>>>>>>>>> tinw, scatboi
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ted thought he met his soulmate when Chad told him he liked
> >>>>>>>>> shooting craps.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Turns out Chad's into projectile diarrhea.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> and this kind of stuff only comes from your sick mind ted.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>    >
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> they don't call him scatboi for nothing, when they're
> >>>>>>>>> not calling him alice or fat fuck chadlee
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>    only you think of this stuff
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>
> >>>>>> Chad is severely demented.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>   >
> >>>
> >>>>> yes, him and skeeter are both assclowns
> >>>>>
> >>>>> https://postimg.cc/xJDvdhfW
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>> Obsession and rerun noted. Cowardly switching groups noted. You have
> >>>> become like Rudy. Useless.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> He claims he isn't Chad. What should we call him, then? "ratboy"?
> >>> "shitstink"? "pukester"?
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I know you like to be called Alice sometimes, you skirt wearing sissy...
> >>
> >> http://al.howardknight.net/?ID=160968069700 ROFL!
> > 
> > 
> > My #1 frogging fan is back. What a coward.
> > 
>  >
> is that <SLAP A KOOK>


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