Re: Sermon On The Mount

In article <[email protected]>, 
[email protected] says...
> 
> Skeeter wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > [email protected] says...
> >>
> >> Skeeter wrote:
> >>> In article <17c34d6475b325c8$147542$2601257$eadde062
> >>> @news.thecubenet.com>, [email protected] says...
> >>>>
> >>>> Ted wrote:
> >>>>> Skeeter wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> >>>>>> says...
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Skeeter wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 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
> >>>>>>>>>>> neighbors� 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!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> It's ratboy frogging his superior Skeeter.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> That shall be his nickname from now on.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> LOL. Good call. It suits him.
> >>>>>
> >>>>    >
> >>>> kiss kiss
> >>>>
> >>>> https://tinyurl.com/tardlet   LOL!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> More Chad rerun.
> >>>
> >>   >
> >> everybody chad, now you chad too, pissbum
> > 
> > so you chad too. how does it feel to smell like shit?
> > 
>  >
> don't say that, pissbum, you'll trigger scatboi, i mean ted

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