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Not a new thought in the lot.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
New International Version (NIV)
9 What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
To God: Which religion is the "true" one?
God: None.
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Woody Allen: I was reading the Bible last night, penciling in corrections.
“I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”
― Woody Allen
woody allen is a creepy pedophile
I'm not at all afraid of death... but dying scares the hell out of me!
I'm just glad God is God and I'm not.
Me too.
@ Dog aka brutus smith:
So do you still believe this?
"Actually a bunch (of) Stone Age right wingnuts wrote the Old Testament." (brutus smith, Sept. 10, 2010)
Had to take a look at your dossier,huh ?
AMEN !!!!!!!!!!!
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Ahahahahahahahahahaha!
I really hope none of you were really expecting another man or the newspaper to give you answers from God. If "it isn't" in YOU, you will receive nothing. We live together or die apart.
"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." (MT 10:34)
"Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." (LK 22:36)
King of Peace huh?
Exactly! The god of the Bible is responsible for a couple million deaths. Satan, meanwhile, is responsible for fewer than a dozen deaths in the Bible.
boundthinker 1... and then there is love them that hurt you. turn the other cheek. If a man demands your cloak give your shirt too (the shirt off your back?) forgive 70 times 7.
Where's the war message?
To fulfill prophecy and be executbable, o ye ignorant.
He could not be crucified if he wasn't a criminal. Having swords in his party made him the leader of rebels.
You forgot the remainder of the Luke scripture (remebering Luke wasn't there) when two said they had swords and he said 'it is enough'. This is not a matter of belief... it's just a matter of the history of Roman law. It's why they kept asking if he was 'king of the Jews'.
It was Passover, thousands of Jews were in Jerusalem. The Romans were nervous.
Jesus does his nutzy thing with the money changers in the Temple.
Examples must be made.
Fini
Jesus in the temple was not against the money-changers and the vendors of lambs and pigeons for sacrifice, and cloth for garments. Jesus was angered at the money-changers who cheated their customers, the vendors who sold damaged lambs and pigeons and doves instead of those unblemished and worthy of sacrifice.... it's called righteous anger.
His "righteous anger" never the less helped bring him to the attention of the Roman authorities that were looking to quell any civil unrest.
You just proved my comment about interpretation. Do we interpret this as war is okay? And that we should spend our money on implements of war? I think this passage supports gun ownership and that we should sell our other possessions so we can afford guns. What do you think?
Pretty much everyone can find a passage in the Bible that will support their position.
Heck, even slavery can be justified using Biblical passages. The "Curse of Ham":
"And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant." (Genesis 9:26)
Moses gave a list of commandments regarding responsibility to slaves.
He also said you can sell your daughter.
...and a woman found not to be a virgin by her husband could be put to death...
...reporter54
http://www.gotquestions.org/Chri...
So on the question of gun rights, this website claims to speak authoritatively for the Judea-Christian God or is it merely one out of many possible Biblical interpretations and opinions?
Hmmm Reporter 54...
Lessee, David sent a man into war so David could have his wife. David committed murder and adultery - and God forgave him and made him the direct ancestor of Jesus.
Judas wanted to fight the Romans... and Jesus said no.
As for selling your possessions, Jesus told the rich young ruler to sell ALL he possessed, give the money to the poor (probably to buy swords) and come follow Jesus if he wanted eternal life.
When two already had swords at the Last Supper and asked if the group should get more, Jesus said two would be enough.
And when Peter cut off the guard's ear, Jesus rebuked Peter and healed the guard.
Oh... "he who lives by the sword shall die by the sword" (feel free to substitute 'gun')
What other possible Biblical interpretations and opinions are there ?
There are as many interpretations and opinions as there are people.
Agreed.
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