It must be reassuring to Christians to read their Bible and discover that Jesus was a hypocrite too.
Saturday, 17 March 2012
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I know your blurb above says that quotes from the Bible won't be taken seriously, but I assume the context here is an exception. Below is a quote from Luke 17 in context. The quote in Luke 17:27 is a parable Jesus is reciting.
ReplyDeleteI confess that the parable is never condemned, but neither is it celebrated.
11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
Zacchaeus the Publican
Luke Chapter 19 : 1
15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
21For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.
27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Yep. It's a parable Jesus is using to explain why people should accept his right to reign over us... and what we should do to those who don't.
ReplyDeleteNone of that soppy liberal 'turn the other cheek and forgive thine enemies' nonsense for this version of Jesus, obviously.
The usual Christian apologetic for this involves redefining "love", and then conflating their new meaning with the normal meaning -- which I consider particularly nasty as a brainwashing stunt.
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