I just thought I'd share what I've found to be some of the true pearls of wisdom within the Christian Bible.
- "Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil." - Exodus 23:2
- "If there be among you a poor man ... thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth." - Deutoronomy 5:7-8
- "Blessed is he that considereth the poor." - Psalms 4:1
- "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding." - Proverbs 3:13
- "The simple believeth every word." - Proverbs 14:15
- "Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words." - Proverbs 23:9
- "Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart." - Zechariah 7:9-10
- "Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." - Romans 14:5
See, even an atheist can appreciate parts of the bible!
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Even a broken clock is right twice a day. :P
Ha, I'm surprised the cartoon made this onto Revelife. Thanks again for featuring one of my entries. I'm always glad when Revelife features a post from a dissenting opinion (although this one is much less controversial than most of the ones that I write and get suggested as featured content on here).
For anyone interested, feel free to stop by my real site and debate Christianity, atheism, evolution, politics, ethics, and dozens of other things that pique my interest (and I hope will pique yours).
Great, I don't think "christians" understand or care what Jesus required of those who follow Him....
@GodlessLiberal@xanga - Did you intentionally avoid quoting Jesus?
@GodlessLiberal@xanga - that comic is rich, did you do it? nicely done.
I love those little comics! XD
But, I think he meant "mathematics". Unless, that's the universal way. Anyways, I like the Mark "blessings". Like, blessed is... and so on. :PI like this post, both the quotations and the comic. :)
@beetunes@xanga - I think it's CelestialTeapot's...?
@milubbles@xanga - you're right, silly me =P
@beetunes@xanga - There's more at his website. :P =P =D
http://russellsteapot.com/
Good verses but I didn't care for the comic.
@beetunes@xanga - @milubbles@xanga - No, it's Russell's Teapot , a webcomic.
@milubbles@xanga - I do enjoy the Beatitudes (and if Republicans were more intent on putting them on public buildings rather than the Ten Commandments, I'd be much less outraged) but I avoided them for their obviously religious overtones ("blessed are...").
@SirNickDon@xanga - Also, Nick, while I like much of what Jesus teaches, he also has a lot of "fire and brimstone" teachings in him. And most of the things I like about what he says were said by other religious figures, and often in wordings I like better, before Jesus himself.
@GodlessLiberal@xanga - Oh... silly ME. XD
I don't blame you. Best to avoid the controversies. :P
Congratulations, you can read.
@SirNickDon@xanga - Are you really trying to tell people what they should like about the Bible?
@scrambledmegzntoast@hardestlevel - Congratulations, you're still a vain bitch.
Good job GL I'm amazed you got featured on here too haha. Probably because you actually are one of the few that has something positive to say about Christianity these days. :P
good Biblical verse especially the verse about Deuteronomy..:)
Tee hee, it is funny how the bible makes "so much sense".
I do enjoy the Beatitudes (and if
Republicans were more intent on putting them on public buildings rather
than the Ten Commandments, I'd be much less outraged) but I avoided
them for their obviously religious overtones ("blessed are...").
You mean these sayings:
Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him,
2and he began to teach them saying:
3"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
4for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
5for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
6for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
7for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
8for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
9for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
10for they will be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12Rejoice
and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same
way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
(Matthew 5:1-12)
Verses 11 and 12 really stand out.
BTW, I don't think "blessed" is meant to have any spiritual overtones. The Greek word is makarios, which can be replaced with "How extremely happy." That's something most Americans are familiar enough with (the idea of wanting to be happy), even though Jesus' definition totally conflicts with the "if it feels good, do it" motto of pop culture.
My friend showed me this the other day
So when you, a mere human, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape Gods judgment?
(Romans 2:3)
I have to agree. (Agnostic person, assuming the Christian God exists for purpose of argument)
I personally like Proverbs 26:11 "As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly."
It's a bit gross but quite a visual.
@BunnyParfait@xanga - Ha. I hope I didn't come across that way to OP.
Hee hee... I love the comic, and the Zechariah quote is one of my favourites.
@computerguyw@xanga - lol, nice.
Unfortunately I think Christians approach their beliefs just like everyone else in this world. They truly believe (or at least want to) what the scriptures say and teach. Unfortunately, they are caught up in the pressures and demands of every day life and do not take the time to read the bible every day and study what the true meaning of it is. So, when our belief system is challenged, we are reduced to scrambling for sound bites and out of context scriptures to make our case for Christianity and end up sounding foolish. Take for example, Creationism; it sounds good because we are putting all of our faith "in the Word of God". But, it is built on a misinterpretation of scripture and is therefore easily destroyed by scientists who hold to theories like evolution, etc. When we form our belief system on misinterpretation and try to bring it into the world as evidence to support the truth, it becomes a straw man that is easily destroyed by science. Evolution is the best example of this. All evolutionist have to do is destroy the defense of creationism and they have won the minds of those undecided. They have no evidence that is "proof" for their claims, they simply have won the minds of skeptics and shown them the evidence that supports their claims and that is simply enough to win.
Our misunderstanding of scriptures is then used to mock us in cartoons like the one on this post, where the writer is able to prey upon our unfamiliarity of the scriptures and tie it to our non-practice of the scriptures, simply because we don't make the time to do it.
I wish this site would discuss more pressing issues in Christianity today, like discipleship. Discipleship is what would bring Christianity back to where it should be, not debates about evolution, or homosexuality or anything else. Obviously, we need to refocus our lives (as Christians), if we do not want to end up looking as foolish as the person in this cartoon.
The verses are good. The cartoon reflects a hermeneutical problem or two (and reasons why the KJV should not be your only translation).