Originally posted by SuzianneThnx for reminding me to be generous in spirit to all...even the whodeys of this world
C'mon people, don't ya look so down
You know the rain man's comin' to town
Change the weather, change your luck
And then he'll teach ya how to...find yourself
Come on, name that tune... 🙂
Originally posted by chaney3I reckon if you want people's respect you should spell their names properly to start with.
In this thread, I will admit that criticism towards myself was warranted. Yet:
Suzianne 'scolded' me in a respectable manner, as she always does.
You, Rak, called me a dick.
In my opinion, Suzianne is the best person on this forum, always speaking from her heart, with better intentions that involve her faith.
You, on the other hand Rak, with yo ...[text shortened]... re heart and Godly intentions.
She 'walks the walk'.
You Rak, simply talk, and it's empty.
Mind you , you aren't the first one, nor the second 😕
Originally posted by chaney3"He knows the bible well"
I agree.
I do not think that ThinkOfOne is a troll, and also, he knows the Bible well.
The dilemma with him is his opinion that humans are capable of living a sin free life, in which I disagree.
Well heck- he can't be a troll
Seriously the only way to start making sense of Christianity is to acknowledge the paradoxical nature of manifestation.
"Go, and sin no more".
Jesus said these words, and it interests me. Did He mean it?
For those who say no, I would ask why do you believe that?
When you encounter a quoted sentence from Jesus saying "go and sin no more", at what point do you ignore His words and argue for your own interpretation? Is it because you don't like this sentence?
Originally posted by chaney3I will also note, that when the crowd dropped their stones and departed, Jesus did NOT turn to the woman and say "go and commit no more adultery".
"Go, and sin no more".
Jesus said these words, and it interests me. Did He mean it?
For those who say no, I would ask why do you believe that?
When you encounter a quoted sentence from Jesus saying "go and sin no more", at what point do you ignore His words and argue for your own interpretation? Is it because you don't like this sentence?
He said "go and sin no more".
In this one sentence, sin was all inclusive, not just adultery.
Originally posted by chaney3Think instead of a naughty child being told by his father 'go to bed now and stop being naughty.'
"Go, and sin no more".
Jesus said these words, and it interests me. Did He mean it?
For those who say no, I would ask why do you believe that?
When you encounter a quoted sentence from Jesus saying "go and sin no more", at what point do you ignore His words and argue for your own interpretation? Is it because you don't like this sentence?
Does the father truly believe that his naughty child will never be naughty again. Would that be a realistic expectation for a child who was naughty pretty much every day, in one way or another. - Or is the father encouraging his child to try and not be naughty and to do his best to be well behaved?
Why would Jesus instruct sinners to do something that he knows would be impossible for them to accomplish? Jesus is not telling man/woman to be perfect, he is telling them to strive for perfection.
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeI understand your point, but at what point are we to 'believe' a simple sentence at face value?
Think instead of a naughty child being told by his father 'go to bed now and stop being naughty.'
Does the father truly believe that his naughty child will never be naughty again. Would that be a realistic expectation for a child who was naughty pretty much every day, in one way or another. - Or is the father encouraging his child to try and not b ...[text shortened]... lish? Jesus is not telling man/woman to be perfect, he is telling them to strive for perfection.
Why the need to extract a different 'meaning' from 5 words? Maybe He meant exactly what He said.
Originally posted by chaney3Jesus meant the exact words. Just because he knows that many cannot do it in no way can be interpreted that he did not mean it... thats a nonsense view.
I understand your point, but at what point are we to 'believe' a simple sentence at face value?
Why the need to extract a different 'meaning' from 5 words? Maybe He meant exactly what He said.
Go and sin no more is what Jesus wants.
What Jesus will get and what he knows he will get is a bunch of imperfect sinful people.
He will know how to judge.