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Post by peachy on Aug 27, 2018 18:05:42 GMT
Would we still be so quick to point our fingers at others?
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Aug 31, 2018 19:09:25 GMT
What are fingers made for, if not for pointing?
Okay maybe picking, but apart from picking, what are fingers made for?
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Post by yggdrasil on Sept 3, 2018 8:22:01 GMT
What are fingers made for, if not for pointing? Okay maybe picking, but apart from picking, what are fingers made for? snapping...  |
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Post by ShadowSouL Likes This on Apr 3, 2023 7:56:20 GMT
If it weren't for fingers, we wouldn't have  |
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Post by lowtacks86 on Apr 4, 2023 4:09:14 GMT
I thought this was gonna be about that awful 90s song
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2023 9:54:13 GMT
Self worship 24/7
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Apr 4, 2023 17:10:29 GMT
Would we still be so quick to point our fingers at others? Treating each other as if they were Jesus himself is what he told his followers to do. How do you know you’ve not spoken to Jesus already? Maybe on this very board. Matthew 25:35 When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I was a stranger, you welcomed me, 36 and when I was naked, you gave me clothes to wear. When I was sick, you took care of me, and when I was in jail, you visited me.”
37 Then the ones who pleased the Lord will ask, “When did we give you something to eat or drink? 38 When did we welcome you as a stranger or give you clothes to wear 39 or visit you while you were sick or in jail?”
40 The king will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.” |
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Post by peachy on Apr 4, 2023 18:31:54 GMT
Would we still be so quick to point our fingers at others? Treating each other as if they were Jesus himself is what he told his followers to do. How do you know you’ve not spoken to Jesus already? Maybe on this very board. Matthew 25:35 When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I was a stranger, you welcomed me, 36 and when I was naked, you gave me clothes to wear. When I was sick, you took care of me, and when I was in jail, you visited me.”
37 Then the ones who pleased the Lord will ask, “When did we give you something to eat or drink? 38 When did we welcome you as a stranger or give you clothes to wear 39 or visit you while you were sick or in jail?”
40 The king will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.”"On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you." John 14:20 |
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Apr 4, 2023 18:35:40 GMT
Treating each other as if they were Jesus himself is what he told his followers to do. How do you know you’ve not spoken to Jesus already? Maybe on this very board. Matthew 25:35 When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I was a stranger, you welcomed me, 36 and when I was naked, you gave me clothes to wear. When I was sick, you took care of me, and when I was in jail, you visited me.”
37 Then the ones who pleased the Lord will ask, “When did we give you something to eat or drink? 38 When did we welcome you as a stranger or give you clothes to wear 39 or visit you while you were sick or in jail?”
40 The king will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.”"On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you." John 14:20 You’re saying Jesus has already knocked on your door and you recognized him in face of the needy stranger? |
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Post by peachy on Apr 4, 2023 18:37:53 GMT
"On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you." John 14:20 You’re saying Jesus has already knocked on your door and you recognized him in face of the needy stranger? That is a parable. The Bible is mostly parable and allegory. The reason why is because those things convey a meaning that doesn't get lost in translation and transcends spoken language. If you can interpret it correctly, then you get the true meaning of the parables. Too many people take those stories literally. |
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Apr 4, 2023 18:41:23 GMT
You’re saying Jesus has already knocked on your door and you recognized him in face of the needy stranger? That is a parable. The Bible is mostly parable and allegory. The reason why is because those things convey a meaning that doesn't get lost in translation and transcends spoken language. If you can interpret it correctly, then you get the true meaning of the parables. Too many people take those stories literally. So was the death and resurrection also a parable? Shouldn’t be taken literally? |
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Post by ayatollah on Apr 4, 2023 18:44:36 GMT
The Stoics believed the gods were in all things, including every mortal. The Epicureans believed they were separate from this world entirely. The ignorant hoi palloi believed they were like super humans literally sitting on top of Mt Olympus bickering and fucking.
I kind of like the ignorant version.
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Post by general313 on Apr 4, 2023 18:46:46 GMT
What are fingers made for, if not for pointing? Okay maybe picking, but apart from picking, what are fingers made for? Licking? |
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Post by peachy on Apr 4, 2023 18:47:50 GMT
That is a parable. The Bible is mostly parable and allegory. The reason why is because those things convey a meaning that doesn't get lost in translation and transcends spoken language. If you can interpret it correctly, then you get the true meaning of the parables. Too many people take those stories literally. So was the death and resurrection also a parable? Shouldn’t be taken literally? There is more than meets the eye to all those stories. That's what I mean by taking them literally. They go beyond that. There was a crucifixion and a resurrection, but it's not what most people think. |
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Post by gadreel on Apr 4, 2023 20:24:46 GMT
That is a parable. The Bible is mostly parable and allegory. The reason why is because those things convey a meaning that doesn't get lost in translation and transcends spoken language. If you can interpret it correctly, then you get the true meaning of the parables. Too many people take those stories literally. So was the death and resurrection also a parable? Shouldn’t be taken literally? if I may, the esoteric Christian teaching is that we all have to die and be reborn into the faith to grow. To be clear here I am not talking about an adult baptism and becoming a born again Christian, I am talking about a death of the materially focused person and a rebirth into a spiritual being. The teaching is that it does not matter if Jesus existed or not, or if what is described happened to him, rather that what is described is a analogy of the spiritual path we must take. This of course allies with the idea that all religions hold some truths, as there are so many religions that have the basic jesus myth. |
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