CrusaderFrank
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"Slow and steady wins the race"
I think that was from "The Tortoise and the Hare"
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"Slow and steady wins the race"
Donkey shines!"Slow and steady wins the race"
I think that was from "The Tortoise and the Hare"
Donkey shines!"Slow and steady wins the race"
I think that was from "The Tortoise and the Hare"
"Slow and steady wins the race"
"Slow and steady wins the race"
I think that was from "The Tortoise and the Hare"
True! Which reminds me of other Aeso...I mean Bible morals:"Slow and steady wins the race"
I think that was from "The Tortoise and the Hare"
To be fair, he would have to read the Bible sometime to answer the question.
i disagree....mainly because of what you think ''keeper'' means....Lately I seem to be pulled back into Genesis and the stories of the earliest patriarchs of the Old Testament. The story that is most often used by advocates of government 'benevolence' is in the story of Cain and Abel based on this verse shortly after Cain murdered Abel:
Genesis 4:9 - Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?"
In my opinion most people incorrectly interpret this to mean that the 'evil' Cain was shrugging off any responsibility for Abel with the moral lesson that we are obligated to care about and care for others.
I believe that is not what he was saying at all.
The moral lesson to be had here is that in Old Testament language, the word for 'keeper' in the ancient Hebrew implied ownership and responsibility for good stewardship. In this case it would apply to the sheep and goats in their father's flocks. To imply that Cain was the 'keeper' of Abel would imply that Abel was a slave or subserviant to Cain. Cain was actually saying that Abel was his own man, fully capable of being responsible for himself.
The moral lesson is when we see ourselves as the 'keeper' we are subjugating people to second class, inferior, incapable, or victim status and that is wrong.
Too often government does exactly that.
Genocide no, genocide is when you kill everyone in a town, men, women, children, babies, etc. Kinda like the story in your Bible, or when Hitler did it, or in Rwanda. If you believe the story in the Bible, all these situations are similar.
Using the excuse "God knew what were in all the kids and babies hearts so he murdered them all" is pretty revolting.
It don't matter really what you think.
Joh 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes on Him should have everlasting life. And I will raise him up at the last day.
1Jn 5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. And everyone who loves Him who begets also loves him who has been born of Him.
Not good for those who deny him.
Mat 10:33 But whoever shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in Heaven.
You asked me a question, I answer it, and you tell me it doesn't matter what I think?
I can tell you must be the king of manners in the real world.
I am rather fond of the lesson one gets from the "Jesus drives the money changers out of the temple" gospels.
That was the only economics lesson Jesus taught us, wasn't it?
What was he telling us?
That those who seek to control a currency (that what the money changers were, after all) are INHERENTLY EVIL PEOPLE.
Think about it.
The ONLY people that Jesus took a whip to?
Were that society's BANKSTERS.
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
He hated those guys even more than many of you cons hate tax collectors.
Doubt me? What did he say about taxation?
Render unto Ceasar what is Ceasars, and unto God what is my God's.
"Slow and steady wins the race"
I think that was from "The Tortoise and the Hare"
It don't matter really what you think.
Joh 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes on Him should have everlasting life. And I will raise him up at the last day.
1Jn 5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. And everyone who loves Him who begets also loves him who has been born of Him.
Not good for those who deny him.
Mat 10:33 But whoever shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in Heaven.
You asked me a question, I answer it, and you tell me it doesn't matter what I think?
I can tell you must be the king of manners in the real world.
Sorry that was a little rough,but really no matter what you or I think God is gonna do what he says. The prophets gave warning and the warning came true. You're being warned on a daily basis of future events and your side rejects it.
That is kinda like what happened when ecomomists were warning of the coming financial problem did anyone listen no and we are going into another recession as we speak.
If you look at history the bible is filled of these circumstances time and time again history keeps repeating itself.
I think you may be wrong on that one YWCreated....I am rather fond of the lesson one gets from the "Jesus drives the money changers out of the temple" gospels.
That was the only economics lesson Jesus taught us, wasn't it?
What was he telling us?
That those who seek to control a currency (that what the money changers were, after all) are INHERENTLY EVIL PEOPLE.
Think about it.
The ONLY people that Jesus took a whip to?
Were that society's BANKSTERS.
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
He hated those guys even more than many of you cons hate tax collectors.
Doubt me? What did he say about taxation?
Render unto Ceasar what is Ceasars, and unto God what is my God's.
Wrong,he drove them out of the temple because of the lack of respect for his Father's house.
Yes,we are to give unto caesar what is caesars but he did not specify an amount. And he didn't expect us to give so much we can't pay our own bills.
Luke 18:10-16
10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Cultists amuse me.