Let's get Rush to take the test!
(Or explain why he won't...)
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Using the following red-lined New Testament texts, read every word Jesus spoke in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John http://www.ccel.org/bible/phillips/JBPRed.htm
As you read, make a check mark whenever you disagree with something Jesus says.
For example, do you disagree with the following statements?
"Love your enemy."
"Turn the other cheek."
"Pray for those who persecute you."
"Give to anyone who asks."
“You cannot serve both God and money."
So!
How you doin'?
Anybody strike out at Number 3?
Be honest now!
Most conservative Christians will substantially or categorically disagree with most of Jesus' moral exhortations.
Furthermore, if we posit that "Pharisees" are an enduring human "type" and that like their spiritual forebears they are represented by upright, church-goers in every generation, many Christians will not do well with "The Woe Passages" either. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+23&version=NIV
Whatever you do, don't miss "The Sermon on The Mount!"
Jimmy Carter's not the only one lusting in his heart.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205-7&version=NIV http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/11/limbaugh-caller-describes-rush.html
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On the other hand, if the criterion is "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" I think every conservative Christian will jump on board yellin' like a yahoo.
If my conjecture is correct, most "Christians" would feel more at home in The Old Testament than The New.
There's nothing wrong with that. They just don't score very high on the "Know Thyself" test.
And they tend to be pissed off at Pope Francis for reminding everybody that it's not about talkin' the talk but walkin' the walk.
Let's get Glenn Beck -- and all Fox celebrities -- to take the test!
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"You can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out God hates all the same people you do.'"
Tom Weston S. J.
Tom Weston S. J.
(Let's get Tom Weston to take the test!)