(Formerly Lemm.ee)
This is a community for progressive Christians and friends to discuss our faith, support each other, and share inspiration for our spiritual journeys.
We seek God's message of Peace, Love, and Grace through following the Spirit of Christ.
Also check out our sister Christian Music Community: https://lemmy.ca/c/christian_music?dataType=Post
There you'll be able to find Christian related music content.
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Mathew 25:40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Mathew 25:45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’"
U.S. "Christians" squirm when asked about how their policies square with these verses. Their mental gymnastics rival the Chinese kung fu robots.
Wait till they read James 5:1-6
Luke 3:11 is another one they hate:
John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”
Lots of two shirt "Christians" out there.
Wanted to post that as my favourite. Seems I was too late.
Not a Christian (I’m here because I browse /all) and basically… anything from Proverbs? 16 or 26, the one about the folly of fools. The one that says, as a dog will return to his own vomit, a fool returns to his folly, or something like that.
If I happen upon a Bible, I look for Proverbs and read a random one. I genuinely like Proverbs. It’s good stuff.
Ex-Christian here, had to google it as it piqued my interest:
Proverbs 26:11 (RSV) Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly.
Guilty of this.
That's the one.
I think the point is, we're all guilty of things the Bible teaches are wrong. The nice thing about logical fallacies is, generally speaking, once you're aware of them, you can more easily make a conscious decision to not do them. These aren't sins, which are temptations (according to the Bible, from the Devil), they're just mistakes people made, and that wise men have learned from, the point being that you can be a wise man (or woman) as well. That's why I like Proverbs. It's not telling me I'm going to Hell for not believing in God. It's telling me how to be wiser.
Have you considered my servant Job?
Seems like he ought to be considered.
The greatest of these is love.