“God’s grace … includes our being purified as God’s own special people” and that this gift then makes you & yours “zealous for good works.” Well, in response to this claim I think Jesus would simply remind you all of a number of Truths – that your arrogance regarding the Scriptures does not become […]
Surprisingly, you start off this latest comment with Matthew 7:21-23. This verse is one of my personal favorites, if for no other reason than it applies more readily to Paul & his evangelical adherents (including you & yours) than to anyone else on the planet … Let’s read it closely, shall we? … “Not everyone […]
Next, quite importantly, you make the bold proclamation that, “The Bible is what God Almighty gave us for instructions to life.” True enough, my Friend … and the Bible itself notes in many places that it is necessary to “weed out” the parts of it that are clearly from men; to discard the parts […]
Next you attempt to stretch Matthew 5:22 to fit your judgmental worldview, and yet Jesus himself would have clearly frowned upon such an endeavor. Note in this verse that the cause of the “judgment” Jesus mentions is “anger” – anger, which is nothing more than crystallized fear – another form of which is arrogance – […]
You then move on to Matthew 7:19, and yet once again somehow fail to realize that this verse applies to you & yours far more readily than to any other “sinners”. I mean, just listen to it in its immediate context – surrounded by its accompanying verses: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you […]
Then you move into two passages (Matthew 10:15 & Matthew 11:22-24) where Jesus references the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah … First of all, it is important to realize that Jesus was not justifying the destruction of those cities in these verses, nor was he advocating a similar destruction of other cities in the future. […]
You then quote Matthew 12:36 to say that “every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the Day of Judgment”, and yet you never clarify what this “Day of Judgment” is – or when it will come – or who will then do the judging. I mean, it won’t be […]
Next you mention Matthew 16:18, where we see Jesus telling Peter that he will provide the true foundation for those who become Followers of the Way of Christ. This is an intriguing verse for a few reasons – first, because the Bible clearly shows an ongoing feud between Peter & Paul as to which one […]
You then do me yet another favor by quoting Matthew 16:26-27, a passage which clearly displays Jesus’ teaching that the Bliss of “salvation” and the torment of “damnation” (both non-eternal, perfectly commensurate, and absolutely equitable events – because we all reap only what we sow) will be determined for each “according to his [or her] […]
You then do us all yet another great Kindness by mentioning Matthew 23:15, a verse which states, “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees. You hypocrites! For you compass sea and land to make one convert, and yet when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of Hell than yourselves”, for this is […]
Next we see you quote Matthew 25:30, a verse which states, “And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness; where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Yes, here we once again see the “gnashing of teeth” reference, which in this case is actually appropriate. As mentioned previously, “gnashing of teeth” is […]
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