On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:29:56 -0500, Jd wrote
(in message <3db73d1a.1785883 at newsgroups.bellsouth.net>):
> Gray Shockley <gray at compcomm.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 16:13:36 -0500, Jd wrote
>> (in message <3db4686d.3640774 at newsgroups.bellsouth.net>):
>>>>> And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of
>>> the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they
>>> were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
>>> and the flood came, and destroyed them all. - Jesus
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>>>> And in the following chapter, Jesus said:
>>>> 18:18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do
>> to
>> inherit eternal life?
>>>> 18:19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good,
>> save
>> one, that is, God.
>>>> 18:20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill,
>> Do
>> not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
>>>> 18:21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
>>>> 18:22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest
>> thou
>> one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou
>> shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
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>>>>>>>> Gray Shockley
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>> "Yet lackest thou one thing . . . "
>> LOL! I remember some of those wiccans quoting the bible too! It's
> ridiculous. The pagan thingy goes like this... " I don't believe in
> your God but this [insert a Christian quote] is what He told you to
> do".
So it's okay if you don't follow your "religion" because someone else might
quote it at you?
Gives a whole 'nudder meaning to "religion of convenience".
> See how ridiculous that is?
No.
> That's like me saying "science is a
> bunch of crap but if you need brain surgery, call 1-800-123-4567"
No, it's not. Bad analogy.
Am I correct in believing that your "religion" consists of using the parts of
the Bible that are "convenient" for you and re-inforce what you want to do
and the "inconvenient" parts you ignore?
> Jd
Gray Shockley
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