2008-07-11 - Rider Down, NW11

"Whoever curses father or mother shall die" (Mark 7:10 NAB)

Actual quotation in lay terms is something like this

Then Jesus said to them: "You think you are smart! You ignore the commands of God so that you can follow your own teachings! Moses said, 'You must honor (respect) your father and mother.' Then Moses also said, 'Any person that says bad things to his father or mother must be killed.' But you teach that a person can say to his father or mother, 'I have something I could use to help you. But I will not use it to help you. I will give it to God.' You are telling that person that he does not have to do anything for his father or mother. So you are teaching that it is not important to do what God said. You think that it is more important to follow those rules you teach people. And you do many things like that."

Need I go on, cherry picking the Bible to back a fallacious arguement is as old as the hills

OK i am 10mins from the first pint of the week so its brief.. That passage really doesn't sell the bearded wonder.

*Then Jesus said to them: "You think you are smart!
He starts by putting them down

You ignore the commands of God so that you can follow your own teachings!
So God knows more about daily life of these folk than they do.. ok God when is goat ripe for slaughter?? no.. ok I caught Heifer masturbating with a spoon what should i do?? still no?? find a bearded man.. no women.. ok

Moses said, 'You must honor (respect) your father and mother.' Then Moses also said, 'Any person that says bad things to his father or mother must be killed.'
***Uses the words of another to strike fear, displacing the blame

But you teach that a person can say to his father or mother, 'I have something I could use to help you. But I will not use it to help you. I will give it to God.'
Kids putting God above their parents...Come on?!? *Name me one thing...***

You are telling that person that he does not have to do anything for his father or mother.
***Thats a little presumptions big J. have you taken an active part in the upbringing of all the children of those gathered to listen to you. some kind of a social worker??

So you are teaching that it is not important to do what God said. You think that it is more important to follow those rules you teach people. And you do many things like that."
*This.. now this is the best bit. **Finish on an almighty sweeping statement, it went from the respect of a child to all what God Said and ends on "you do many things like that" he might just have well ended on "Innit"

Now i was going to call him a cock..but he has only gone and proved me wrong by riding a fixie!

Amen

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