Jesus W. Christ

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
It's my thousandth post, and I've chosen to celebrate by sharing with you all some of my favourite bits of scripture!



These lines are from the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12) in the New Testament (the boring second book of the Bible with Jesus in.)





[quote]Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.



Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.



Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.



Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.



Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.



Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.



Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.



Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.



Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. <hr></blockquote>



Amen.



[ 03-13-2003: Message edited by: Hassan i Sabbah ]</p>
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  • Reply 1 of 30
    Here's another:



    Those that are kind to the cruel, are cruel the kind.



    [ 03-13-2003: Message edited by: zKillah ]</p>
  • Reply 2 of 30
    [quote]Originally posted by zKillah:

    <strong>Here's another:



    Those that kind to the cruel, are cruel the kind. </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Nick Lowe 3:30, right?
  • Reply 3 of 30
    [quote]Originally posted by GardenOfEarthlyDelights:

    <strong>



    Nick Lowe 3:30, right?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    ???



    Who is that? US Talk Show host?
  • Reply 4 of 30
    artman @_@artman @_@ Posts: 2,546member
    "Call me eater of planets.Â* Call me Devourer of Worlds.Â* Call me Galactus.Â* To sustain myself, I must consume the essences of heavenly bodies.Â* It has always been so, and so it shall ever be."



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  • Reply 5 of 30
    I thought his name was Jesus H Christ, not Jesus W Christ. What about Jesus H. W. Christ, as a compromise?
  • Reply 6 of 30
    ariari Posts: 126member
    [quote]Originally posted by Samantha Joanne Ollendale:

    <strong>I thought his name was Jesus H Christ, not Jesus W Christ. What about Jesus H. W. Christ, as a compromise?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Only if they stand for "Herbert Walker."
  • Reply 7 of 30
    I always thought his middle name was H Fücking. Anyway, Jesus is cool, his followers are often not.
  • Reply 8 of 30
    artman @_@artman @_@ Posts: 2,546member
    Shit. I had a link to a great painting of a white Jesus with a "Father" tattoo on his arm but the damn <a href="http://www.art4god.com"; target="_blank">www.art4god.com</a> server is down...



    ...can't trust these religious icons...
  • Reply 9 of 30
    [quote]Originally posted by ColanderOfDeath:

    <strong> Anyway, Jesus is cool, his followers are often not.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Damn straight!
  • Reply 10 of 30
    nx7oenx7oe Posts: 198member
    Austin 3:16 <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 11 of 30
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    Edwards 316. . . <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />



    ummm, that's someone's address.
  • Reply 12 of 30
    haraldharald Posts: 2,152member
    Hassan i Sabbah, I love you.
  • Reply 13 of 30
    [quote]Originally posted by zKillah:

    <strong>Here's another:



    Those that kind to the cruel, are cruel the kind.</strong><hr></blockquote>

    [quote]Originally posted by GardenOfEarthlyDelights:

    <strong>Nick Lowe 3:30, right?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Actually. if my memory doesn't fail me, it's by Shimeon ha-Darshan (Simon the Orator) of Frankfurt, from his Yalkuth Shimeoni written around 1250 or 1260.

    When commenting on the Book of Samuel, he argues that someone who shows mercy for the cruel and wicked ones, ends up committing cruelty and wickendess on the merciful ones.



    As for Yeshoua the Nazarene of Galilee, there are many sayings attributed to him. Here's one which is quite known:

    [quote]«Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a, sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, and a man's foes they shall be of his own household.» (Matthew X, 34-36)<hr></blockquote>

    (Could have been taken right out of the Liberation Manifesto of The Judean People's Front / General Command)



    There are more bits in the same vein where that came from, which tend to clash with the harmess hippie, bearded lady-like image so often associated with the character in question.



    If you ask me, I find rather futile the idea of recruting ancient characters from antiquity, as ammunition for arguing a contemporary matter.



    [ 03-14-2003: Message edited by: Immanuel Goldstein ]</p>
  • Reply 14 of 30
    screedscreed Posts: 1,077member
    [quote]Originally posted by ColanderOfDeath:

    <strong>I always thought his middle name was H Fücking. Anyway, Jesus is cool, his followers are often not.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    No, his middle name is <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=haploid"; target="_blank">Haploid</a>.



    Screed
  • Reply 15 of 30
    slackulaslackula Posts: 262member
    Yeah, and I can also show you in the bible where is says "There is no god."
  • Reply 16 of 30
    [quote]Originally posted by Immanuel Goldstein:

    <strong>Actually. if my memory doesn't fail me, it's by Shimeon ha-Darshan (Simon the Orator) of Frankfurt, from his Yalkuth Shimeoni written around 1250 or 1260.

    When commenting on the Book of Samuel, he argues that someone who shows mercy for the cruel and wicked ones, ends up committing cruelty and wickendess on the merciful ones.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Immanuel, not from the <a href="http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/Judaism.htm"; target="_blank">Talmud</a> ?
  • Reply 17 of 30
    [quote]Originally posted by zKillah:

    <strong>



    Immanuel, not from the Talmud?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Could be. I recall it from the Yalkuth about Samuel (and i was mostly reminescing here) but as we know, books of Qodesh tend to quote more ancient ones, and while the page you linked mentions the Talmud as the source, it doesn't give the precise tractate or chapter.

    I could phone to ask one of my rabbinical relatives, disturbing the hectic preparations for Shabbos for some annoying questions, is what keep family relations warm.
  • Reply 18 of 30
    [quote]Originally posted by Immanuel Goldstein:

    <strong>





    If you ask me, I find rather futile the idea of recruting ancient characters from antiquity, as ammunition for arguing a contemporary matter.



    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    I'm sure you do. Ancient characters from antiquity. Like contemporary characters from the present. Only old.



    I see the problem.
  • Reply 19 of 30
    shetlineshetline Posts: 4,695member
    Huh? Blessed are the cheese makers?
  • Reply 20 of 30
    [quote]Originally posted by Immanuel Goldstein:

    <strong>



    ... disturbing the hectic preparations for Shabbos for some annoying questions, is what keep family relations warm.</strong><hr></blockquote>



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