Er, Sampiro, not to get all offenderati on your ass here, but did you mean that to come across as a “stingy Jew” joke?
No, I meant it as “try asking Jesus for a raise” joke. It just occurred that it works on the offensive level also. Of course either way it offends me.
Of course a separate issue I’ve always had with this is that Jesus is never referred to as a carpenter. It’s arguable that his [step]father Joseph was though there are other translations of the Greek word tecton that mean anything from contractor to scholar. IIRC one of the words used in one of the Gospels translates more closely as “laborer”. Calling Jesus the carpenter irks me in the way that “were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?” and other lyrics and sermons that refer to him being nailed to a tree irk me- he was nailed to a cross. True it was made of wood, but do you call your dining table or your barstool a “tree” if they’re made of wood?
I love the God has a reason for not answering yet. :rolleyes:
Lamb of God, the take-away that feeds all the earth. Graaa, aaaaaant us a piece!
“Yes…for I shall feast upon the hearts of God’s enemies!!”
Honest, that’s the first line that went though my head at that phrase…
Well… yeah. I’ve been saying that for years.
It’s really pretty obvious when you think about it.
Mom sent me a glurgey email the other day, with a bunch of stuff like: Isn’t it strange how a 20 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping? Isn’t it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you’re at church, and how short they seem when you’re watching a good movie? Isn’t it strange how difficult and boring it is to read one chapter of the Bible but how easy it is to read 100 pages of a popular novel?
I replied, “You should try atheism, everything will make a lot more sense!”
Ah, I see you’ve “friended” some of my friends and relatives too. I am sure there can’t be that many people regurgitating nonsense.
I’ve always loved this phrase. In a nutshell, god encourages burglary.
Somebody I know says, “The Bible says God can, it doesn’t say he will.” Okay, but then why would I ask him for anything if he’s going to play games like that, so I’ll change that to “The Bible says God can, but since he a big old passive-aggressive, sadistic freak, it doesn’t say he will.”
My friend sent me a fabulous one the other day that his sister posted. It went something like:
If you jump off a cliff and your faith is strong enough, one of two things will happen: God will catch you or he will teach you how to fly.
I wanted him to tell her to try it, but he wouldn’t.
I find it hilarious that many Christians would likely find that inspiring but none of them would be willing to try it.
When life hands you the babies of your enemies, dash their heads against the rocks of righteousness.
Wait…
Either
A) God will have a reason for not answering in time, or
B) When closes closes a door he opens a parachute.
I’d like to nominate a task force to find out. Hold on while I put together a list of names…
Keep in mind that anyone who jumps without a parachute to see if God will save them will be committing suicide and thus destined for Hell.
The one I saw was: Know Jesus. Know Love. No Jesus. No Love.
I like the term “fortune cookie Christianity”. Did the OP make that up?
This thread seems to be the only Google hit for that phrase, so yeah, I’d say Cyningablod holds the copyright.
The devil is always in the details.
Could be the basis of a fun game in the Games Forum!
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