[Ezekiel Bathfire]

Originally Posted by i eat the bible

So, i'm very worried about your souls, and i've compiled a list of verses here for you guys to read and ponder. I'm not saying that you are a bunch of satan worshippers or anything, i just want to help point you in the right direction.

Luke 10

25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”
28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

I note the title of the thread and see that you are a person who takes the Bible literally. And this is good, the writer of

"Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen."

was Cranmer who grew up whilst KJV1611 was fresh as it is today.

But even he knew that there was a time to be literal and a time to discern the true meaning of the words. Here "digest" means "understand fully."

And so on to your verses from Luke 10 and the parable of the Good Samaritan in which you give no commentary.

It is important to extract the full meaning of all of Our Lord's teachings.

29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Jesus's answer is:
36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

You will note that Jesus does not say, "Yes, you are right." He leaves the matter in the air.

You will also note that Jesus indulges in what many atheists see as "casual racism" but we Christians know as "discerning the nature of the races."

- 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.

Here, we must understand that Samaritans were complete bastards, lazy, feckless, dishonest, violent, etc. We could change the word today for Nigra, Jew, or Catholic and receive the same message:

"As a stopped clock is right twice a day, so there might be a decent Samaritan, Nigra, Jew, or Catholic, However, this is a a parable, and that means that even Jesus didn't know a real one."

This part tells us that when, in Genesis, God created the races, he gave them characteristics - they are stereotypical, as they breed true to type.

The message then comes back: If your neighbor is a Samaritan, Nigra, Jew, or Catholic, you're in the wrong neighborhood because you know what they are like.

[James Hutchins]

Well! It looks like the Power Of Christ worked its way past the drug addled mind of this lost soul and drove him back to the Bosoms of Jesus.
Hallelujah!

[Elijah Mee, PhD]

Is it just me or does the standard of our unsaved trash seem to be in perpetual decline?

[Didymus Much]

Originally Posted by Elijah Mee, PhD

Is it just me or does the standard of our unsaved trash seem to be in perpetual decline?

Since about June, 2010?

[DemonThinker96]

Bibles? Yummy!

[Elijah Mee, PhD]

Originally Posted by Didymus Much

Since about June, 2010?

If it was up to me, you'd get your own special award ("Best of the worst") to celebrate your prolonged tenure as the token atheist of this forum.

Better the devil you know.