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themickey · Jan 13, 2022

userque said:
Neither were these:

I'm not judging, just FYI:
(Also, didn't God instruct the Israelis to drive ALL Palestinians into the sea?)

For all things, there is a season:

https://gizmodo.com/7-moments-in-the-bible-when-jesus-acted-very-un-jesus-l-1731054203

7 Moments in the Bible When Jesus Acted Very Un-Jesus-Like
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Rob Bricken

9/16/15 1:00PM

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When it comes to weirdness, Jesus Christ has nothing on his old man. While Yahweh was looking for excuses to drunkenly wrestle Moses, Jesus was usually preaching about love, tolerance and forgiveness. The key word there is “usually.”

Yes, Jesus also has a few moment of strange behavior in the New Testament, and indulges in a few other bizarre habits as well. Ignoring some of the odd things he said (he really didn’t care for traditional families and endorsed stealing from your employer, apparently), here are the weirdest things Jesus actually did, according to the Bible.

[paste:font size="4"]Matthew 17:27)

[paste:font size="4"]Matthew 21:12-13).

[paste:font size="4"]Mark 11:

The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.

Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.

Then he said to the tree,“May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.

You are reading this correctly: Jesus killed a tree. He was hungry, the fig tree had no fruit, and Jesus was so pissed off at this he cursed the tree, and it died.

Now, there are only two explanations for the tree not having fruit: 1) the weather had been bad, possibly from lack of rain, which prevented the tree from bearing fruit. This would have been totally God’s fault. The other option is crazier: 2) Figs just weren’t in season. So the tree was only obeying the natural rules that God had set, and Jesus, throwing a very uncharacteristic temper tantrum, murdered the tree for not somehow bending the rules. Please note that at this point in the book of Matthew, Jesus had already performed several miracles including restoring sight to the blind, restoring the ability to speak to the mute and, making money appear in fish. So it stands to reason he could have made the tree produce fruit if he’d wanted to… but instead, he really wanted to kill the tree. Maybe the tree was a sinner of some kind?

[paste:font size="4"]Mark 4:

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

If there is another interpretation of this other than Jesus essentially saying “I don’t want to be too clear otherwise everyone will get into heaven” I would love to hear it. Maybe it’s also a parable?

[paste:font size="4"]Matthew 15:

Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”

Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’

But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’

They are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

You hypocrites!

Yes, the Pharisees threw a little shade at Jesus for not washing his hands before dinner, and Jesus immediately retorted with the fact that they weren’t killing their unruly children, like the Old Testament had explicitly ordered.

Now, again, we have two options here: 1) Jesus was indicating that not everything written in the Old Testament necessarily needed to be followed by modern society, or 2) he was genuinely upset that the Pharisees weren’t killing their children. Throughout the New Testament, you can find Jesus bringing up the word of God, but also encouraging people not to follow the Old Testament to the letter—so it honestly could go either way.

[paste:font size="4"]Mark 8:23) although there was time that Jesus spat on the ground, made some mud, and then rubbed the mud in the blind man’s eyes to heal them (John 9:6). Seeing as Jesus could heal people with a touch and kill trees with a word, was it 100% necessary to do all that spitting, too?

[paste:font size="4"]Matthew 8:

When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes,[c] two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

“What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding.

The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water.

So let’s set the scene. A herd of pigs is hanging out, eating things, and basically just chilling. Down the road, maybe a pig or two happens to hear an argument between a man and two thugs, but it’s not their concerns, so they’re minding their own piggy business. That is, until two demons appear in their midst from out of nowhere, terrifying all the pigs so badly they run off a cliff into the sea and drown. This herd of pigs—some versions of the Bible say there were 2000—were all scared to death by demons, all because they had the misfortune of being nearby.

Shockingly, the pig-owners were not thrilled:

Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.

Yeah, I imagine Jesus blew his chance to convert these people. Anyways, I’d tell you to say a prayer for these poor, innocent pigs—but who would you pray to?
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Blah blah blah, Jesus this, demons that, yakkity yak yak yak.
How do you get anything done during the day? Heads full of nonsense.

Like hell it is.

userque · Jan 13, 2022

studentofthemarkets said:
THAT is not in the Bible.
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My bad, I should have vetted the site more.

userque · Jan 13, 2022

Nice?

Ex 12:29
And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

themickey · Jan 13, 2022

studentofthemarkets said:
THAT is not in the Bible.
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If it's not in the bible then it's not true.

studentofthemarkets · Jan 13, 2022

But they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem.
And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?”
But He turned and rebuked them, and said,
“You do not know what manner of spirit you are of."
Luke 9:52-55 NKJV

studentofthemarkets · Jan 13, 2022

userque said:
Nice?

Ex 12:29
And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
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God brings judgment.
Christians aren't commanded to execute God's judgment. The most a Christian is instructed to do is to disassociate with evil people, and warn others of an evil person.
Where do you find in the New Testament any permission to treat any person with disrespect?

studentofthemarkets · Jan 13, 2022

This was Paul's heart for his fellow Israelites that didn't believe. He had the thought of wishing to be eternally damned from Christ if it could mean His own kinsmen would be saved. That is very selfless and shows concern for people, even if they never do end up believing.

Romans 9:2-4a:

(Paul wrote): 2I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people, those of my own race, 4the people of Israel.

userque · Jan 13, 2022

studentofthemarkets said:
God brings judgment.
Christians aren't commanded to execute God's judgment. The most a Christian is instructed to do is to disassociate with evil people, and warn others of an evil person.
Where do you find in the New Testament any permission to treat any person with disrespect?
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Jesus has acted out of anger (money changers in church).
The law was not to not be angry, but to not let the sun set on your anger.
Did Jesus commit any sins by overturning the money tables etc.? Wasn't that disrespectful? Did I by posting a joke/meme/wisecrack?

We all know that God is a God of peace. But we mustn't forget that God is also a God of war.

God can and does use evil people to accomplish his will. This implies that he can use good people that have done evil things to also accomplish his will.

Remember Sampson? What was the purpose of giving him extra strength?

For as long as you've seen me in this form, I've rarely been 'not nice.' Today, I feel authorized to start engaging our little anti-christ.

themickey · Jan 13, 2022

studentofthemarkets said:
Where do you find in the New Testament any permission to treat any person with disrespect?
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That's the story, turn the other cheek and get walked all over.

themickey · Jan 13, 2022

userque said:
For as long as you've seen me in this form, I've rarely been 'not nice.' Today, I feel authorized to start engaging our little anti-christ.
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