Jiggyfly
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I did say that but this is not what you responded to. You call me a hypocrite because you thought I said you were envious of him when in reality Skidadle said that.
I did say that but this is not what you responded to. You call me a hypocrite because you thought I said you were envious of him when in reality Skidadle said that.
Don't deny It. It's there for everyone to read. You kneejerked before you actually knew who said what. Not the first time.
You know I get this, man.
Can't seem to interpret this one.
My response was a hidden sarcasm. "Interpret"Hermeneutics (/hɛrməˈnuːtɪks/ or /hɛrməˈnjuːtɪks/)[1] is the theory and methodology of text interpretation,[2][3] especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts.[4][5]
I suspected that was the case but I don't want to assume and miss a possible opportunity to help a senior citizen.My response was a hidden sarcasm. "Interpret"
Thank you for the consideration brother.I suspected that was the case but I don't want to assume and miss a possible opportunity to help a senior citizen.
My issue on the matter isn't so much the money, although I do think there is a problem with excessive personal profits from a ministry. The issue I really have is the 'theology' or lack thereof. Does he preach the Gospel? Is he leading people to Christ? Or is he primarily just preaching a 'feel good' prosperity gospel instead of changing hearts?So where is the line of separation with the ministry of Osteen and every other pastor or minister of the Christian faith? Are all that receive their livelihood as preachers and ministers feeding off people's fears? Are they hucksters and frauds as well? Is the line defined by how much money they make and if so what is the amount? That is after all what this is about isn't it?
Well VA, if you know the answers to your questions then you can probably come to an educated conclusion about him. If however, you don't know these answers then it is difficult to sit in judgement of him (or others) and make blanket allegations. This has been the position I have taken because I don't know the answers and simply wonder how others are making judgements about him or anyone without knowing these things.My issue on the matter isn't so much the money, although I do think there is a problem with excessive personal profits from a ministry. The issue I really have is the 'theology' or lack thereof. Does he preach the Gospel? Is he leading people to Christ? Or is he primarily just preaching a 'feel good' prosperity gospel instead of changing hearts?
I've never really said much about him because I prefer to give the benefit of the doubt and don't want to judge someone without knowing for certain. In this case since there was mention in this thread I did give my 2 cents based on what I have seen and heard from watching and listening to him. To me there's far less if any 'Gospel' and primarily feel good/inspirational prosperity type teachings. It could be he's totally sincere and actually preaches the real Gospel and I've just missed it. For sake of discussion I've only mentioned what I have seen/heard on the occasions I've watched him.Well VA, if you know the answers to your questions then you can probably come to an educated conclusion about him. If however, you don't know these answers then it is difficult to sit in judgement of him (or others) and make blanket allegations. This has been the position I have taken because I don't know the answers and simply wonder how others are making judgements about him or anyone without knowing these things.
We are about the same position. I don't know enough about him to take a position one way or the other. I give him the benefit of the doubt until I know conclusively.I've never really said much about him because I prefer to give the benefit of the doubt and don't want to judge someone without knowing for certain. In this case since there was mention in this thread I did give my 2 cents based on what I have seen and heard from watching and listening to him. To me there's far less if any 'Gospel' and primarily feel good/inspirational prosperity type teachings. It could be he's totally sincere and actually preaches the real Gospel and I've just missed it. For sake of discussion I've only mentioned what I have seen/heard on the occasions I've watched him.
We are about the same position. I don't know enough about him to take a position one way or the other. I give him the benefit of the doubt until I know conclusively.
Is your depiction of this statement meant to say that only black people were enslaved? You might want to check history and see how many nations and races have been enslaved. And by the way the "holy book" doesn't teach slavery is okay it just teaches that it occurred.
Do you know what slaves this might be? If not I will tell you. When this was written the Jews had just left the bondage of slavery themselves via the Egyptians. It isn't likely they owned any slaves at this time so obviously it was a lesson that was adopted from the Egyptian methodology to correct how to administer punishment for violations of the arrangement.Beating slaves was perfectly allowable under the following rules:
Exodus 21:20-21 (NASB): 20If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished. 21If, however, he survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; for he is his property.
Exodus 21:26-27 (NASB): 26If a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave, and destroys it, he shall let him go free on account of his eye. 27And if he knocks out a tooth of his male or female slave, he shall let him go free on account of his tooth.
1 Timothy 6:1-2 (NASB): 1All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against. 2Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles.
This is exactly how I feel about it. Skid and I have had lengthy discussions about religion, but both of us (at least in my estimation) come at it with well thought out stances. We generally don't agree, but I feel like we at least have intelligent conversation about it.A lot of atheist cherry picking that works is in response to Christian cherry picking. I.E. If your preaching against homosexuality from the book of Leviticus, than you're a hypocrite if you fail to follow any other of the book's extremely restrictive and frankly ridiculous limitations.
But this fly by "Bible loves rape and slavery 'cause this one verse I found" is just the same kind of imbecilic as the man selectively preaching. It's a poor grasp of the reading material, and a sophomoric attempt the wag your ass without doing any meaningful research.