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Matthew 24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Originally posted by Bisman
why is everyone always under the assumption that the bible is full of hidden meanings and secrets to be deciphered. are even the faithful not liking what they are reading, so they need to create more meaning?
perhaps jesus meant exactly what he said. perhaps you have to look further then your religious creed to find the answers you want in life.
Originally posted by 1BornPatriot
Jesus was a violent man for sure - he chased the money changers out of the temple with a whip.
the rest of the time he was a peaceful law abiding man - see what one bad day will do for you >?<
Moral of this story - dont use a whipedit on 21-10-2012 by 1BornPatriot because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by EnochWasRight
Originally posted by Bisman
why is everyone always under the assumption that the bible is full of hidden meanings and secrets to be deciphered. are even the faithful not liking what they are reading, so they need to create more meaning?
perhaps jesus meant exactly what he said. perhaps you have to look further then your religious creed to find the answers you want in life.
When the thieves control the money, who controls the thieves? Are you sure an answer exists other than love for others? We can clearly see that giving and receiving is superior to taking what is not earned. For a gift to be given, it needs to be earned first. What gift do you suppose the thieves will give you when they run out of income themselves? Can the Earth support more debt caused by our actions?
There is (and can only be) one solution. The blueprint was given to us in the BIBLE (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth).
edit on 21-10-2012 by EnochWasRight because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Bisman
Originally posted by EnochWasRight
Originally posted by Bisman
why is everyone always under the assumption that the bible is full of hidden meanings and secrets to be deciphered. are even the faithful not liking what they are reading, so they need to create more meaning?
perhaps jesus meant exactly what he said. perhaps you have to look further then your religious creed to find the answers you want in life.
When the thieves control the money, who controls the thieves? Are you sure an answer exists other than love for others? We can clearly see that giving and receiving is superior to taking what is not earned. For a gift to be given, it needs to be earned first. What gift do you suppose the thieves will give you when they run out of income themselves? Can the Earth support more debt caused by our actions?
There is (and can only be) one solution. The blueprint was given to us in the BIBLE (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth).
edit on 21-10-2012 by EnochWasRight because: (no reason given)
jesus didnt not invent the philosophy of solving conflicts with love. you give him far to much credit for what we all know SHOULD be the right way to live in the world.
the thieves you speak of are well aware of right and wrong. that is in no regard to the common sense teachings that you give all credit to jesus for.
religion has had it's time to fix things. in fact they have had a ridiculous amount of time to attempt it.
its clear you are looking back to jesus for new help, but are not finding any. creating it by re-translating the bible once again, isnt going to solve the issues.edit on 21-10-2012 by Bisman because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by windword
reply to post by EnochWasRight
That is not what the parable says. There is no debt. The master got his money back.
The man put the masters money away, so that when he came back, he could give him the same amount. The master was angry, saying that he should have put the money with the bankers to earn interest. He even says that the master reaped where he didn't sew. The master wanted more money than he invested. The master created a sense of debt, through his greed for more.
The parable ends with Jesus proclaiming that the rich getting richer and poor getting poorer.
Who then is the thief? Hint. It's not the poor man.
Originally posted by Bisman
i cannot accept using quotes from the bible, to cite or make a point on a personal, modern translation of other quotes from the bible.
Im not trying to be that guy, who nitpicks at religious discussion. But it is extremely flawed and really merits no consideration.
Ill explain it slightly differently if i can.
You are searching for modern day answers using quotes from the bible (this is fair, and there are lessons to learn from any book, and from any history)
But some of us disagree with the complicated re-translation of parables you are attempting. I am one with a very open mind. i do believe there was a man named jesus and he had some great new ideas that did/could have really helped humanity in those days, and even today.
But it is very hard to be told what he meant is not what he said, simply because you need it to be true. and you cant cite other bible verses to console us on your theory.
I cant speak for everyone. maybe its just me having this problem