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They walk among us (discuss.online)
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[–] 37 points 2 months ago (13 children)

The priest clearly doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Matthew 6:5-6 states “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”. One star for not obeying the Bible.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago* (9 children)

    You are not wrong but Jesus wasn't against group prayer, he intended on building a church a few pages later

    Matthew 16:18

    And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

    You should have referenced a couple of pages after that where he has something direct to say about preachers

    Matthew 23:8-12

    “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

    Jesus had some pretty rad opinions even if his reasoning was often flaky

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Yes, sure, he's a little flaky. But God is just so perfect, all loving, and timeless...

    Exodus 21:20-21:

    Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago* (5 children)

    Matthean Jesus is cut your balls off for god levels of wild.

    I'm not sure one can just pick lines out of random Gospels as 'what Jesus said', the US got really weird with that a while back with a red letter 4 gospel meme thing going viral.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I'm not sure one can just pick lines out of random Gospels as 'what Jesus said',

    That's literally how Christianity works. I don't know of any denomination that follows the entire Bible exactly. It's not even possible because the text is self-contradictory in places.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

    Peter was demonstrably a superstitious idiot throughout the gospels. Jesus was just letting us all know what kind of people would be in charge of the organized religions with his name on them.

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