05-04-2014, 12:59 PM
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Me, Myself, and I
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Redwood City, CA
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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
I always causes me concern when Christians quote selectively to support a political POV. Many times the quotes are out of context, and as any first year Seminarian should have learned, " Any (biblical) text apart from its context is only a pretext". The historic lesson for me is to remember how many Christians who otherwise had a great understanding of scriptures used those same scriptures to argue that human slavery was good, and that the black man was inferior. I always wonder what things we Christians totally accept today will be views our descendants shake their heads in wonder about how we could have been so similarly blind.
When we build our personal lists of "Christian behaviors" ( we all do), we substitute that for God's list, which starts with the 10 commandments, and then includes the command to " be Perfect". We all fail. Well, at least, I believe we all fail. I know some Christians who believe they personally never err; that they are lively that perfect life. In my experience, that is because they have not progressed to the point where God can show them how far short they really fall.
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IOW, you have no response for the fact that the bible clearly states that Jesus directed his listeners to pay the lawful tax to the state. There is no context that changes the meaning. It's not a long passage and has no reference to the issue before or after:
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Matthew 22:
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
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Bundy was able to feed steers from birth to slaughter on forage that would have cost him about $27 if he'd paid the legal fee. Going with the rough estimate of $1,000 for an adult steer, it's not like Caesar was trying to starve poor ol' Bundy. He had PLENTY of room to render unto Caesar his due and still have plenty of energy left for he and family to give tribute to God.
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