Donna Watson #fundie

Donna Watson #fundie raptureready.com

Note: Luke 18:22 in the KJV reads 'sell all that thou hast...' but Donna prefers the Matthew 19:21 '...sell that thou hast' version

Note that Jesus didn’t tell him to go and sell ALL that he had. Christ never ordered anyone to give up all earthly possessions as the price for following Him. The disciples voluntarily left everything they had to be His disciples, but they were quite poor to begin with. It wasn’t much of a financial sacrifice for them; besides, all their needs were met while they were with Him.

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old comment by Insult to Rocks

Ah yes, this is one of the passages that makes me dislike Jesus. I'd be different if he placed the emphasis on the deed itself, simply commenting that charity was good and right. But commanding someone to sell all they have? This, along with the verse that talks about the chances of the rich getting into heaven, makes the New Testament go far beyond the bounds of charity. It becomes a celebration of poverty and suffering, where bettering yourself is sinful, where trying to help others while living safely yourself is impossible, abd were dying and going to heaven are the only things that matter.
The "Liberal, Socialist Jesus", as talked about here, is responsible for the lives of people like Teresa of Calcutta, who worshipped poverty and did nothing to help the deathly poor escape their station.

old comment by SpukiKitty

*To the tune of Richie Valens' Donna*
Oh, Donna, oh, Donna
Oh, Donna, oh, Donna

There was a girl
Donna was her name
She's a Frummie
So ignorant & deranged
Does it matter, little girl
How Jesus said it!
Sell it away!
And give the poor the pay!

NOTE: Luke's Gospel is my favorite of the Four Gospels. I love it for it's literary and spiritual value. It pretty much includes everything from all the Gospels and it's so beautifully and touchingly written. It also fleshes out and humanizes side characters like Mary & Joseph and puts much emphasis on the Nativity story and John The Baptists' origins. It also presents Jesus as both a human and Divine figure and emphasizes his humanitarian side.

Matthew shoehorn's Hebrew prophecy where there is none. The writer is really reaching with those suppose "fulfilled prophecies".

Mark may be the oldest but it's kind of brief and ends abruptly.

Luke, on the other hand is very well-rounded and beautiful. It's the only Gospel that really moves me. This is my favorite, ever!

John is also awesome as an esoteric, mystical counterpart to the exoteric Luke.

That said, I can understand Insult to Rocks' point. Even I think "ALL" is a bit over the top. That said. I can understand the basic gist of Jesus' message and don't care about semantics. That's why it's important to combine faith & reason. I doubt Jesus would want people to starve. I just go with the general idea of "Don't be a greedy jerk. Don't worry about wealth and status. Live simply. Help those less-fortunate. Love one another. Promote peace. Be empathetic. Be a good egg".

Donna Watson #fundie raptureready.com

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