This already the case. I have been wondering why all of a sudden both my XP machines now say "click to activate this control" on every embedded flash webpage. Damn annoying.
A man goes to the car wrecking yard and says "I'll have a hub cap for my Lada please". The attendant replies "sounds like a fair trade". da-da-tish!:-)
Ok, let's look at one of your misquoted references regarding to Jesus supposed endorsing of cruelty:
5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. "Till heaven and earth pass"
5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Nothing more is implied than that the Law i.e. the 10 Commandments still stands. Jesus was not aligning Himself with the historical accounts of the people's actions in the Old Testament, but only with the Commandments given by God to the people. In the Law we have the textbook definition of what sin is. Leviticus adds more details to this, many of these ceremonial that were fullfilled by Christ. The books of the Prophets clarify the Law, and also God's love for His people!
In the Old Testament, there was a death penalty. In Christianity there is no death penalty taught, as Christ has paid the penalty for our sins. Today in America there still is a death penalty. Many of those who condemn the Old Testament Law still believe in the death penalty today!!! How ironic!
Jesus said that the entire Law could be summarized by "Love God and love your neighbor as yourself" ref i.e. if you love your neighbor, you won't want to kill him, steal from him or lie to him. If you love God, you won't want to blaspheme Him, etc.
Jesus was saying that the textbook definition of sin remains. God's opinion of sin has not and will not change. God does not change. The standard for righteousness is still the same, perfection. Therefore, we all fail, all have sinned, therefore we all need a Saviour. Without a personal relationship with Jesus Christ we are all still guilty before God and will be judged.
The choice has been given, and the choice is yours. As far as God is concerned, the ball is in your court. Are you right with God?
And yet the likes of Fred Phelps will claim, using the exact same reference material, that you cannot be a true Christian if you don't hate homosexuals and muslims.
Jesus taught that we should love our enemies, not hate them. It's clear where Fred Phelps stands then isn't it.
You can try to take those other quotes out of context if you like. But they just make you look silly.
I am a christian and go to church every Sunday. So I will set the record straight. There are at least a few "Christians" that would threaten the same kind of violence as these Islamic extremists. Thankfully the seem to be a lot fewer of them.
Wrong. There are no true christians who would threaten such violence. By definition, zero. Because clearly this would distinguish these people as people who do not follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ taught us to turn the other cheek - ref, to not resist an evil person - ref, , and that those who live by the sword will die by the sword - ref. Pretty simple test really.
"Nonetheless, the Communist Party still has absolute control over political aspects of society, and it continuously seeks to eradicate threats to its rule. Examples of this include the jailing of political opponents and journalists, general control of the press, regulation of religions and other non-party organizations, censorship of the press, literature and film, and suppression of independence/secessionist movements." - ref
May I direct your attention to the crusades? How is what they did in the name of christ different then what present-day muslims are doing in the name of allah?
Many terrible things were done in the name of Christ. However Christ did not commission them. These were not done by true disciples of Christ. In fact the Roman Empire from the first centuries AD until now even, claimed to be the true church of Jesus Christ, but was run by non-christians for centuries. The same goes for the so-called "Christian" leader of the "free world", GWB. All these will be judged by God for their corruption and murders.
To answer your question... it's very different. The supposed teachings of Allah commissions the slaughter of infidals (unbelievers, Christians and Jews), whereas Jesus Christ actually taught that we should not resist evil people and that we should love our enemies. This is the benchmark that the Roman Church, and GWB for that matter, fail.
In reality fundamentalist muslims (those who actually believe their Quran), support the massacre of infidals, whereas the average compromised muslim is peaceful. The exact opposite for Christianity is true. The true fundamentalist Christian (one who actually believe's and lives by Christ's words), would never resist an evil person. Whereas the compromised so-called "Christian" often mislabled 'Christian fundamentalist' may support war and murder.
If any country was a christian theocracy and ruled by the scripture in the same way that islamic theocracies are ruled by the sharia, christians would be slaying non-believers at rates comparable to the muslim protestors/freedom fighters/terrorists of today.
What utter ignorance. True Christians (i.e. actual disciples of Jesus Christ) live by the New Testament system, not the Old Testament Levitical Laws.
Jesus Christ himself said "But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also" - Matt 5:39 and "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" - Matt 5:44. Bombing the middle east was not implied here.
The a world were run by true followers of Jesus Christ, this world would be moving in love, not war or hatred. I seriously doubt that the US President is a true follower of Jesus Christ, because his murders and lies clearly are evidence against this being so.
Nowhere in the New Testament scriptures are non-believers to be executed. Or the Old Testament for that matter.
Blasphemer != Non-Believer. You fail it! Do better you must. Thanks for playing.:-)
Insulting the Living God, the Creator of the universe is quite alot different to simply not believing in said God. Find one scripture where killing a non-believer is commissioned. Even harder, find one in the New Testament - seeing that the New Testament is a totally new paradigm and is the current rule set (so to speak).
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All 3 layouts have *major* glitches in IE6.
Aha. I presumed the date shown on /. were the date at the servers, not local timezones. My bad. :-)
Posted on Friday May 05, @12:16AM. You fail it. ;-)
1.5.0.1 -> 1.5.0.3 is 6.1MB also.
She lip-syncs in her concerts. So we pay $250 to hear her recording? That's a better return that CD sales.
This already the case. I have been wondering why all of a sudden both my XP machines now say "click to activate this control" on every embedded flash webpage. Damn annoying.
A man goes to the car wrecking yard and says "I'll have a hub cap for my Lada please". The attendant replies "sounds like a fair trade". da-da-tish! :-)
Crazy Vlaclav: She'll go 300 hectares on a single tank of kerosene.
In the Old Testament, there was a death penalty. In Christianity there is no death penalty taught, as Christ has paid the penalty for our sins. Today in America there still is a death penalty. Many of those who condemn the Old Testament Law still believe in the death penalty today!!! How ironic!
Jesus said that the entire Law could be summarized by "Love God and love your neighbor as yourself" ref i.e. if you love your neighbor, you won't want to kill him, steal from him or lie to him. If you love God, you won't want to blaspheme Him, etc.
Jesus was saying that the textbook definition of sin remains. God's opinion of sin has not and will not change. God does not change. The standard for righteousness is still the same, perfection. Therefore, we all fail, all have sinned, therefore we all need a Saviour. Without a personal relationship with Jesus Christ we are all still guilty before God and will be judged.
The choice has been given, and the choice is yours. As far as God is concerned, the ball is in your court. Are you right with God?
Server 2003 != XP. Although they are similar in that their service packs break things!
You can try to take those other quotes out of context if you like. But they just make you look silly.
Jesus Christ taught us to turn the other cheek - ref, to not resist an evil person - ref, , and that those who live by the sword will die by the sword - ref. Pretty simple test really.
Way to ruin a good joke dude. Who brought you along?
This video will freak you out!. google "rumsfeld disease".
Don't you mean "Arrr-men"? :-)
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...anyone got any incriminating photographs of said major in compromising positions? :-)
To answer your question... it's very different. The supposed teachings of Allah commissions the slaughter of infidals (unbelievers, Christians and Jews), whereas Jesus Christ actually taught that we should not resist evil people and that we should love our enemies. This is the benchmark that the Roman Church, and GWB for that matter, fail.
In reality fundamentalist muslims (those who actually believe their Quran), support the massacre of infidals, whereas the average compromised muslim is peaceful. The exact opposite for Christianity is true. The true fundamentalist Christian (one who actually believe's and lives by Christ's words), would never resist an evil person. Whereas the compromised so-called "Christian" often mislabled 'Christian fundamentalist' may support war and murder.
Jesus Christ himself said "But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also" - Matt 5:39 and "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" - Matt 5:44. Bombing the middle east was not implied here.
The a world were run by true followers of Jesus Christ, this world would be moving in love, not war or hatred. I seriously doubt that the US President is a true follower of Jesus Christ, because his murders and lies clearly are evidence against this being so.
Nowhere in the New Testament scriptures are non-believers to be executed. Or the Old Testament for that matter.
Blasphemer != Non-Believer. You fail it! Do better you must. Thanks for playing. :-)
Insulting the Living God, the Creator of the universe is quite alot different to simply not believing in said God. Find one scripture where killing a non-believer is commissioned. Even harder, find one in the New Testament - seeing that the New Testament is a totally new paradigm and is the current rule set (so to speak).