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In reply to the discussion: Three Words In The Bible That Some People Totally Ignore [View all]REP
(21,691 posts)16. One of my favorite commentaries regarding "love thy enemies"
"Jesus's teaching has nothing to do with miracles. If his mission had been simply to demonstrate a new method of restoring lost eyesight, the miracle of curing the blind would have been entirely relevant. But to say "You should love your enemies; and to convince you of this I will now proceed to cure this gentleman of cataract" would have been, to a man of Jesus's intelligence, the proposition of an idiot." - Androcles and the Lion, Preface; George Bernard Shaw
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They are more centered on the Old Testament than the New Testament but even then they are
jwirr
Apr 2012
#22
Like not eating shellfish or coming into contact with menstruating women? nt.
harmonicon
Apr 2012
#36
with the rich and having done nothing all their life, wealth plundering, firing people, company
lonestarnot
Apr 2012
#21
Scripture even goes on to tell you that it is easy to love your friends - real love is when you find
jwirr
Apr 2012
#23
Wow. That has so much meaning. And I am not Christian (or religious). Thank you!
AllyCat
Apr 2012
#30
I think it was Mark Twain (my hero) who said..........."If Christ came back today.......
Namvet67
Apr 2012
#42