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8. MATTHEW 6.6

Wed Dec 30, 2015, 04:47 PM

Dec 2015

The Lord's Prayer
5"When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 6"But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. 7"And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.…

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Russell Brand said it perfectly: You'd think if Jesus was that concerned about homosexuality [View all] dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 OP

he was silent on it and also abortion roguevalley Dec 2015 #1

Or Hoseah 13:16, for that matter. arcane1 Dec 2015 #5

I believe the bible is the history and emotional roguevalley Dec 2015 #13

Bill Maher calls it "laundering your hate through God" arcane1 Dec 2015 #22

Maher also called the Old Testament the Jewish book of fairy tales. bulloney Dec 2015 #48

Jesus was as gay as they come... Human101948 Dec 2015 #29

Gay Hippie, you mean...forgot the Long Hair. libdem4life Dec 2015 #44

You seem to be overlooking Mary Magdalene (SP?) just like the Church fathers did mikehiggins Dec 2015 #50

Jesus may have had little input into the Ten Commandments JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #2

If you believe the Bible he existed before he was born. ForgoTheConsequence Dec 2015 #16

Actually the only evidence for this in the bible is a forgery Major Nikon Dec 2015 #30

It was the pagan Sun Worshipping ruler Constantine back in the 300s or so who finally decreed libdem4life Dec 2015 #47

+1 for the ass Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #26

I once coveted a neighbor's ass awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #65

He must have meant Moses, Jesus was a long away future entity. Rex Dec 2015 #3

Things Jesus actually did say include never pray in public and never call any man Father but Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #4

MATTHEW 6.6 saturnsring Dec 2015 #8

excpt jesus didnt write the 10 commandments saturnsring Dec 2015 #6

Sure he did Major Nikon Dec 2015 #18

So. You don't buy the Trinity then. Technically still a heresy that. whatthehey Dec 2015 #31

Russell proving once again that he's no Mensa member NightWatcher Dec 2015 #7

In Brand's defense Jesus preached on and on and never got around to amending that Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #9

if i sell everything i own and give it to the poor - then they will not be looked upon so favorably saturnsring Dec 2015 #37

He reminds me of Dennis Miller ... GeorgeGist Dec 2015 #12

Jesus did have a lot to say about protecting children, unlike the history of tptb, right? Jesus bobthedrummer Dec 2015 #10

On the morning Jesus was arrested, they found him with a nude boy Major Nikon Dec 2015 #19

Who had drunk of the "Milk" of the "Lord"... uriel1972 Dec 2015 #21

The tale of "the disciple that Jesus loved" makes for interesting reading Major Nikon Dec 2015 #23

wow lancer78 Dec 2015 #59

John 13:3-17 is ate up with the podophilia Major Nikon Dec 2015 #60

What on Earth is TPTB? uriel1972 Dec 2015 #20

The powers that be? wickerwoman Dec 2015 #24

Of course it's the powers that be/tptb, wickerwoman, aka shadow government etc... bobthedrummer Dec 2015 #55

The Powers That Be Angry Dragon Dec 2015 #25

Fail. The "10 Commandments" predate Jesus. Coventina Dec 2015 #11

Another one who doesn't get the Trinity is still official Christian teaching. whatthehey Dec 2015 #32

The seven Gods dont like you talking about Trinities. padfun Dec 2015 #36

This is mindblowingly stupid. Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2015 #14

Well, not wicked, just not butch. wickerwoman Dec 2015 #27

Unfortunately for those men who preferred men in Judea... uriel1972 Dec 2015 #28

Jesus lived under the rule of the Romans. Did they think it was wicked? Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #33

So when he said "love your neighbor as yourself", Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #38

Do you think adulterers were included or excluded? Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2015 #61

None of the quotes from Jesus in the Bible mention homosexuality... joeybee12 Dec 2015 #15

Maybe he thought Leviticus and the three lots of 10 commandments... uriel1972 Dec 2015 #17

As the OP clearly points out, the 10 commandments don't say a word about it. Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #34

There are three sets of ten commandments in the Bible... uriel1972 Dec 2015 #39

Leviticus? Is that the one that forbids tattoos? mikehiggins Dec 2015 #58

No, not specifically sarge43 Dec 2015 #40

You're supposing that that was the law he meant... joeybee12 Dec 2015 #46

I don't think he existed either... uriel1972 Dec 2015 #49

yup... joeybee12 Dec 2015 #51

He existed. There is proof of that yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #52

I'm not going to get into an argument about this... uriel1972 Dec 2015 #53

I wasn't trying to pick a fight. I am sorry if I appeared to do that. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #54

Didn't say you were... uriel1972 Dec 2015 #56

You wrote that homosexuality was clearly not a concern of his sarge43 Dec 2015 #57

Also, he turned water into wine when the booze ran out. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #35

That about covers it Roy Rolling Dec 2015 #41

Gosh... uriel1972 Dec 2015 #43

For the record, I can't stand my neighbor's oxen. Yavin4 Dec 2015 #42

Just cover your neighbor's ox: kentauros Dec 2015 #64

You'd think if Yeshu was concerned about slavery... uriel1972 Dec 2015 #45

Arguing from an insane premise to reach a conclusion you like is a mistake. frizzled Dec 2015 #62

love Mr. Brand Skittles Dec 2015 #63