For your Fundamentalist Friends : Matthew 23

[patrice]

Actually, this is a good caution to any "Christian", especially . . .

"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness."

This thing is not over on Nov. 2, no matter what happens.

[bmbmd]

1. How about this from Proverbs 11:25?

A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.

[tuvor]

2. For me it's Matthew 7:15-23

Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'

[patrice]

3. Yes that is good!

I like especially ". . . Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit . . . "

The tree is U.S. Everything "Right" wingers see as bad is because the tree is bad. Our society is based on some bad principles, like "It's (all) your money", see Peter Singer's "The President of Good and Evil." The U.S. is not a socially/economically just society and we are not all that free either. Singer makes a completely rational case for his points.

[starroute]

4. Matthew 25 is another goodie

31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.
32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 Then the King will say to those on his right, "Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me."

37 Then the righteous will answer him, "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?"
40 The King will reply, "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."

41 Then he will say to those on his left, "Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,
43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me."

44 They also will answer, "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?"
45 He will reply, "I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me."
46 Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.

[tuvor]

6. Indeed! n/t

[deadmessengers]

5. Matthew 6 5-15

5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.
6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9"This, then, is how you should pray:
" 'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
11Give us today our daily bread.
12Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.<1> '
14For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

[Francine Frensky]

7. That's the one to read over the loudspeakers before the hs football game

See if anyone is paying attention and if their head spins off their shoulders.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

8. i am afraid I don't see your point

are you trying to suggest that the people praying at football games for the safety of the players and the like are there to be seen praying?

theProdigal

[deadmessengers]

10. I've always thought it ironic...

that the one prayer you're most likely to hear recited in a public place is the one that is immediately preceded in the Bible with an admonishment NOT to pray in public.

I've never heard an evangelical response to this, though. Wonder why. :shrug:

[ProdigalJunkMail]

11. the admonishment is NOT to not pray in public

rather not pray just for the sake of being SEEN praying...there's your response...

theProdigal

[lastliberalintexas]

9. Also Matthew 7, 1-5

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.