Half them can’t read, so they don’t know it exists.
The other half find their inability to read useful and don’t bother explaining so they can keep being assholes.
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When I was young growing up Southern Baptist there was one time where the pastor preached about this verse, and the whiplash I felt when I heard family members bad-mouthing immigrants the moment they stepped outside is partly what led me to read the Bible myself, which led to me losing my faith.
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Or Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Because their religion isn't christ, it's racism
Meanwhile, a few chapters later in the same book:
44 “‘Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. 45 You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. 46 You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly.
TBH I can't blame Christians for being confused about what love looks like if this is what they believe God says.
EDIT: Upon further reflection, I regret the way thus comment targets believers more than it does the problem in question. See: https://lemmy.world/comment/12608950
Yeah, let’s believe in what that guy says./s What a dumb book.
TBF you could pick the passages that do good and right for your fellow people and not the ones that are terrible. They ignore stuff they disagree with or find inconvenient all the time. So it’s a choice that says a lot about them for them to ignore the line to treat the asylum seeker or migrant well, but choose to obey some interpretation that does others harm.
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I swear, it's almost like you don't want to hate outsiders. What's wrong with you?
So which party is more UFO friendly?
But then they'd also have to abide to the ones about not judging other people since only God can do that...
Yes, but God told them so it's okay.
Ah, I forgot I was being silly. Sorry about that.
And then take the foreskin of all the conquered and offer them to King David as a blood tribute to God.
Next paragraph on the bible, probably.
The artwork is giving off serious Asterix and Obeid vibes; do you know where it’s from?
Man you are not going to believe this... Asterix and Obelix
For real? Damn, talk about an iconic art style! Do you happen to know which story this is from?
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I'm impressed that everyone in these comments knows there's been 2 testaments.
Think everyone knows that bro. They're called testes for short.
People even have a sac to carry them together in!
We've had one, yes. What about the second testament?
I don't think he knows about the second testament, Pip.
Yes two .... but several different interpretations variations and systems from each
“That’s from the Jew section of the Bible.”
They find the gospel even more confusing with all that radical love shit
There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galations 3:28
damn it just keeps coming up! Its like this whole bible thing was really trying to get this whole 'dont be a dickhead' point home, shame its not working so well
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That same section they always quote to hate on gay people
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They're more of the 'conquest and smashing babies against the rocks' kind of old testament.
Old Testament is too easy for them to ignore
Ok, how about from the New Testament: "Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.” - Mark 12:31
“Yes all your neighbors; I didn’t effing stutter, did I?!!” —Jesus, probably
Matthew 25:31-46 is one of the few places in the Bible where Jesus specifically says something will send you to hell, but avoiding that involves treating homeless people and immigrants like people so I guess they’d rather go to hell. They get REALLY mad if you point this out, because they’re more into weekly vibes-based meetings with people in their social class than following the teachings of the religion.
Full verses
Matthew 25:31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,f you did it to me.’
41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’45Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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Unironically, one of the core beliefs of Christianity is that Jesus Christ dying was the creation of a new covenant with man.
Any of it is. They've always cherry-picked.
Unless it reinforces their reactionary beliefs.
When old testament says to love someone instead of just smiting people, you know that shit is serious.
But they hate themselves so maybe it's consistent in a weird way.
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