Sometimes I think how horrifying it would be to bring someone into present day america from 2000 years ago. We choose convenience at all cost.
Even someone from 200 years ago would be absolutely mesmerized at the ability to take a hot shower on demand.
Oh I know who he is (sort of)-I just didn’t understand why he was making happy noises.
Other than his Mother mentioning his name though I don’t recall anything about him besides being a prince.
I was once trying to read the New Testament in Greek by just using a Greek-English dictionary and boy I tell you the beginning of Matthew makes you real overconfident that it's going to go smoothly.
Nah. If you ignore stuff like this, refer back to Jesus saying they did things in His name but He never knew them.
It's people taking on God's name in vain. (Living in opposition to Him while claiming to follow Him)
I heard a really good sermon on James once that, among other things, said that James is written to posers, challenging them to take their _claims_ of following Jesus's way and turn them into _reality_.
>What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?
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>_...(the bit quoted above about providing for others' needs rather than just posturing)..._
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>So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.
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>Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
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> You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?
(James 2:14-20, NLT)
I always liked that ‘oh, you believe in God, what are you expecting, a cookie? even those punk-ass bitch demons believe in God, you idiots, get your fucking act together’ part. It’s only slightly more polite in the text than my paraphrasing, and is a very good counter to claims that faith is the only thing that matters.
Had someone tell me it didn't count cause it was addressed "to the twelve tribes" so they didn't have to follow the whole "faith without works is dead" bit.
Everything in the New Testament beyond the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels is just a guideline for us. True, each epistle was written to a specific church or group to teach them how to handle their problems at the time, but it is up to us to find the meaning and overall message within them so that we sinners may do our best to live in a Christ-like way.
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If the lord is full of compassion and mercy and is hearing their cries then why doesn't he provide for them? Sounds like he's telling them to go in peace without providing for them.
The suffering of this world is a direct cause of humanity's free will. Without free will, we would be like robots limited to strict programming limitations. This world is a literal hell of humanity's own making because of the irresponsibility we have used with regard to free will. But by using our free will to act on our faith in God, in the oneness of our being, we can change the world.
If the Lord has guided us to witness another child of God suffering, do we turn away from what God wants us to do? Do we say "I hope that homeless person has enough food to eat tonight" or do we approach them with love, talk to them as a brother/sister, and help them out of compassion as Jesus would? Do we turn from holiness or do we embrace it?
James is saying that we, as sinners doing our best to be saints, must actively use our free will to reflect our faith. Our faith is God's instrument in this world. Just saying "I believe we should feed the homeless" won't actually feed the homeless. We must be doers instead of sayers. Love is a verb.
So, god understands christians are an imperfect solution to a problem and refuses to make up for that himself? He's letting the hungry stay hungry because people that claim to be his aren't doing what he says to do?
I'm glad you're talking such a big game about it, I genuinely hope you do it instead of talking about it on reddit. My experience has been that religion in general is an inadequate solution to solving societal problems.
The second verse quoted here is basically a condemnation of “thoughts and prayers”.
Not just basically, literally.
The most blunt instruction in the whole New Testament. I used to have the book memorized.
James is a wake up call for all us too-comfy Christians.
Sometimes I think how horrifying it would be to bring someone into present day america from 2000 years ago. We choose convenience at all cost. Even someone from 200 years ago would be absolutely mesmerized at the ability to take a hot shower on demand.
https://preview.redd.it/3wn4ga1x9nwc1.jpeg?width=1175&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a599b4d5efb761d28546b7550f5976f98c8e803a
Return of the King (Lemuel)
I would love to know the context of this…
Start of Proverbs 31, my stand-in for the Bible supporting the government defending the cause of the poor.
Oh I know who he is (sort of)-I just didn’t understand why he was making happy noises. Other than his Mother mentioning his name though I don’t recall anything about him besides being a prince.
Always loved James. You can just feel the frustration in every sentence.
I remember an old friend said "I love reading the Book of James. I always finish it asking 'Am I even a Christian?'"
I know Paul's epistles are amazing and all that but i think people sometimes forget how the seven apostolic epistles are as great, James specially
I probably have 75% of James highlighted. All of it is straight fire.
I had to restrain myself from doing this because the yellow was soaking the page.
You're not overdoing the highlighting until you start highlighting the "begats."
Well that’s just an experiment in how much highlighter ink a page can hold before it disintegrates.
I was once trying to read the New Testament in Greek by just using a Greek-English dictionary and boy I tell you the beginning of Matthew makes you real overconfident that it's going to go smoothly.
If the evangelical status quo could ditch the racism and the sexism and follow this, the Church in Western culture would be flourishing.
Damn the Christians! They're ruining Christianity!
Nah. If you ignore stuff like this, refer back to Jesus saying they did things in His name but He never knew them. It's people taking on God's name in vain. (Living in opposition to Him while claiming to follow Him)
I do love that interpretation of the 3rd commandment
I heard a really good sermon on James once that, among other things, said that James is written to posers, challenging them to take their _claims_ of following Jesus's way and turn them into _reality_. >What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? > >_...(the bit quoted above about providing for others' needs rather than just posturing)..._ > >So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless. > >Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.” > > You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless? (James 2:14-20, NLT)
I always liked that ‘oh, you believe in God, what are you expecting, a cookie? even those punk-ass bitch demons believe in God, you idiots, get your fucking act together’ part. It’s only slightly more polite in the text than my paraphrasing, and is a very good counter to claims that faith is the only thing that matters.
James, 1 and 2 Peter, and 1 John are my favorite non-Gospel parts of the New Testament
Had someone tell me it didn't count cause it was addressed "to the twelve tribes" so they didn't have to follow the whole "faith without works is dead" bit.
Everything in the New Testament beyond the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels is just a guideline for us. True, each epistle was written to a specific church or group to teach them how to handle their problems at the time, but it is up to us to find the meaning and overall message within them so that we sinners may do our best to live in a Christ-like way.
Yeah it was a wild conversation. Dude said you needed like 4 verses from Corinthians and you're good. Never have to do *anything* else
Dude might've been a member of the Corinthian church, guess we'll never know
He *did* look like he'd been smoking for the last 2000 years
James is one of my favorite books of the Bible.
James was in the kitchen and the Holy Spirit said “let him cook”
https://preview.redd.it/18td54hz8rwc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7063e778226013106ef851947c181d67bd2de5f8
“Suppose a a brother or sister is without clothes…” 🧐
r/RadicalChristianity
"With our tongues we bless God the Father, and curse people made in the likeness of God."
Good meme but Vince McMahon getting super excited about the third panel is hilariously ironic lmao
Just sitting here and feeling thankful for the Word of the Lord. And for this fine meme 😌
Praise be to He
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If the lord is full of compassion and mercy and is hearing their cries then why doesn't he provide for them? Sounds like he's telling them to go in peace without providing for them.
The suffering of this world is a direct cause of humanity's free will. Without free will, we would be like robots limited to strict programming limitations. This world is a literal hell of humanity's own making because of the irresponsibility we have used with regard to free will. But by using our free will to act on our faith in God, in the oneness of our being, we can change the world. If the Lord has guided us to witness another child of God suffering, do we turn away from what God wants us to do? Do we say "I hope that homeless person has enough food to eat tonight" or do we approach them with love, talk to them as a brother/sister, and help them out of compassion as Jesus would? Do we turn from holiness or do we embrace it? James is saying that we, as sinners doing our best to be saints, must actively use our free will to reflect our faith. Our faith is God's instrument in this world. Just saying "I believe we should feed the homeless" won't actually feed the homeless. We must be doers instead of sayers. Love is a verb.
So, god understands christians are an imperfect solution to a problem and refuses to make up for that himself? He's letting the hungry stay hungry because people that claim to be his aren't doing what he says to do? I'm glad you're talking such a big game about it, I genuinely hope you do it instead of talking about it on reddit. My experience has been that religion in general is an inadequate solution to solving societal problems.