Another great part of the Republican Jesus Youtube video someone linked the other day is the part where the poor, sick woman crawls to Jesus and asks him to heal her. He answers, "Yes, of course I could heal you....but who will pay for it? Yes, it's a sad story, but it does not make me responsible."
You know the funny part of all of this is that they claim to believe in heaven/hell after they die. Jesus made it very clear who will go to heaven in Matthew 25:31-40. He also told the rich young man to sell everything to follow Him. Yet their behavior is the complete opposite of what they say they believe. They clearly don't believe in the heaven/hell their Evangelical faith tells them exists.
No, they believe. At least some of them do (probably far more of them than a lot of people on the Left think), BUT:
1) They only really focus on certain parts of their beliefs--and they are far more Old Testament than New (it has to do with their identity/psychology and with why they are also "conservatives;" and
2) They will be forgiven for their sins (regardless of what they actually do) because they are justified by their faith.
It is more complex than that, but that is the gist of it.
I think itтАЩs fair to say, they donтАЩt believe in anything Jesus stood for. Their тАЬChristianityтАЭ is just a holier than thou weapon to control others.
You'd think there'd be a parable about the rich person who kept all their money and looked down on the poor for not being blessed by God. Probably in there at first, but didn't survive the edit.
To quote the Man they say they love and follow, "what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?" They lost their souls long ago.
So true
Someone posted a youtube of republican jesus the other day. To paraphrase:
"A lot. It profits him a lot of money."
Another great part of the Republican Jesus Youtube video someone linked the other day is the part where the poor, sick woman crawls to Jesus and asks him to heal her. He answers, "Yes, of course I could heal you....but who will pay for it? Yes, it's a sad story, but it does not make me responsible."
I gotta go find that video. Good grief.
Go to YouTube and type in GOP Jesus.
You know the funny part of all of this is that they claim to believe in heaven/hell after they die. Jesus made it very clear who will go to heaven in Matthew 25:31-40. He also told the rich young man to sell everything to follow Him. Yet their behavior is the complete opposite of what they say they believe. They clearly don't believe in the heaven/hell their Evangelical faith tells them exists.
No, they believe. At least some of them do (probably far more of them than a lot of people on the Left think), BUT:
1) They only really focus on certain parts of their beliefs--and they are far more Old Testament than New (it has to do with their identity/psychology and with why they are also "conservatives;" and
2) They will be forgiven for their sins (regardless of what they actually do) because they are justified by their faith.
It is more complex than that, but that is the gist of it.
But you're using facts and logic. They cannot process either.
I think itтАЩs fair to say, they donтАЩt believe in anything Jesus stood for. Their тАЬChristianityтАЭ is just a holier than thou weapon to control others.
Right on Eva. So sad, but soo true.
You'd think there'd be a parable about the rich person who kept all their money and looked down on the poor for not being blessed by God. Probably in there at first, but didn't survive the edit.