James 1:27 27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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Losing Our Religion
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James 1:27 27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Priceless!
Spice
StewardshipPeaceIntergityCommunityEquality
If you replace "fear" when reading the Bible with "awe" it makes for clearer comprehension in today's use of language. It's one of those things I learned in Sunday School many moons ago, although even Robinson Crusoe, written in 1719 is more enjoyable when published with corresponding glossary. However, when it comes to the Bible, that's another area that cannot be agreed upon, unfortunately.
dfnj
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So in order to serve God we have to make sure we have a good supply of orphans and widows.
I think there's more to it than just James 1:27.
dfnj
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What I read in the Bible does not give me a sense of awe. It makes me think how can anything written so badly be held in such high esteem. As far as I can tell the Bible has two message. Try to live your live with morals and obey authority. I think having morals is great. But I do not blindly obey authority for the sake of it.
Plus people idol worship the words in the Bible. There are a lot of idol worshipers. Of course, I've been accused of being in league with Satan for being critical of how people idol worship the words. People worshiping words with no meanings is a strange thing. I guess that is the source of my awe.
Ha!!!! he almost does does not exist on this site at any conscious level at all!!! Then again he writes scientifically with presence. Ironically John Muir was extremely scientific himself. Apparently we prefer to either understand presence as nonsense, (religion) and or the absense of presence as reality (science) ! Wierd culture,, but I am left handed in right handed backwards world!
Spice
StewardshipPeaceIntergityCommunityEquality
True! But this was such an improvement over the requirements of Moloch! Man was, and still is, evolving . . . progressing! But history shows that it has to happen at a pace that allows the progress to stick. So, we stopped throwing babies into the fire, we stopped using animals as offerings (although they were really the food supply for the priest who held the ceremonies & the poor they fed), and we even eventually stopped most of the sinner burnings. Hey, we just got to keep on trucking!
Kelly of the Phoenix
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I wish I could get some schmancy metal ones. Or maybe ceramic. I want 3D printed new legs. Just go from the hip down.
And the endless whining about equating bad people with goats and dandelions (weeds). Goats are cute and weeds are in the eyes of the beholder, not an objective label.
I want some baby goats to hug. *sniffle*
Spice
StewardshipPeaceIntergityCommunityEquality
Sure, I fully understand. Scripture is much too idolized now that it's available to all. It needs to be read for guidance and comfort that fits with the overall "moral of the story".
You read "Little Red Riding Hood" to young children now-a-days and you get slammed with filling their heads with nonsense that'll just cause nightmares. The wolf is not supposed to be taken for real! It's a story!! Besides, today's kids would probably come back with some wisecrack about she should have had a 9 mil in that basket of hers. But really, which is better to share, the story of Little Red, or the real deal of Nathanial Bar-Jonah?
"Faith" has to be built over time, whether it's faith in one's parents, or faith in one's Creator. The Bible "progresses" and so must it's readers.
Truthseeker
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We are to serve both. Why do we have to choose?
God of the Bible calls people to love others as themselves.
service to self, or service to all as self. those are the options. he who wishes to be greatest must be servant to all.
Truthseeker
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Serving God and serving mankind is the same thing.
Seriously? The point is, to be good to people.
Why's that?
Surely Jesus is more than capable of meeting any need that humanity ever had, right? Even if you're motivated to care for others, what's left for you to do that Jesus can't do?
So mankind is God?
Why? If you're awful to them, wouldn't they be better off overall once God rewards them for being persecuted?
By being good to people, aren't you trading some of their long-term well-being in Heaven for short-term benefit on Earth?
yeah, how do you give to the Most High, what the most high lends