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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 11, 2017 8:37:45 GMT
46An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. 47Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. 48Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”
49“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.”
50“Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2017 8:39:48 GMT
Zeus was king of the Gods ....but there were others ...approximately twelve ....has a familiar ring about it ?
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 11, 2017 8:45:53 GMT
The Beatitudes;
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Gospel of St. Matthew 5:3-10
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 11, 2017 8:49:33 GMT
Jesus gets angry at hypocrisy and exploitation Matthew 21:12-13 Jesus at the Temple 12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 11, 2017 8:52:26 GMT
Jesus gets a round in: John 2:1-12 The Wedding at Cana 2 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9 When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
12 After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 11, 2017 8:57:31 GMT
This seems to indicate that it is ok to spend money on luxuries, even though the poor are in need?
Mark 14
Anointed at Bethany
1Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 2“But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.”
3While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.
4Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? 5It could have been sold for more than a year’s wagesa and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.
6“Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7The poor you will always have with you,b and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. 8She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. 9Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”
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Post by murphthesurf on May 11, 2017 9:10:19 GMT
One name at a tiiiiiiiiiiime sweet Jesus is all I'm asking from you Mary I think he might have started a whacky thread this time, so perhaps needs humouring a bit.🐧🍀🍳☠ I think you're right, John. Must be all the lemongrass....... addles the brain.
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Post by manmarking on May 11, 2017 9:42:00 GMT
Still no sign of your safe space being created, fella Maybe get in touch with admin?!
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 11, 2017 10:08:00 GMT
From THE GUARDIAN: In fact the whole history of the British labour movement is intertwined with Christianity. As Harold Wilson said, it owed more to Methodism than to Marx. The Tolpuddle martyrs, for example, who were transported to Australia for forming an early trade union, were Methodists, led by a Methodist lay preacher, George Loveless. Keir Hardie, the first leader of the Labour party, was also a lay preacher, driven into political activism, and sustained in it, by his faith. He learned his debating and campaigning skills in the evangelical temperance movement. William Beveridgewas another pioneering British socialist impelled by his Christian faith. Tony Benn told Third Way magazine in September 1996: "I regard Jesus as my teacher, and for me, as I get older, the social message of Jesus is the important one." www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2010/apr/09/christianity-politics
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Post by heyzeus on May 11, 2017 11:32:47 GMT
Some good posts john We can't try to compare our modern values with Jesus's teachings. He forms the basis of our morality and it is wrong to compare His words with modern ideas of what is correct. Of course we should care for the poor but it is not caring to give the poor purfume. It is the womans choice to praise Him with her gift and it is not for us to tell others that they are wrong in how they choose to praise Jesus
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Post by heyzeus on May 11, 2017 11:35:50 GMT
From THE GUARDIAN: In fact the whole history of the British labour movement is intertwined with Christianity. As Harold Wilson said, it owed more to Methodism than to Marx. The Tolpuddle martyrs, for example, who were transported to Australia for forming an early trade union, were Methodists, led by a Methodist lay preacher, George Loveless. Keir Hardie, the first leader of the Labour party, was also a lay preacher, driven into political activism, and sustained in it, by his faith. He learned his debating and campaigning skills in the evangelical temperance movement. William Beveridgewas another pioneering British socialist impelled by his Christian faith. Tony Benn told Third Way magazine in September 1996: "I regard Jesus as my teacher, and for me, as I get older, the social message of Jesus is the important one." www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2010/apr/09/christianity-politicsI do not agree with this Trades unions try to replace Jesus and anything that replaces tries to replace Jesus cannot be superior to Him. Jesus comes first.
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 11, 2017 13:01:49 GMT
From THE GUARDIAN: In fact the whole history of the British labour movement is intertwined with Christianity. As Harold Wilson said, it owed more to Methodism than to Marx. The Tolpuddle martyrs, for example, who were transported to Australia for forming an early trade union, were Methodists, led by a Methodist lay preacher, George Loveless. Keir Hardie, the first leader of the Labour party, was also a lay preacher, driven into political activism, and sustained in it, by his faith. He learned his debating and campaigning skills in the evangelical temperance movement. William Beveridgewas another pioneering British socialist impelled by his Christian faith. Tony Benn told Third Way magazine in September 1996: "I regard Jesus as my teacher, and for me, as I get older, the social message of Jesus is the important one." www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2010/apr/09/christianity-politicsI do not agree with this Trades unions try to replace Jesus and anything that replaces tries to replace Jesus cannot be superior to Him. Jesus comes first. I don't think it's saying what yous says it's saying,I do believe that we are supporting Christian trade unions though ec.europa.eu/esf/transnationality/acv-73Luke 9 46An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. 47Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. 48Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.” 49“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.” 50“Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
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Post by heyzeus on May 11, 2017 13:09:03 GMT
I do not agree with this Trades unions try to replace Jesus and anything that replaces tries to replace Jesus cannot be superior to Him. Jesus comes first. I don't think it's saying what yous says it's saying,I do believe that we are supporting Christian trade unions though ec.europa.eu/esf/transnationality/acv-73They are only trying to bend the true message of Jesus to another purpose The only true Word is the Bible not the guardian or the belgian trades unions.
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 11, 2017 13:15:49 GMT
They are only trying to bend the true message of Jesus to another purpose The only true Word is the Bible not the guardian or the belgian trades unions. Surely in today's enlightened age others are in with a shout... Guru Granth Sahib, Torah, Talmud, Quran, Bhagavat Gita, the Vedas, the Simpsons, etc etc The story of Jesus seems to have borrowed some concepts from Zarathustra
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2017 14:34:03 GMT
I hate the sun , it's bloody hot makes me sweat and uncomfortable.
My life is shit and even my footy team seem to be joining in the gloom.
Have a nice day.
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 11, 2017 14:41:11 GMT
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 11, 2017 14:45:36 GMT
How do you reconcile; Too many cooks spoil the broth
And
Many hands make light work
( I think that the second one is referring to a Mazda bulb , said by a politically incorrect, stereotyped gentleman or woman, not from this country).
The first one has overtones of cannibalism) ( The third one is non existent)
I guess that the position of the cook is more creative and hints at someone in charge , whilst the second one is more about labourers.
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Post by bigjohnritchie on May 11, 2017 14:49:36 GMT
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Yet you have to speculate to accumulate.
Are "sayings" dying out amongst the young?
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Post by manmarking on May 11, 2017 15:07:09 GMT
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Yet you have to speculate to accumulate. Are "sayings" dying out amongst the young? Depends what yer bird's bush is like, John
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Post by partickpotter on May 11, 2017 21:23:58 GMT
The Beatitudes; Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Gospel of St. Matthew 5:3-10 Blessed are the cheesemakers
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Post by heyzeus on May 12, 2017 2:38:23 GMT
Cheesemakers are ok to be blessed but please do not make false idols of them
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Post by heyzeus on May 12, 2017 2:39:27 GMT
and please do not mock biblical verse
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Post by redstriper on May 12, 2017 11:16:22 GMT
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Yet you have to speculate to accumulate. Are "sayings" dying out amongst the young? Ive alwsys said...A hand in the bush is worth two on the bar. you have to replicate to accumulate - is the modern chinese equivalent of the latter.
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Post by borat on May 12, 2017 11:21:31 GMT
and please do not mock biblical verse Its a message board free speech and all. He can says what he likes provided he isn't too disrespectful
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Post by heyzeus on May 12, 2017 11:32:22 GMT
and please do not mock biblical verse Its a message board free speech and all. He can says what he likes provided he isn't too disrespectful And I am free to ask him not to do it
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Post by Bojan Mackey on May 12, 2017 11:46:17 GMT
More of a wank wind up than March with his Pulis posts.
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Post by bathstoke on May 12, 2017 12:02:59 GMT
Zeus was king of the Gods ....but there were others ...approximately twelve ....has a familiar ring about it ? The 12 desciples equate to the 12 tribes of Israel
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Post by bathstoke on May 12, 2017 12:06:15 GMT
Jesus gets a round in: John 2:1-12 The Wedding at Cana 2 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9 When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
12 After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.Jesus turned 800ltrs of water into wine!!!
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2017 13:52:31 GMT
Jesus gets a round in: John 2:1-12 The Wedding at Cana 2 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9 When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
12 After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.Jesus turned 800ltrs of water into wine!!! What a guy ! Red or White ?
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Post by dexta on May 12, 2017 13:57:30 GMT
Jesus turned 800ltrs of water into wine!!! What a guy ! Red or White ? aldis merlot apparantly
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