[Professor Bessemer]

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Is it? I thought you interpreted the Bible literally. Literally it says, "Judge not lest ye be judged."

I have read several of your posts and I must say it frightens me to imagine what must being going on inside your brain at any given moment.

This is the closest thing I could come up with to approximate what probably pass for thoughts in that head of yours:

[Rev. Jim Osborne]

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Matthew 7:1

You mean these verses which you claim says Jesus says not to judge? Read closely.

Matthew 7:1-5 (King James Version)

1Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

We've gone over these verses a thousand times at Landover, and let me repeat and point out to you: It says not to judge hypocritically, but doesn't say you can't judge. Jesus is saying if you are going to judge someone, the same thing will be judged against you. And read verse 5 especially: Once you are clean of your own hypocrisy, then you can judge! "Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam of thine own eye" - (remove yourself from hypocrisy) - "and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of they brother's eye" (THEN you can judge!)

What does this mean? If you are an adulterer, and judge another person for adultery, then yes you are guilty of Jesus is warning us in these verses! However, if you are not an adulterer, and live a completely faithful life to your spouse, you have the right to judge an adulterer.

HUGE DIFFERENCE. Why don't you go back and read the Gospel verses a second time? This is probably the single biggest misconception in Christianity today.

Matthew 7:1-5 is NOT a declaration that we cannot judge; it is a declaration that we cannot judge as hypocrites.

[Serenity-Millennium]

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I have read several of your posts and I must say it frightens me to imagine what must being going on inside your brain at any given moment.

This is the closest thing I could come up with to approximate what probably pass for thoughts in that head of yours:

Hehe, that was cute. XD

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

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Is it? I thought you interpreted the Bible literally. Literally it says, "Judge not lest ye be judged."

As Rev. Osborne has admirably explained, you are doing what is called "cherry-picking". You're taking a verse out of context.

Let me give you an example. I could say, "I hate frogs. They've completely taken over the pond in my backyard, eaten all my fish, and croak all night. They're an invasive species here. We must kill all the frog invaders."

You could cherry pick from that to quite honestly say that Rev. Rodimer stated, "I hate frogs . . . They're an invasive species here. We must kill all the frog invaders." Then you could put that quote into an article about French immigrants to the US, and lead people to believe that I am a bigoted monster who wants to kill "all the frog invaders". However, anyone with half a brain reading the full quote would see what I meant.

Reading the whole quote isn't interpreting. It's reading the whole quote.

Your cherry-picking isn't interpreting either; it's flat-out lying about what the Bible means by picking out a few words to support your pre-existing, false belief.

Why do you hate Jesus? You lie about His words, so you must hate Him.

[feyfalen]

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I'm afraid you'll need to pull Dennis Avner from the list being considered. He is clearly a fraud.



As any True Christian™ American knows, there are not now nor have there ever been tigers in America. The man thing is obviously not an authentic injun.

SABER TOOTH CAT Smilidon
This classic saber tooth cat (or Smilidon) roamed North America (California) and South America (Argentina). It had a short tail, much like the bobcats of today. Its huge pair of teeth on the upper jaw were serrated along their back edges, this allowed it to easily pierce the flesh of its prey more easily. With its muscular shoulders and neck, it most likely feed on slow moving large prey in which it could sink its large teeth into. Large numbers of skeletons have been found in the Pleistocene tar pits of Rancho La Brea in Los Angeles. This species, called S. californicus, has been adopted as California's state fossil.

[Mrs. Mary Whitford]

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SABER TOOTH CAT Smilidon
This classic saber tooth cat (or Smilidon) roamed North America (California) and South America (Argentina). It had a short tail, much like the bobcats of today. Its huge pair of teeth on the upper jaw were serrated along their back edges, this allowed it to easily pierce the flesh of its prey more easily. With its muscular shoulders and neck, it most likely feed on slow moving large prey in which it could sink its large teeth into. Large numbers of skeletons have been found in the Pleistocene tar pits of Rancho La Brea in Los Angeles. This species, called S. californicus, has been adopted as California's state fossil.

Oooooh! They found bones! It's not like all the animals that didn't get on the Ark weren't swept up in the flood and their carcasses carried around the world by the water or anything.

[Rev. Jim Osborne]

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SABER TOOTH CAT Smilidon
This classic saber tooth cat (or Smilidon) roamed North America (California) and South America (Argentina). It had a short tail, much like the bobcats of today. Its huge pair of teeth on the upper jaw were serrated along their back edges, this allowed it to easily pierce the flesh of its prey more easily. With its muscular shoulders and neck, it most likely feed on slow moving large prey in which it could sink its large teeth into. Large numbers of skeletons have been found in the Pleistocene tar pits of Rancho La Brea in Los Angeles. This species, called S. californicus, has been adopted as California's state fossil.

Nice cut and paste job. Nowhere does this say anything about a TIGER. Big deal. Some scientists found a skeleton of a mountain lion with an overgrown dental problem. Whoopdee-doo!

PS - If you're going to lie about saying you are from LA, at least spell it right in your profile. "Los Angles". Something I would expect a troll from either Britain or Ireland to write..

[feyfalen]

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Oooooh! They found bones! It's not like all the animals that didn't get on the Ark weren't swept up in the flood and their carcasses carried around the world by the water or anything.

And now I understand why Paul says women should remain silent.

[feyfalen]

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Nice cut and paste job. Nowhere does this say anything about a TIGER. Big deal. Some scientists found a skeleton of a mountain lion with an overgrown dental problem. Whoopdee-doo!

I simply present what information I found. I did not make a statement that either agreed or disagreed. Should I be in error in my facts or beliefs, I would most certainly want to be corrected by a clear presentation of the truth.
I'm afraid "Whoopdee-doo!" falls short of that.
Saber tooth tigers lived many, many years ago back when the earth was trapped in an Ice Age. At that time, woolly mammoths and mastodons roamed the icy land. Smilodons, which were a type of saber tooth tiger, were a tiny bit smaller than the panthers that live today. However, smilodons were heavier than panthers, weighing a whopping 440 lbs. The smilodons were the biggest kind of saber tooth. Saber tooths were very fierce predators. The saber tooth tiger was about the size of the African lion. Some saber tooth tigers grew up to 15 feet in length! Scientists say that saber tooth tigers probably ate mammoths, antelope, deer, and buffalo. When they ate animals bigger than themselves, such as mammoths and buffalo, they would have had a big group of saber tooths, called a pack, kill the animal. Scientists also think that some saber tooth tigers could have possibly lived in grassy or woody habitats, but others could have lived in icy lands. Saber tooths lived in many places in Asia and Europe. However, some saber tooth tiger remains have been found in the La Brea tar pits in California. These bones are said to be over 10,000 years old. Obviously, the saber tooth made its way to North America.

Citations

Web Sites

Angus, Jim. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation.
Cats! Wild to Mild "Saber-toothed Cat" at
http://www.nhm.org/cats/encyclo/smilodon/ (April, 2003).

PS - If you're going to lie about saying you are from LA, at least spell it right in your profile. "Los Angles". Something I would expect a troll from either Britain or Ireland to write..

I did not say I was from Los Angeles. I said I am currently living in Los Angeles. I f you want to argue, at least present a more intellectual statement. You sound like a petulant child who lacks both common courtesy and Christian decency.

Your fruit, or lack of it, clearly reveals your neither a mature christian nor a man of Christian character.
You call yourself Revrend. So act like it!
Romans 13:3-21
3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
Marks of the True Christian

9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. 17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

[JennyD]

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So, why doesn't the freak look like a saber-tooth tiger, instead of an Asian tiger? There were never Asian tigers in the United States.

Try again.

[feyfalen]

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So, why doesn't the freak look like a saber-tooth tiger, instead of an Asian tiger? There were never Asian tigers in the United States.

Try again.

Why would your question have anything to do with whether or not tigers were ever in north America?

Try Again.

By the way, Native Americans are of Asiatic descent.
-This means they originated in Asia-

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

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Why would your question have anything to do with whether or not tigers were ever in north America?

Try Again.

By the way, Native Americans are of Asiatic descent.
-This means they originated in Asia-

Are you so dense that you can't understand this fine, upstanding Christian woman's simple post?

Mr. Avery says that he is "following the way of the tiger" because some Indian told him to.

Asiatic tigers have never set foot in the United States; therefore, the only tiger he could follow would be the saber-toothed . . . not that any Indian alive would remember them!

Wouldn't it have been a kick if the Indian had told him to "follow the way of the penguin" or "the woodpecker"?

[JoeJackson]

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Michael was not weird. No that Cojo person from Entertainment Tonight, he was weird.

[confedchick]

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I have to agree on this one!

[feyfalen]

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Are you so dense that you can't understand this fine, upstanding Christian woman's simple post?

Mr. Avery says that he is "following the way of the tiger" because some Indian told him to.

Asiatic tigers have never set foot in the United States; therefore, the only tiger he could follow would be the saber-toothed . . .

Sorry, can't help you. Only God can fix stupid, so I will pray for you