If Jesus were alive today would he be a liberal or a conservative?
Scott
2012/04/14 09:21:10
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ConLibFraud 2012/04/14 11:08:55Likud
My point is that he would be strongly opposed to the abortion, homosexuality, and antireligious legislature for which the Liberals are well known.
I was observing that Jesus he would be strongly opposed to the abortion, homosexuality, and antireligious legislature for which the Liberals are well known.
worse than the last group I tried to save.."..But Jesus was trying to change the way the people thought back in the day..from the religious establishmnt to the common man..He tryd to bring peace & unite different cultures eventhough they hated each other..He'd B like MLK of 2day..He'd probably get a Noble Peace Prize..Have a huge global following.. Which would probably B a red flag to the FBI & CIA..Cant B too popular eventhou Jesus wanst anti-govt (rmember, render unto Caesar what is Caesar's)..Bu all His efforts would probably get himself killed again, probably assassinated..not a public trial, prisoner xchange & execution..bcause some times U cant change what is in mind & hearts of Man...Look at the Middle East..Egypt, Syria, Al Quida & Isreal..Enemies 4 thousands of yrs..Sometimes no matter what U do or say..U cant change how people think..But I think we definitely use His human presence here on Earth again..The world had has gone to S#@% in a hand basket..both in man-made & natural..We could definitely use His guidence..
In any event, Jesus did, indeed, get caught up with the politics of the day and He paid the highest price for being a threat to those in power who didn't understand Him. So I'd say you can't put him into any of these categories; however, his accomplishments, if you will, I believe would fit more into a "conservative" classification than any other. Just my opinion. Now I hope I don't fry in Hell for even trying to put Jesus on a level with us dirty humans. Hah!.
Incidentally, I actually hate labeling anybody anything. It kind of wraps you up in a blanket full of ticks, if you ask me. But thanks for the wake-up call.
18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. 26 ...
18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. 26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. 28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
Plus, with all you typed above....all I heard is blah, blah, blah, blah...I've heard it all thousands of times. Quoting scripture does not make you a teacher or a good person.
Sorry. Actually, it makes you judgmental and ignorant. Go study some more about people and societies. Go volunteer, watch, listen and keep your mouth shut unless someone needs some spiritual guidance. No need to shove it down their throats. It's better to show by ACTIONS that spouting fire and brimstone or judgmental words. Knowledge is power...and you need more than the Bible to help those in need. Get a counseling degree if you want to really help people.
You see, my God is kind. He is benevolent. He rewards those who are kind as well and live life in earnest. Please don't preach to me again.
It's embarrassing for you and I will pass it by.
Seriously.
"Plus, with all you typed above....all I heard is blah, blah, blah, blah...I've heard it all thousands of times."
-So you are automatically opposed to any opinion different than your own? and you have the egotism to claim that I'm closed minded?
"Quoting scripture does not make you a teacher or a good person."
-No, but it is the first step.
"Actually, it makes you judgmental and ignorant."
-Spreading God's word and laws as Jesus told his followers to do makes me judgmental and ignorant? How do figure that one?
"You see, my God is kind. He is benevolent. He rewards those who are kind as well and live life in earnest."
-That's my God as well.
"Please don't preach to me again. It's embarrassing for you and I will pass it by."
-I know my duty to God and I really don't care if you disagree with me doing God's will; I'm still going to do it.
He would be a conservative because He would represent the original intent of God for the world.
He talked about settling matters with your adversaries quickly, before they take you to court.
He threw the money-changers out of the temple by using a whip and knocking over their tables, and he condemned how they turned his Father's "House of prayer" into a den of thieves.
He was very resourceful with the miracles he performed, like using only 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish to feed 5,000.
He told us to give to Caesar (leader of his day) what belonged to Caesar, and to give to God what belongs to God.
He told anyone divorced not to re-marry, unless they reconcile with the one they previously divorced from and re-marry them.
He criticized the religious big-shots of his day who outwardly looked wonderful, while their hearts were full of evil.
Altogether, Jesus appears to be closest to being a conservative, tough he humbly wouldn't claim it.
And yes, he despised the religious conservatives of his day. They called themselves Pharisees and he detested them, just as he detests the modern day Pharisees who call themselves "evangelicals" or "Christian conservatives." If you really think Jesus would have been a conservative then you haven't read the gospels, because conservatism is the exact opposite of everything Jesus taught and stood for. The exact opposite.
I've had no health insurance since early 2004, yet by prayer and faith, Jesus healed me from almost total deafness in my left ear, and He removed 5 kidney stones from my left kidney - three 5mm stones, one 1cm stone, and one 2cm stone about the diameter of a nickel. I paid $120 for an MRI to learn of the stones because I had no health insurance. Prayer led me to discover lemon juice. The "almost-completely-deaf left ear" was healed simply by faith in Jesus - no doctors, no drugs, no surgery, no insurance.
Obama-care wouldn't be so bad if it left room for people like me to opt out of it altogether, simply because I put my faith in a stronger God.