Which is the one Bible phrase people seem to forget about?

[Deja Q]

1 Timothy 6:10 comes to my mind.

"Money is the root of all evil", or in some versions (isn't non-conformity grand when it comes to religions that say "obey ME only and nobody else or I shalleth turn you into salt!") it says "The love of money is the root of all evil".

Especially in the wealthier areas of the country. No preise or pastor or anybody in the cloth would dare mention that chapter, unless they were to bypass the actual phrase or pervert it into a different meaning (methinks somebody already had when they included the prefix "the love of"...)

What say you?

[Cuban_Liberal]

1. "Love you one another, as I have also loved you."

It sorta says it all. :)

[TankLV]

45. Didn't Christ say somewhere that this was the most important commandmant?

I'm not a bible scholar.

[boobooday]

2. I agree with you

They tend to forget the moneychangers story too.

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[wryter2000]

3. I'm not a Bible scholar

But the one that gets me is, people say, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" without remembering that the next line is "Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord."

[DenverDem]

7. Old Testament.

Jesus trumped all that with the Beatitudes. He, (JC, I mean) came to do away with all the stupid legalistic crap in the OT that all the idiot fundies trot out to legitimize their hate based, anti-Christian demagoguery.

[shugah]

40. eye for eye, tooth for tooth

that is so old testament

jesus said "you have heard it said, 'an eye for an eye', but i say unto you, that whosoever shall smote thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." or something very near to that - check out matthew. i once had verse and number in my memory, but that was a long time ago when i thought quoting scripture back would be effective... ;-)

a lot of people miss that "turn the other cheek" bit.

[wryter2000]

4. And of course

"Turn the other cheek"

[drumwolf]

5. Matthew 6:5-6

"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

[DenverDem]

9. And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites,

for they love to pray ON TV.

21st century paraphasing.

Jerry Fallwell and Pat Robertson actually worship SATAN.

[pinto]

6. the one about Jesus to the money changers:

'My house will be called a house of prayer but you are making it a den of robbers.'" (Matthew 21:12-13)

[atreides1]

8. Matthew 6:43-44

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray fro them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.

Granted it's not a common one, but it has become one that interests me.

[Stocat]

16. Taxes should be paid

Luk 20:22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?
Luk 20:23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
Luk 20:24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
Luk 20:25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.



Rom 13:7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute ; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Rom 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

[girl gone mad]

10. It is easier for a camel..

to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to get in to heaven.

[drumwolf]

11. Here's another one.... both Luke 6:41-42 and Matt 7:3-5

"Why do you see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, 'Friend, let me take out the speck in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor's eye."

[Exultant Democracy]

12. “Rend unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God

the things that are God's."

It is pretty clear that even JC thought that the seperation of church and state was a good ideal.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

39. Not only that...

...but it's OK for a government to tax people for the common good.

[truthseeker1]

13. Love one another

That was the one that came into my head before even reading your post.

[oxymoron]

14. I'm not a Bible scholar either...

and I don't know the chapter and verse, but "judge not that ye be not judged" is the one I wish more people would remember.

[Kahuna]

18. I live by that one too. That's what makes me a Democrat.

:shrug:

[Rowdyboy]

27. It's Matthew 7:1 "Judge not, lest ye be judged"

Words to live a life by.

[AspenRose]

15. Acts 17

"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. 'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.'

Also Galatians 3:28
"There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."


There is no legitimate reason for racially segregated churches. PERIOD.

[Kahuna]

17. Pride goeth before the fall. That's something to remember..

and live by. (Right, bushco?)

My Bibles say, "The love of money is the root of all evil. Not "money" is the root of all evil.

[Lars39]

19. Reconstructionists/Dominionists seem to forget Romans 12:2

"Be ye not of this world"
They want to remake the world the way they want it. Verse 3 applies pretty well to them, too.

Romans 12
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

[ET Awful]

20. I actually had a fundie tell me that . . .

Matthew 5:38 and 39:

"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also."


Actually meant to get ready to fight not to remain pacifistic, and that the whole turn the other cheek thing was a reference to getting into a fighting stance.

[Kat45]

30. I learned something interesting about that from my minister.

He said that in those times, it was ok to hit someone on one cheek, but illegal to hit the person on the other cheek. (Don't ask me why; they had some pretty weird rules back then.) So, if this is true, then by saying to turn the other cheek, Jesus was actually being subversive (in the sense that the person hitting the other cheek would get arrested for doing so).

There are just so many layers in the Bible; a person would probably have to study it for years to learn all the nuances.

[unblock]

21. render unto caesar that which is caesar's

i.e., pay your damn taxes and quit complaining.

try that on a republican!

[modern_priestess]

22. MONEY

I believe the problem is not the money, but the way we have been brought up to perceive value... It is our perceptions of money, and greed that are evil. Our capitalist values do not support sustainability or equality, but oppression of the masses. It is our choice to stay stuck as wage slaves and let the powerful make all the money and decisions. It is our lack of passion about our own lives and the influence of the media that perpetuates a culture of over worked consumers. It is up to us to help America reach its highest potential. I believe if we began to work together towards sustainable change on a global level, rather than striving for success as individuals, we would move forward together much faster. It is no wonder the verse is not discussed in this land of materialism.

[RC]

23. It's the "Love of

Money is the Root of All Evil"

http://www.bartleby.com/59/3/loveofmoneyi.html

Money itself is just a medium of exchange.

[LastKnight]

24. how about "THOU SHALT NOT KILL"? anyone? anyone? nt

[Torgo4]

25. Numbers 31! A Real Keeper

Moses--Prince of Egypt orders:
1.Midianite land plundered & Burned,
2. All males murdered, to include children,
3. All non-viginal females murdered,
4. Virgin girls distributed to his men for rape/enslavement, etc.

What a sweet religion...

:crazy:

[sangha]

26. "Pray for you persecutors"

[sweetheart]

28. "Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not

notice the log that is in your own eye?"

The bible has lottsa nice pithy aphorisms that nobody understands.

How incredibly sad.

[Doc_Technical]

29. .."ye cannot serve God and Mamon"

Television Evangelists take note.

[High Sierra Buck]

31. here are a few all time favorites..........Psalm 137:8, Isaiah, ....

Psalm 137:8

Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Isaiah 13:16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished

[Rabrrrrrr]

46. You know,. you've taken those so far out of context,

it's silly.

They are both laments, though Isaiah is a prophetic lament as opposed to a general lament like the Psalm (and not that "prophetic" does not mean it is some super accurate predicion of the future - prophetic never means that, a sadly common misunderstanding people have).

They are not commandments of what people SHOULD do, they are NOT God telling people that "this is what you must do!"

Cripes, if you're gonna try to show that the Bible is "stupid" at least do some fershlugginer research into the stuff you're quoting so you don't take it so wildly out of context.

(And it's Pslam 137:9, BTW, but that's a minor, not very relevant point)

[DemoTex]

32. Acts 9:5 of the KJV

It is hard to kick against the pricks.

[Jade Fox]

33. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my bretheren

ye have done it unto me."

Matthew 25:40

[Lydia Leftcoast]

34. For those who think that non-Christians are condemned:

Romans 2:10 (King James version)
but glory, honor, and peace, to every man that worketh good; to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
11 
for there is no respect of persons with God.
12 
¶ For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law; and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
13 
(for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
14 
For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
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which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

So if a fundamentalist tells you you're going to hell because you don't follow his brand of religion, toss this passage at him.

[BringEmOn]

35. Blessed are the peacemakers:

for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5: 9

Another is the parable of Lazarus and the rich man: Luke 16:19-31

[VOX]

44. Excellent choices.

Well done.

[Bertha Venation]

36. "Let him who is without guilt cast the first stone."

eom

[pagerbear]

37. "Dammit, Mom, you're always doing that!"

Not a Bible verse, but a joke about the he without sin concept.

[freeforall]

38. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

Don't know the reference.

[kodi]

41. Blessed are the cheesemakers

i read it, somewhere in there.

[Rabrrrrrr]

47. what's so special about the cheesemakers?

[kodi]

51. a non-literal interpretation implies it's producers of all dairy products

perhaps there is some ancient connection with hindu or mithras rites where cows and bulls were worshipped.

[Enraged_Ape]

42. Any and all of the Beatitudes

These were the central focus of Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, but they are wholly forgotten by the fundies. I guess "blessed are the meek" and "blessed are the peacemakers" just don't fit in with their sick blood-and-guts kill-'em-all version of the world.

[Dogmudgeon]

43. Don't bear false witness against your neighbor

If the Jesus-simple Neo-Cons followed that one, they'd lose about 90% of their message.

--bkl

[Rabrrrrrr]

48. You shall have no idols before me

I say to all the people who worship the Bible more than Jesus.

[Rabrrrrrr]

49. You shall keep the Sabbath Holy

and those who own businesses, and force their Christian and Jewish employees to work on the Sabbath, are guilty of a great crime.

You can find that in Leviticus (but I don't feel like looking it up).

[Rabrrrrrr]

50. Every 50 years you shall forgive all debts

Every seven years, a field shall be allowed to lie fallow and rest (that's just damn good agriculture there, really - and they knew it 3,000+ years ago!)

[achtung_circus]

52. I work for a Humane Society

I sometimes get neo-fascist nuts telling me that God gave us dominion over the animals, therefore we can do whatever the hell we want to them.

My response

Acts 12:10
The righteous man regardeth his flock, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

That generally shuts them the f#ck up.

[Liberal Christian]

53. Micah 6:8

For what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God?