Anonymous OP 32w

I don’t think Jesus would have said that America deserved 9/11

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Anonymous #1 32w

No, he wouldn't, but his radical ideologies would've drawn the comparison anyway

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Anonymous #1 32w

We did tho

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1. Jesus did not affirm the “traditional Jewish moral teachings” that were prevalent during His earthly ministry. That’s part of why the traditionalists hated Him so much. 2. Leftism doesn’t prescribe any particular sexual ethic beyond a strong commitment to consent, so there’s no conflict there. 3. Jesus said ppl should pay taxes because currency is an apparatus of the State anyway, but that no human institution can claim the self because GOD’S image is on each person. That’s super political.

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There are anachronistic, oversimplified ways of going about it, but to say that applying 1st Century theological principles to contemporary politics is *inherently* anachronistic and unacceptable is to reject much of the value of Scripture and the redemptive promise of the Gospel.

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It literally is what you said though. That’s what the words “Mapping 1st century theology into modern politics is dumb, it’s a gross oversimplification” mean when you string them together in that order. The fact of the matter is that Jesus did speak politically during His earthly ministry and that on the whole His political speech would be considered radically left-wing even by today’s standards.

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Yes, I’ve been a practicing, baptized Christian for twelve years.

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It’s not any more of an oversimplification than me saying “I am a Texan”. Just because it’s not the ENTIRETY of someone’s identity doesn’t make a true statement false. I stand by what I said because the words of Scripture show that it’s true. You’re right that our Lord doesn’t fit into any earthly party but that’s not what I’m doing.

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In terms of the point I was making? Yes. Both statements are true, both are wildly simplistic relative to the full scope of the person they reference. Also why the need for quotes around propagandist. That word isn’t inherently negative so I’m a little confused by that choice.

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