Originally posted by Grampy BobbyEscaping from the intellectual and spiritual clutches of Christian, Muslim or Jewish ideology ~ among others ~ requires 'unlearning'. Feel free to quote me on this. 😉
13. "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” ~Alvin Toffler
16) The Great White Throne Judgment:
31 “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38 And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ 44 Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not [e]take care of You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” (Matthew 31 -46)
"Footnotes: a.Matthew 25:15 A talent was worth about fifteen years’ wages of a laborer; b.Matthew 25:18 Or lord’s; c.Matthew 25:21 Or lord; d.Matthew 25:27 Lit to the bankers; e.Matthew 25:44 Or serve." New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeBy the way, GD, my wave lengths are variable in terms of signals sent and received depending on my level of fatigue. Also an observation: at the outset life appears to be a vast wilderness and remains that way until we individually locate true north on the universal vertical compass.
My temporal clock is digital.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyOriginally posted by vistesd "14 Sep '13" Thread 155320 (Page 3)
Spirituality: Quotations - Part Two[/b] Note: Please see Thread 155320 (226 Posts) for Part One "12 Sep '13 00:36"
1) "Folly and Wickedness of Men:" Psalm 14:1-3 "The fool has said in his heart [Kardia on the Koine Greek referring to the human mind which circulates thought in contrast with the human heart which circulates blo ...[text shortened]... irituality: Debate and general discussion of the supernatural, religion, and the life after." Thanks
"My favorite story about the place of story in religious philosophy (and one which I repeat often) is told by Rami Shapiro, in one of his books, Hasidic Tales. Shapiro is a Reconstructionist rabbi, but I think the “Reb Reuven” in the story was Orthodox—"
Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
"vistesd, would there be a few more entertaining stories told by Rami Shapiro in his books you would enjoy telling us here?"
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyDo you support the $15 per hour minimum wage?
16) [b]The Great White Throne Judgment:
31 “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33 and He will put the sheep on His right, an ...[text shortened]... .Matthew 25:27 Lit to the bankers; e.Matthew 25:44 Or serve." New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/b]