Spirituality
26 Feb 23
26 Feb 23
When I was younger I knew of Christians who would keep Sunday as the sabbath and were quite strict about it too. No work, no housework even, no shopping, no TV etc. However they would travel more than a sabbath’s day journey to get to church and seemed ignorant of the fact that Saturday was the Jewish sabbath anyway. Even at a young age I found it all quite odd.
In later years I realised that Jesus wasn’t a sabbath keeper and in fact even rewrote Mosaic law (verbally of course) and in later years still I abandoned the idea that any sort of religious dogma, creed and rules were somehow sacred. For me this has been liberating and enabled me to see new wisdom in the teachings of Jesus. I’ve also seen the latent spiritually hypocrisy which can creep into the attitudes and behaviours of some Christians who hang onto some, traditional precepts and teachings have been handed down in one form or another, either through family, church denomination or interpretations of the bible.
Any thoughts on this?
26 Feb 23
@divegeester saidWhen I was young I thought going to mass on Saturday evening was a case of slightly unworthy corner-cutting. Then, when I arrived in the town where I worked in Indonesia and realized how hot it got in the church on Sunday mornings, I chose to go in the much cooler Saturday evenings.
When I was younger I knew of Christians who would keep Sunday as the sabbath and were quite strict about it too. No work, no housework even, no shopping, no TV etc. However they would travel more than a sabbath’s day journey to get to church and seemed ignorant of the fact that Saturday was the Jewish sabbath anyway. Even at a young age I found it all quite odd.
In la ...[text shortened]... ither through family, church denomination or interpretations of the bible.
Any thoughts on this?
26 Feb 23
@divegeester saidIts human nature. People do what is easy and shy away from what is difficult. Jesus addressed that and told them what must be done to get eternal life in the Kingdom of God. Its not, keeping the Sabbath, neither is it going to church, or long prayers or singing hymns or giving generously to the church. These are things churches promote, because it is what people like and what they believe makes them righteous.
When I was younger I knew of Christians who would keep Sunday as the sabbath and were quite strict about it too. No work, no housework even, no shopping, no TV etc. However they would travel more than a sabbath’s day journey to get to church and seemed ignorant of the fact that Saturday was the Jewish sabbath anyway. Even at a young age I found it all quite odd.
In la ...[text shortened]... ither through family, church denomination or interpretations of the bible.
Any thoughts on this?
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26 Feb 23
@divegeester saidmy parents sent me to sunday school.....for about a fortnight.the next time I went to church was my wedding day...a really posh catholic church never been in a church since.
When I was younger I knew of Christians who would keep Sunday as the sabbath and were quite strict about it too. No work, no housework even, no shopping, no TV etc. However they would travel more than a sabbath’s day journey to get to church and seemed ignorant of the fact that Saturday was the Jewish sabbath anyway. Even at a young age I found it all quite odd.
In la ...[text shortened]... ither through family, church denomination or interpretations of the bible.
Any thoughts on this?
01 Mar 23
@divegeester saidI wonder why 3 people chose to thumb down this post but not reply. Obviously hit the mark.
When I was younger I knew of Christians who would keep Sunday as the sabbath and were quite strict about it too. No work, no housework even, no shopping, no TV etc. However they would travel more than a sabbath’s day journey to get to church and seemed ignorant of the fact that Saturday was the Jewish sabbath anyway. Even at a young age I found it all quite odd.
In la ...[text shortened]... ither through family, church denomination or interpretations of the bible.
Any thoughts on this?
@divegeester saidYour "accuracy" in this regard has seldom been lower.
I wonder why 3 people chose to thumb down this post but not reply. Obviously hit the mark.
@divegeester saidI didn't realize I needed to dumb down my post for a three-year-old.
Speaking of accuracy…
Why have you put “accuracy” in speech marks? I didn’t type that word.
My advice: stop calling them "speech marks". That's not all they do.
@suzianne saidWhy not enter into the topic of the thread instead of your incessant trolling. You bring no value to any thread in any forum with your Karenesque tub thumping and abuse.
I didn't realize I needed to dumb down my post for a three-year-old.
My advice: stop calling them "speech marks". That's not all they do.
@divegeester saidIs this "entering into the topic of the thread"?
I wonder why 3 people chose to thumb down this post but not reply. Obviously hit the mark.
@divegeester saidA subjective opinion, brought on by your dislike of people who hold a different subjective opinion.
Why not enter into the topic of the thread instead of your incessant trolling. You bring no value to any thread in any forum with your Karenesque tub thumping and abuse.
Stating an opposing viewpoint isn't "abuse", except maybe to those who desire to control the narrative.
My post wasn't taking issue with your OP. I agree with it on a base level. It's your putting down other Christians who do not share your personal Christian views that I take issue with, and therefore my post was accurate.
You taking issue with those who disagree is not a Christian value. But it's about all you do here. You rarely bring up a topic to discuss in a rational adult fashion, but only to pigeonhole other Christians and ultimately make fun of those who hold opposing viewpoints.
Discuss? No, you'd rather open your can of handy epithets you reserve for those who actually have the temerity to express disagreement with your treatment of others here. You misrepresent this as "trolling" when it's more akin to "anti-trolling".
But by all means, do carry on.