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» HeadZenCards - Out of Context?

Brian, it is a dishonest tactic to infer that I misrepresent the Bible when all that I am doing is quoting it. Shame on you.
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Of COURSE, you do not have the power to pray to Jesus and expect any concrete results.
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What is a believer in plain talking to think?
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Outrageous claims need to be tested, Brian. The idea that Jesus will give whatever the person who prays to him wants is an obvious lie.
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You say that I am taking Jesus' quote out of context.
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What is the context of Matt. 5 to Matt. 7, Brian? Jesus is preaching to the MULTITUDES.
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Jesus uses the phrase "every one". The verse is simple and unambiguous.
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His statement was obviously false. And that was not the only time Jesus is supposed to have said something like that.
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The only sane thing to do is to reject what fails after you test it to your own satisfaction.
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Benjamin Franklin said that the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over (like pray to Jesus) and expect different results.
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If advising sanity is "forcing" my beliefs on you, then may I suggest that you may be too sensitive to be on the battlefield of ideas. You may be more comfortable if you retreat from it to a safer place where you can just "have faith".

-- posted by HeadZenCards