Just making sure what im reading is right...

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Try here. Just scroll down.

And it doesn't seem as bad as Spetulhu is saying. Jesus isn't say "lol my mom is an unbeliever shun'd!" I'm not sure why Jesus is putting his disciples first here, but I'm admittedly not a Bible scholar.

[Mooks]

Personally, I dont know how you could completely not do any work on any given day. You have to do SOME work!

[Spetulhu]

Oh yes, the parables. He admits to using confusing language so people won't understand him.

It's quite obvious that this isn't a "good" book, but who am I to try to help anyone? Case closed on my part.

[Divinus Arma]

Try here. Just scroll down.

And it doesn't seem as bad as Spetulhu is saying. Jesus isn't say "lol my mom is an unbeliever shun'd!" I'm not sure why Jesus is putting his disciples first here, but I'm admittedly not a Bible scholar.

Actually, Jesus is simply pointing out that all mankind is equal in the eyes of the Lord. This relates to Jesus' statements in Mark 12:29-31...

29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.


Jesus explains that your love for your fellow man should be deep and equal. Your love for your neighbor should be equal to that of your love for your mother. Note that Jesus said nothing about your affinity for others. This is an important distinction because it shows we are allowed to "like" some people more than others. It is only our love that should be equal. Is this impossible? No. Difficult? Absolutely.

One may consider the complications of love, especially when considering the differences between romantic love and brotherly love. An open-minded reader should naturally understand that romantic love is coupled to lust and desire. When one takes away the sexuality of romantic love, it should be no different than any other type of love.


Speltulhu, I am not a believer in the divinity of Jesus, but I do attempt to understand and live by his teachings. As an existential eclectic, I would consider myself very open-minded.

Please share with me more why the teachings of Jesus are nothing but joy for life and love of God...

I see similar errors in the interpretation of the Qur'an.

Edit: Jesus used parables to explain very challenging concepts in a way that very simple people could understand.

[ajaxfetish]

Thank you, DA. Spetulhu seriously misrepresented Jesus' words in the above passages, and I wasn't looking forward to trying to clarify them. You saved me a lot of effort, and I certainly couldn't have said it better.

Ajax