07-24-2022, 04:15 PM
(07-24-2022, 04:02 PM)GMDino Wrote: So I was raised Roman Catholic which means I didn't read the bible (rimshot) but that verse matches up with my recovering catholic philosophy: My god isn't the angry god of the OT. He wants us to do good to and for others and lead good lives. That's it. He doesn't care about who you fall in love with and how you mate with them. He isn't judging you for saying GD but rather if you use his name to solely benefit yourself and to hurt others.
It's about love your neighbor...not judge your neighbor.
Maybe I'm wrong and I'll spend eternity suffering for caring about other's happiness more than caring what they were doing that I didn't agree with.
It's funny you say that. Micah 6:8 definitely sounds more in line with NT teachings, but it is an OT verse. It just goes to show that so much about what we think of the teachings in the Bible (because you aren't the only person that feels that way) can be skewed. I mean, I feel like Micah 6:8 and Matthew 22:35-40 contain universal truths that are really found in all religions. So there must be something to them, right?
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
