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Here's the one on the Catholic docket for this weekend:
Matthew 22:1-14
1 Jesus began to speak to them in parables once again,
2 'The kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who gave a feast for his son's wedding.
3 He sent his servants to call those who had been invited, but they would not come.
4 Next he sent some more servants with the words, "Tell those who have been invited: Look, my banquet is all prepared, my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, everything is ready. Come to the wedding."
5 But they were not interested: one went off to his farm, another to his business,
6 and the rest seized his servants, maltreated them and killed them.
7 The king was furious. He despatched his troops, destroyed those murderers and burnt their town.
8 Then he said to his servants, "The wedding is ready; but as those who were invited proved to be unworthy,
9 go to the main crossroads and invite everyone you can find to come to the wedding."
10 So these servants went out onto the roads and collected together everyone they could find, bad and good alike; and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 When the king came in to look at the guests he noticed one man who was not wearing a wedding garment,
12 and said to him, "How did you get in here, my friend, without a wedding garment?" And the man was silent.
13 Then the king said to the attendants, "Bind him hand and foot and throw him into the darkness outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth."
14 For many are invited but not all are chosen.'
I'm not going to try to explain it, or tell you what spin the priest put on it, or tell you how I feel about it. I'll spare you. This question is for people who were NEVER Christian. So if you feel like reading 14 short verses and telling me what you think about the story, I'm just really curious. I'll share my thoughts later if you want.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
October 14, 2017 at 10:06 pm (This post was last modified: October 14, 2017 at 10:14 pm by Chad32.)
Like any stories, you can sometimes learn morals from them. Though some lessons will be outdated or backwards. Like the story of the man who builds his house on sand, and another o rock. You're meant to come away thinking faith is the rock, but the need for revivals shows that faith is not a rock.
That particular story is rather odd. Who kills or abuses people just for being invited to a wedding? And why would you tie someone up before throwing him out the door, instead of just asking him to leave and come back with better clothes? Actually, who prepares a wedding before invitations are even sent?
I assume the wedding represents heaven, but I don't really know what moral we're supposed to take from it.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
(October 14, 2017 at 10:19 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: I cannot come.
That's what she said.
(My response was: "Whaaaa but I don't wanna do missionary I wanna do doggystyle .".... but then I did what she wanted anyway because I'm a gentleman. And finally, she arrived in the dirty sense).
If Jesus had something to say, he should have been clearer and dropped the wise guy act. The son of the almighty creator of everything really ought to know the importance of clarity in public speaking.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
(October 14, 2017 at 10:22 pm)Cyberman Wrote: If Jesus had something to say, he should have been clearer and dropped the wise guy act. The son of the almighty creator of everything really ought to know the importance of clarity in public speaking.
Matthew 13
10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Set that to music. Record it to CD. Then drop it into a rock crusher. Thanks.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
This question is for people who were NEVER Christian. So if you feel like reading 14 short verses and telling me what you think about the story, I'm just really curious. I'll share my thoughts later if you want.
