Quote:This story got me thinking, 'Why would Jesus call someone a dog?' He spends quite a bit of time with the gentiles, this story makes no sense! Perhaps Jesus was bipolar? On one hand, talking to a Samaritan woman (who the jews HATED) and then calling a gentile a dog! What is up with Jesus?why indeed? If he is perfectly good why he said these things to a poor woman who is in desperate need of help? The only rational explaination is becouse he is a racist bastard. And why are you trying to justify this action?
Actually this story is the proof that christianity was a jewish-only religion at it's begining. Through time it became universal..
Quote:I believe Jesus was playing on a popular philosophy, gentiles were the scumb of the Earth!So you're saying sciptures are not reliable? Then why do you believe something that can mislead you?
Jews were God's chosen people! Why should they get any blessings or miracles?
Yet the gentile woman, contends with Jesus, this is what I find remarkable!
She has the audicty to contend with a rabbi/prophet?!? She must of been crazy! Yet, she still does and it pays off for her.
As you can see a lot of Jews, even Paul, believed that the gentiles were given the crumbs, not the food off the table.
Christians and Atheists need to becareful how they interpret scipture, it comes with 21 centuries of philosphical and theological baggage!
You can become a deist if you believe in there is a god. Make your own rules, don't believe in something written 2000 years ago! Why are you forcing yourself to believe in christianity?
Quote:Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends.
Gandalf The Gray.
