If I knew the Bible better ...

[LaelthsDaughter]

... I’d be posting that verse where Jesus says, “Lo. Respect thy neighbor's personal space—especially during a pandemic!”

I’m sure he said something like that, I just don’t know where to find it. Can anybody help me out?

[dflprincess]

1. I don't know the Bible all that well

But you could pull out the "What you do to the least of my breathran you do to me."

And who would expose Jesus to Covid?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

13. Great passage.

Matthew Chapter 25

35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

[Laelth]

19. "Who would Jesus infect with COVID-19?"

“Would Jesus wear a mask?”



-Laelth

[jls4561]

2. Matthew 6

"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen."

[LakeArenal]

3. "For they do so for-the glory of men" not god.

[jls4561]

4. Sound like anyone we've seen lately?

[Igel]

15. It also says that when you

do good works and help the poor to keep it to yourself--to not even let one hand know what the other is doing.

And to not judge others.

Know of anybody--I don't care what color they claim for their politics--trumpeting how they help the poor and condemning others for not being as righteous?

The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

.

For "unjust" read "people in the other party".

The quote doesn't quite work, because today's Pharisee doesn't stand by himself. He's surrounded by a Greek chorus praising him (or her) for being so right and putting the other people in their place.

[11 Bravo]

7. One of my favorite Bible verses.

[LaelthsDaughter]

8. That's a very good one! (N/t)

[Laelth]

12. I guess churches aren't "essential" unless you are a hypocrite. n/t

-Laelth

[Igel]

16. Shavuot is coming up.

When a man from each family in each tribe was to present himself--in public--at the Temple and make an offering for his family.

The first day of unleavened bread (now "the first day of Passover&quot was another such day, and was the reason for Passover being such a big deal in Jerusalem.

Public prayer was a common thing before the destruction of the Temple and in the early church. The purpose, one would assume, was not to be seen but to be.

[Ferrets are Cool]

20. One of my all time favorites.

[Atticus]

5. "Yea, thou knowest that it is graven in stone: when plague stalks the land,

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stayest thou the fuck home!"---1st Book of Samuel (Jackson)

[LaelthsDaughter]

6. That's it!

There goes that quote I was thinking of! I knew hesaid it somewhere.

[leftieNanner]

10. The readings from Samuel

Some of my favorites.

[jls4561]

11. Gotta study up on my Old Testament

[Laelth]

14. DUzy!

That’s awesome.



-Laelth

[dflprincess]

21. Ah yes,

I remember Sister Mary Terminator reading that passage to us in Catechism!

[Laelth]

22. +1 n/t

-Laelth

[Shermann]

9. Good one! nt

[Igel]

17. Here's one better. "Do what I say or I'll destroy your shit,"

with what I think might be an implicit warning: "Bring plague upon us, and we'll kill you."

Chinese, Jews, Xians. Whatever.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mississippi-church-fighting-coronavirus-restrictions-burned-ground-n1212646



I'll give it a 25% chance that it was somebody connected with the church, which was the case with many of the African-American churches that burned in the '90s. But fear and hatred are closely linked, and there are a lot of scared people. Some of it's reasonable, some's whipped up by the press and politicians and bloggers.

[LaelthsDaughter]

18. Hear hear! (N/t)