Bible Studies for W!

[TomClash]

The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded
than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war,
but one bungler destroys much good.

- Ecclesiastes 9:17-18

[IdaBriggs]

1. Well said. nt

[BMJ]

2. Well, *'s followers are "pick-and-choose" Christians, so it doesn't matter

:p

[MasonJar]

3. I like that very much. Thanks .

[NAO]

4. A Scripture Passage for Dubya - He's In Big Trouble!

Dubya has slashed social programs which include brutal cuts to subsitence programs such as food and heating assistance. He ought to consider the this passage from scripture: Matthew 25:32-46

32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
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.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

The meaning of this passage is crystal clear. Some may attempt to excuse their voting to cut social programs by saying that the passage refers only to personal giving to the poor, not to state organized giving.

I would remind them that Jesus took a very dim view of the Pharasees, who used legally constructed rationalizations to obey the ‘Letter of the Law’ while completely missing ‘the Spirit of The Law’.

I would also ask these people if they are genuinely comfortable voting against social programs, when according to Matthew 25:45, to refuse to help someone by providing sustenance is morally equivalent to refusing to help Jesus.

How would you like to tell the Son of God that you voted against welfare because you thought it was about freeloaders, and OF COURSE you would have voted differently if you knew that Jesus Christ Himself was the welfare applicant?

Well, He would remind you that He did tell you that he is the welfare applicant in His own teachings in the above passage. (verses 40 and 45)

[SeanQ]

8. Amen!

[The Chronicler]

5. Ecclesiastes rules

and is often overlooked by scholars.

[baltodemvet]

6. Nice!

Thanks!

[SeanQ]

7. Micah 6:8

He hath showed the, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of the, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

- one of my favorites