I agree, I love that movie.

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And believe it or not, I would say JC Superstar presents Jesus in a more sympathetic and human way than many ministers do.

One thing it does wrong however, is that it plays into the idea that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute. There is no evidence in the Gospels to back that belief up, and actually many (including myself) believe that this was an idea made up by the early church patriarchy to keep women out of the church leadership. You see there's actually a good amount of writing that would lead you to believe that Mary Magdalene was extremely important in the early church, maybe even a leader (she was, according to the Gospels, the first to see Jesus after his resurrection. and there is a "Gospel of Mary Magdalene" among those books that were somehow left out of the cannonical bible). The portrayal of her as a prostitute was done as part of a strategy to keep women out of church leadership. The only "acceptable" woman figure was Mary according to this strategy, a virgin. Sex made women dirty and unworthy, so what better way to rid church history of women's proper place than portray the most important woman of early church history as a whore?

That's some BS.

There's also no proof she wasn't... I don't know that I believe it, but you can't discount it just because it's not in the bible. Entire books were left out.

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Including a book that she supposedly wrote, which I added to my last post in an edit.

Ahh. Well, many moons ago was all he-said, she-said, I heard from this guy once kind of stories :/

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Well, I cant tell you if she was or wasnt... Im not sure... I dont think she was... and the whole idea of "women are dirty if they have sex" was I believe the idea that they were supposed to be pure for their husbands... you know? Maybe not.. idk... haha

But anyways Bible verse for the day is....

Ephesians 6:10-18

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Pretty simple I think, trust in God, and pray that he will help you make it through the day and He will.

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I think it means don't think too much; trust that if you've made good, just decisions all day, you will have been a good person, and reached your goal.

I think this part could have been worded more clearly, "lean not on your own understanding".

Hey, these might be fun.

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-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

I gotta get me some nun!

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

I pretty sure they'd categorize this woman as "dirty", even if she was pure(virgin).

What is and is not "dirty" or "modest" is, and should always be, culturally based. And I'm not even a postmodernist in a lot of ways.

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‎"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Khalil Gibran

I just had a girl tell me you can't believe in god if you're not a christian. /facepalm

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"Go out and run 'em."
- Lindy Ruff, 23 Feb. 2007

Romans 3:23 + 24

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. And all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

This is one of the most famous bible verses in the Bible. And I think it deeply reflects to Christians that even though we are sinners we should still try and live a good life for God, and ask for forgiveness. I think it explains itself pretty well...

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Everyone better go to a church tomorrow and start PRAYING for wins

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret

Haha Im already on it!

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- Lindy Ruff, 23 Feb. 2007

In short,because I have no intention of trying to put you down or write a monster post lol. When you say "sin - to miss a mark" Well, the way I see that, is that Christians are trying to have a good relationship with God, but if they sin, they (as jesus put it) have done something that puts them back away from God, they miss the mark of being with God. So in essence, It kinda makes sense to me if you look at it like that... But I understand fulling where you are coming from because things do get lost in translation all the time haha. Its almost like that telephone game we all played when we were kids where we start a story and it goes from one person to another to another to another and then by the end its distorted.. Now Im not saying the Bible is distorted, I have no doubt in my mind though that there are some things in the bible that are misinterpreted in some way or another. But anyways thats just where I think most christians get that doing something wrong, because if sinning puts us farther away from God then we obviously "missed the mark". But ya. Very good post Zilla haha, got me thinking... you do a lot of research dont you?





Verse of the Day:

Ephesians 2:8

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.

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Oh ya I just remembered what I was going to say about the Adam and Eve thing... It clearly states in the bible that God told Adam and Eve that they could eat from ANY tree in the Garden of Eden, except the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil... He told them not to eat from it and they still did. Satan tempted Eve and Eve ate it, then she gave it to Adam. So, Satan was trying to get humans to sin from the very beginning to corrupt a relationship with God... so ya... haha That is also why Jesus ended up coming to earth so we COULD have a personal relationship with God again.

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I'm trying to wrap my head around this, Rut. Bible talk is sometimes hard to get the grasp of. I think I'll just add that I think it is showing trust in God's grace by letting him lead the way for us. To relinquish control of our desitny to God and let Him show us the path he wants us to take. Its hard not to force our wants into what we think God wants for us. For instance, take Abraham. He wanted a son and God told him to have faith...he will be granted a son. But when his wife became barren, he thought, 'how can I have a son now, when my wife can't have children?' Instead of waiting for God to give him a son through God's plan, Abraham took one of his slaves and she became pregnant with Isaac (right?). Shortly later, a miracle happened and Abraham's barren wife became pregnant and then Abraham realized that he should have been more patient with God's plan. I think I have this story right...but its an important story because it shows that we should have more faith in God and trust that He has a perfect plan for us if we are just patient.

And, regarding praying for the Sabres, Bills, Colts or any other sports team...I'd rather let God spend his prayer answering for people that really need it. The Sabres don't need prayers, they need a fire lit under their asses. Or to be benched. Or a slap across the face. I'll pray for them to stay safe and not get injured, but winning is something they need to do on their own. just my two cents. LOL

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