what's your favorite bible passage?

[shogun rua]

mine at the moment:



BibleGateway.com - PassageLookup: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.


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Discuss

[SEAN!]

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."

[NinjaBoy]

I remember back when people wanted to illicit conversations they did more then just copy and paste something and stamp "Discuss" at the bottom.

[miss.myra]

O, I know..the one where it says it's an abomination for men to eat lobster, shrimp, or crabs..

Leviticus 11:9-12 says:
9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
Deuteronomy 14:9-10 says:
9 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.

Basically, if you eat that shit, you're as bad as being gay!!! :P

[miss.myra]

for real though, my favorite is from Corinthians (I think it's 1:13)..

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. "

[NinjaBoy]

Leviticus is awesome. Christians use it to condem gay relationships, but pretty much ignore the rest IE:

No round hair cuts:

Leviticus 19:27
"You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard."

No Polyester/Cotton shirts:

Leviticus 19:19
"You are to keep My statutes. You shall not breed together two kinds of your cattle; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor wear a garment upon you of two kinds of material mixed together."


Deuteronomy is also wicked awesome:

Deuteronomy 25:11-12
What your wife is not allowed to do while defending you:

"If two men, a man and his countryman, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is striking him, and puts out her hand and seizes his genitals, then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity."

or if you ever lost a testicle you're basically screwed:

Deuteronomy 23:1
"A man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off may never join the assembly of the Lord."

[ebbomega]

"Is there anything in there about not pushing your beliefs on others?"

[shogun rua]

lol @ ladyboy losing his shit

[shogun rua]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."

I think the bolded part of the verse reminds us that being on the right path is at odds with being popular with everyone else.

Reminds me of this other verse:

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

Matthew 13:57

[shogun rua]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

for real though, my favorite is from Corinthians (I think it's 1:13)..

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. "

I like that one too, and the follow up:

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

really powerful imagery there.

I'd like to see a song with those lyrics.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

for real though, my favorite is from Corinthians (I think it's 1:13)..

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. "

1 Corinthians, Chapter 13. It's the one that gets read at all the weddings.

I like, from that chapter (verse 11):

"When I was a child, I spake as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child, but when I became an adult I put an end to paying attention to Wum's posts"

or something like that.

[ebbomega]

I like the sexy bits of the Bible. This woman covers most of them:

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by shogun rua

lol @ ladyboy losing his shit

Losing my shit? (I assume that you are calling me ladyboy).

[ebbomega]

^ No, "losing his shit" = testicular casualties, methinks.

[MissBehavior]

Jeremiah 29:11 11For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Matthew 7:1-5 1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

Matthew 7:7-8 7"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Also, the Song Of Solomon is beautiful, beginning to end.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."

since no one got my reference

[-evil-duerr-]

righteous stoner fact # 522

- the pages of most bibles are extra thin and come with two blank pages at the back and front which can be used as a last resource cigarette rolling papers.