When you write something, it's good to get an outside perspective on what you've written. And since God knows everything, he also probably knows that. Thus, we're pretty sure before he sent the Ten Commandments down to earth, he probably got a few notes on them from a friend first.
Good point about the whole taking gods name in vain schtic. There was plenty of vain name taking this weekend when the Chargers lost. Chances are pretty good I will be guilty of this sin more and more as the season contintues. Don't get me started on the Padres. One world series, that's all I ask. I mean think about it, we practically named a team after him and he still doesn't pull us out of last place.
Good point about the adultery as well. In these tough economic times sometimes you have to think outside the box. Take this scenerio for instance. You're dating a girl say for instance one of those tall dating site girls that you wouldn't mind cheating on. You see hooker. Being a good semeritan you take it upon youself to purchase an hour of her time. This does several things. One, it gets her off the streets for an hour, reducing her chances of going to jail which would cost the tax payers money. Two, it would lessen the chance of her getting hurt (assuming you are not one of those people) at least for an hour. And three your pumping (pardon the pun) money into the economy thereby keeping more people employed.
Just a thought.
I think this is a very good point to bring up but I'm not sure if God's friends truly had the balls to give their honest opinions. It's my belief that 10 commandments was far too many for people at the time. I think God's friends were probably aware of this too and didn't know how to put it to him.
Think about it. People like to take notes and knocking out stone "post it notes" and carrying them around in your pockets was not functional at the time. So instead of grading god on grammar, I would address his general approach. He should have started with less commandments.
You missed a few good ones like in Commandment number 2: You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
NOTES: So can you be more specific on the Idol think? Would something like American Idol be a no-no? Is a statue an idol? How about if we made a giant stone monument of the 10 Commandments and put it in front of the courthouse, would that be hell-worthy?
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me" - Does this mean we can have gods after him? Also, is this God confirming that it is true there are other gods and that we must consider Him the Boss God?
First, keep in mind that the ten commandments were not originally written in King James English, but is rather a translation of the original text.
In regards to the adultery commandment, you're right. This did cause a lot of confusion, so God came back and cleared it up. It's not so much an action thing but rather an attitude thing. Jesus said that if you think of a woman lustfully, you've already committed adultery with her in your heart. So would oral sex count as adultery? Yep.
Finally, the law wasn't given to us to provide a list of dos and don'ts, but rather to show us that we can never be sinless. Thus, we need a savior to take the punishment for us.
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How about respecting the "buffer zone" when going to the restroom? If there's more than one empty stall next to mine, then I would prefer that you put at least one empty stall between us. There's no reason so sit next to someone unless you have no choice.
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October 20th, 2008 at 02:33 am
Good point about the whole taking gods name in vain schtic. There was plenty of vain name taking this weekend when the Chargers lost. Chances are pretty good I will be guilty of this sin more and more as the season contintues. Don't get me started on the Padres. One world series, that's all I ask. I mean think about it, we practically named a team after him and he still doesn't pull us out of last place.
Good point about the adultery as well. In these tough economic times sometimes you have to think outside the box. Take this scenerio for instance. You're dating a girl say for instance one of those tall dating site girls that you wouldn't mind cheating on. You see hooker. Being a good semeritan you take it upon youself to purchase an hour of her time. This does several things. One, it gets her off the streets for an hour, reducing her chances of going to jail which would cost the tax payers money. Two, it would lessen the chance of her getting hurt (assuming you are not one of those people) at least for an hour. And three your pumping (pardon the pun) money into the economy thereby keeping more people employed.
Just a thought.
October 20th, 2008 at 05:37 am
Since when does giving a prostitute money pump money into the economy? Is this foretold prostitute a part-time investment banker?
Well.. I suppose it allows a pimp to buy more coke as an incentive to hiring prostitutes, keeping them employed. Good call.
October 20th, 2008 at 07:09 am
Rubbeth of feet? Alright Quentin Tarantino.
October 20th, 2008 at 07:34 am
love the Pulp Fiction reference in paragraph 4!
October 20th, 2008 at 05:11 pm
I think this is a very good point to bring up but I'm not sure if God's friends truly had the balls to give their honest opinions. It's my belief that 10 commandments was far too many for people at the time. I think God's friends were probably aware of this too and didn't know how to put it to him.
Think about it. People like to take notes and knocking out stone "post it notes" and carrying them around in your pockets was not functional at the time. So instead of grading god on grammar, I would address his general approach. He should have started with less commandments.
October 20th, 2008 at 07:25 pm
Its all in teh name I guess. Makes sense to me!
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October 20th, 2008 at 07:32 pm
Hey Spanky, how about if we're going to ask for just one thing, let it be a superbowl, baseball is so 80's.
October 20th, 2008 at 07:35 pm
Thou shall not humpeth or rubeth of feet.
October 20th, 2008 at 07:46 pm
You missed a few good ones like in Commandment number 2: You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
NOTES: So can you be more specific on the Idol think? Would something like American Idol be a no-no? Is a statue an idol? How about if we made a giant stone monument of the 10 Commandments and put it in front of the courthouse, would that be hell-worthy?
October 20th, 2008 at 08:13 pm
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me" - Does this mean we can have gods after him? Also, is this God confirming that it is true there are other gods and that we must consider Him the Boss God?
October 20th, 2008 at 08:50 pm
This is exactly why God didn't ask for comments before issuing the ten commandments.
October 20th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
First, keep in mind that the ten commandments were not originally written in King James English, but is rather a translation of the original text.
In regards to the adultery commandment, you're right. This did cause a lot of confusion, so God came back and cleared it up. It's not so much an action thing but rather an attitude thing. Jesus said that if you think of a woman lustfully, you've already committed adultery with her in your heart. So would oral sex count as adultery? Yep.
Finally, the law wasn't given to us to provide a list of dos and don'ts, but rather to show us that we can never be sinless. Thus, we need a savior to take the punishment for us.
October 21st, 2008 at 09:24 am
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October 22nd, 2008 at 09:25 pm
How about respecting the "buffer zone" when going to the restroom? If there's more than one empty stall next to mine, then I would prefer that you put at least one empty stall between us. There's no reason so sit next to someone unless you have no choice.
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