Re: Hell (was The Wall)

Mark T wrote:
 
> "lynx" wrote:
>
>   
>>> No Christian follows what Jesus says in the bible when I ask them ...
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>> Jesus said in  Matthew 5:42, "Give to him that asketh thee, and from
>>> him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away."  May I have your
house 
>>> and car and may I borrow your most prized possession?
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>       
>> Perhaps it's implied that the request stems from genuine need.
>>     
>
> The passage says nothing about genuine need ... only a request.
>   
 
Well if you're going to apply a strict literal interpretation, and you 
accept that Jesus did say this, then you only have the conclusion that 
Christianity imposes impossible demands on us available to you, which 
then begs the response, so why even bother trying to live a christian
life?
 


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rgds,

Pete
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