Subj : Re: Most memorable modern
To : Arelor
From : jimmylogan
Date : Sat May 17 2025 08:02 pm
-=> Arelor wrote to Bogomips <=-
Ar> Re: Re: Most memorable modern
Ar> By: Bogomips to jimmylogan on Tue May 13 2025 04:42 am
> Love someone else, other than God?
>
Ar> Actually I think the modern interpretation of the Bible is that you are
Ar> supposed to love other humans at least as much as you love God.
Almost...
Matthew 22:36-40 (NIrV) Teacher, he asked, which is the most important
commandment in the Law? Jesus replied, Love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your mind. This
is the first and most important commandment. And the second is like it.
Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Everything that is written
in the Law and the Prophets is based on these two commandments.
So modern interpretation may be that, but it's not accurate.
Ar> There is all this New Testament approach of "Whatever you think [Jesus]
Ar> would do for the people, do it yourselves" which is the functional
WWJD, right?
Ar> reason why Christianism is not retrocompatible with Judaism. The whole
Ar> New Testament feels like a nerf against a doctrine that used to be
Ar> about gaining strength and power through faith and feats. I don't think
Ar> the New Testament is easy to reconciliate with the Old One, which I
Ar> think is the reason why modern Catholics focus so much on Christ but
Ar> don't touch earlier theology that much.
Could be. I don't know that much about Catholosism. I THINK I do, but
just when I think I kow a lot, I learn something else. :-)
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