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Originally Posted by Light
Well, you are making my point. You are again portraying God as a "hateful" entity when he so chooses to hate others as Jesus said not to do. Jesus said to "love your enemies". Reconcile that.
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No, YOU reconcile it, genius!
And I'm not portraying God as "hateful". Did I write scripture!?
But because I know that your simple mind is steeped in the thick, black darkness of ignorance, you wouldn't be able in a 1,000 years to "reconcile" the two passages. You think there is a contradiction, yet there isn't one. If your lazy, unspiritual mind were able to plumb the depths of a shallow mud puddle, you would be able to figure this out. But I'll come to your rescue by once again, quoting your "best friend". Since you're so in tune with his teaching, so much on same page as He is, I'm sure you'll agree with him.
I have quoted the following kingdom parable several times over the years; but you still don't get it. And it's very likely you never will. Since it is a kingdom parable, the parable is about the King, i.e. your "best friend" Jesus.
Luke 19:11-27
11 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. 12 He said: "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. 13 So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. '
Put this money to work,' he said, 'until I come back.'
14 "But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We don't want this man to be our king.'
15 "He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.
16 "The first one came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned ten more.'
17 "'Well done, my good servant!' his master replied. 'Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.'
18 "The second came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned five more.'
19 "His master answered, 'You take charge of five cities.'
20 "Then another servant came and said, 'Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. 21 I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.'
22 "His master replied, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow? 23 Why then didn't you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?'
24 "Then he said to those standing by, 'Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.'
25 "'Sir,' they said, 'he already has ten!'
26 "He replied, 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away. 27
But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them — bring them here and kill them in front of me.'"
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Whether you want to believe it or not, this parable is messianic in nature. Jesus is the "master" in this parable. Jesus is the one of "noble birth" who went to a "distant country" (heaven when he ascended to his Father on Pentecost) to be crowned King, and his interactions with his
servants (operative term here is
SERVANTS) occurs at his Second Coming at which time both the righteous and unrighteous will be judged by Him.
So, whaddya think: Will Jesus, at his Second Coming, violate his own Law by having his
enemies put to death before him instead of showing them his love? Is Jesus contradicting himself with this teaching by not loving his enemies upon his return? And why in the world would Jesus ever characterize himself as a "hard", exacting man? Do you think Jesus misrepresented himself in this parable?
