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« on: December 18, 2019, 06:09:52 AM »

    And Democrats would call Him a far-right bigot for condemning no-fault divorce, preaching against the dangers of sexual immorality, stating that marriage is between a man and a woman, demanding almsgiving from the poor, and preaching that salvation comes through Him alone. Doesn't stop them from idolizing Him as a "liberal socialist".

Three of those have no scriptural support. Jesus never had anything to say about what constitutes marriage (nor does the Bible itself, especially as there are tons of examples of marriages between more than just one woman and a man). Jesus also didn't say anything about sexual immorality: it was a few of the disciples who got into that, and it still was only mentioned a few times, nowhere near as much as people like to make out. Jesus also did not demand almsgiving from those who could not afford it. He praised the poor who did give, but nowhere did he demand it. In fact, he focused a lot on how difficult it would be for the rich to get into heaven, especially as they are unwilling to part with their money.

It's also important contextually to remember women weren't allowed to initiate divorce and Jesus being against divorce was a way of protecting women, as men could drop women whenever they wanted and leave them destitute just because they wanted the hot new model. We can't assume that he would be for or against no-fault divorce: he allowed for divorce in cases of adultery, which again, supports the theory that his reasoning was to protect those who would be injured by divorce.

As for salvation, that's a theological concern and people across the political spectrums believe different things, so trying to tie that to politics is disgusting.

So, please, stop pretending you are representing Jesus or scripture when you say these things. I've got the receipts for what I've said; how 'bout you?
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