Mike Posts: Straight from Jesus on how we should behave. Sorry but that is just the way it is. Jesus would not have spoken these words if they were not important for us to follow.
From Jesus to man to us - well, whatever. Don't be sorry - just for crying out loud, read me right. Canon did not exist before Constantine (300 AD) and he did not convert until he was on his deathbed as he wanted to continue to sin without roadblocks. And -- Oh, guess what, he wanted to use religion to manipulate the masses in his favor. What a surprise!! If you forego that Jesus whole philosophy is about love for his fellow man - then you got it wrong. If you think his sacrifice is the lightest of the tenets of Christiandom - than I gotta say you got it wrong. You brandish the banner when you state that belief that Christ is the son of God and died for our sins means nothing compared to well let's see - Paul said only get married if you can't resist the urge to have sex. Gee - I think that's important.
From Jesus to man to us - well, whatever. Don't be sorry - just for crying out loud, read me right. Canon did not exist before Constantine (300 AD) and he did not convert until he was on his deathbed as he wanted to continue to sin without roadblocks. And -- Oh, guess what, he wanted to use religion to manipulate the masses in his favor. What a surprise!! If you forego that Jesus whole philosophy is about love for his fellow man - then you got it wrong. If you think his sacrifice is the lightest of the tenets of Christiandom - than I gotta say you got it wrong. You brandish the banner when you state that belief that Christ is the son of God and died for our sins means nothing compared to well let's see - Paul said only get married if you can't resist the urge to have sex. Gee - I think that's important.