Oh 100%, the gate thing is complete self serving nonsense, “The entirety of the bourgeoisie is inherently hellbound” is just such a hard sell to right wing American Christians.
the full story is 1. somehow even more anti-rich than the usually quoted line and 2. rly funny
16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”
17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
18 “Which ones?” he inquired. Jesus replied, “ ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony,
19 honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.
24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
bible has lotsa misses, but what it gets right it gets rly right
I’m personally partial to some of the laws
21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.
22 “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.
23 If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.
24 My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.
25 “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.
26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return it by sunset,
27 because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in? When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
(tho the books of laws are full of some of the most horrible parts of the book too )
Afaik the gate thing is made up and he literally meant a sewing needle.
That passage would be so funny if it meant “it’s kinda difficult but not particularly” like why even include it
Oh 100%, the gate thing is complete self serving nonsense, “The entirety of the bourgeoisie is inherently hellbound” is just such a hard sell to right wing American Christians.
the full story is 1. somehow even more anti-rich than the usually quoted line and 2. rly funny
“If you want to be perfect sell everything you own, give the money to the poor, and follow me” is my favorite line in the bible right now.
bible has lotsa misses, but what it gets right it gets rly right
I’m personally partial to some of the laws
(tho the books of laws are full of some of the most horrible parts of the book too
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