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Made me laugh because if Jesus really came back, I'm pretty sure the reactions would involve a hell of a lot of killing/shooting/lying. Also, is it really necessary to say killing and shooting? Does this person have some special objection to shooting in and of itself, regardless of whether a person is being shot at?
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Made me laugh because if Jesus really came back, I'm pretty sure the reactions would involve a hell of a lot of killing/shooting/lying. Also, is it really necessary to say killing and shooting? Does this person have some special objection to shooting in and of itself, regardless of whether a person is being shot at?
He needs to read his Bible. The followers of Jesus (that would presumably include the guy who is displaying that sign) will form an army and go around the world converting people at gunpoint. Guess what this army will do to people who don't convert? Go on, guess!
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The verses don't make sense to me.
Typically, when a fundamentalist makes a pronouncement followed by a scripture reference, the reference is supposed to support the pronouncement. "Do XYZ!!! (I Opinions 5:34)". The assumption is that anyone who uses scripture as an authority is compelled to agree and obey with the preceding pronouncement, thus giving it weight. Thus the speaker is saying, "Scripture is Truth. I repeat Scripture. Therefore, what I say is Truth."
In this case, the pronouncement is "Jesus is Coming Soon! Stop Killing & Shooting Stop Lying". First off, the two ideas don't really go together. Why should we stop killing, shooting, and lying just because Jesus is coming soon (whatever that means)? If Jesus wasn't coming soon--say, if this sign was being read at anytime during the past 2,000 years--would killing, shooting, and lying be acceptable? "You've got centuries before Jesus will come, so feel free to shoot, kill, and lie. You've got time."
Second, assuming the Bible verses are being used to authoritize and support the pronouncement, they're failing at that. Let's look at each in turn:
This is a promise from Jesus. We're to go to him--there's nothing here about Jesus coming to us. And suppose I'm weary and burdened from all the killing, shooting, and lying--will Jesus ease my burdens from living a hard life of violence and deception?
Again, nothing here about Jesus coming soon. Paul argues that if you're a Christian, then Jesus is already come--present tense.
The Psalms reference are even odder:
Err, context please. What are we talking about? The passage starts in the middle of a sentence and skips an entire verse--a bit suspicious, that. Nothing here about killing, shooting, or lying either. Uttering slander could be a kind of lying, I suppose. These two verses are snippets of a longer list that the psalm-writer is compiling to identify who's allowed to "dwell in the Lord's sacred tent." Assuming that's a good thing--I prefer my dwellings to be climate controlled with running water--but again, context is key. But even more so, there's nothing here about why I should pay attention to the message that "Jesus is coming soon."
It's a head scratcher, that's for sure.
Typically, when a fundamentalist makes a pronouncement followed by a scripture reference, the reference is supposed to support the pronouncement. "Do XYZ!!! (I Opinions 5:34)". The assumption is that anyone who uses scripture as an authority is compelled to agree and obey with the preceding pronouncement, thus giving it weight. Thus the speaker is saying, "Scripture is Truth. I repeat Scripture. Therefore, what I say is Truth."
In this case, the pronouncement is "Jesus is Coming Soon! Stop Killing & Shooting Stop Lying". First off, the two ideas don't really go together. Why should we stop killing, shooting, and lying just because Jesus is coming soon (whatever that means)? If Jesus wasn't coming soon--say, if this sign was being read at anytime during the past 2,000 years--would killing, shooting, and lying be acceptable? "You've got centuries before Jesus will come, so feel free to shoot, kill, and lie. You've got time."
Second, assuming the Bible verses are being used to authoritize and support the pronouncement, they're failing at that. Let's look at each in turn:
This is a promise from Jesus. We're to go to him--there's nothing here about Jesus coming to us. And suppose I'm weary and burdened from all the killing, shooting, and lying--will Jesus ease my burdens from living a hard life of violence and deception?
Again, nothing here about Jesus coming soon. Paul argues that if you're a Christian, then Jesus is already come--present tense.
The Psalms reference are even odder:
Err, context please. What are we talking about? The passage starts in the middle of a sentence and skips an entire verse--a bit suspicious, that. Nothing here about killing, shooting, or lying either. Uttering slander could be a kind of lying, I suppose. These two verses are snippets of a longer list that the psalm-writer is compiling to identify who's allowed to "dwell in the Lord's sacred tent." Assuming that's a good thing--I prefer my dwellings to be climate controlled with running water--but again, context is key. But even more so, there's nothing here about why I should pay attention to the message that "Jesus is coming soon."
It's a head scratcher, that's for sure.