Anthony, Just THIS!
...Bill! --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Mike, >  > The pigs die, but the demons survive and move to other sentient beings. What > then? >  > Anthony > > > ________________________________ > From: mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 0:37 > Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Chan and zen > > >  > Anthony, > > Didn't Jesus cure someone by making the demons enter a bunch of (innocent) > pigs who then threw themselves off a cliff? Shhh, don't tell PETA or they'll > turn up on Judgement Day with tins of red paint and spoil the party. > > > I think all the Abrahamic religions are the same on face value. > > Mike > > > ________________________________ > From: Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, 6 August 2012, 15:11 > Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Chan and zen > > >  > Mike, >  > I am not knowledgable on Jesus, only knowing his word that his blood be > sacrificed instead of killing animals. That sounds like a bodhisatva. >  > Are you sure the quotes below were uttered by Jesus in reference to those > 'laws' in the Old Testament? If so, there is no difference with Islam. >  > I hope I am learning the right thing. >  > Anthony > > > ________________________________ > From: mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, 6 August 2012, 17:37 > Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Chan and zen > > >  > Bill and Bill!, > > I hear this claim that Jesus came to change the Old Testament all the time. > Doesn't seem to ring true at all. > > > Below are Jesus' quotes from the New Testament: > > > âFor truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not > a dot, will pass the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one > of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least > in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be > called great in the kingdom of heaven.â â" Matthew 5:18-19 > âIt is easier for Heaven and Earth to pass away than for the smallest part > of the letter of the law to become invalid.â (Luke 16:17) > âDo not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have > come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and > earth pass away, not the smallest part or the smallest part of a letter will > pass from the law, until all things have taken place.â (Matthew 5:17) > âDid not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the lawâ > (John7:19) > > > >And what are these laws from the Old Testament?: > > > >Blasphemy is Punishable by Death > >One who blasphemes the name of the LORD shall be put to death; the whole > >congregation shall stone the blasphemer. Aliens as well as citizens, when > >they blaspheme the Name, shall be put to death. (NRSV) â" Leviticus 24:16 > >Cheaters Must Die > >If a man commits adultery with another manâs wifeâ"with the wife of his > >neighborâ"both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death. (NIV) > >â" Leviticus 20:10 > >Dishonoring Your Mother or Father is Punishable by Death > >Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. Such a person is > >guilty of a capital offense. (NLT) â" Leviticus 20:9 > >People Who Work on Sunday Should be Killed > >You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must > >be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the LORD. Anyone > >who works on that day must be put to death. (NLT) â" Exodus 35:2 > >If a Woman is Not a Virgin When She Gets Married, She Has to Die > >âIf any man takes a wife, and goes in to her, and detests her, and charges > >her with shameful conduct, and brings a bad name on her, and says, âI took > >this woman, and when I came to her I found she was not a virgin,â ⦠and > >evidences of virginity are not found for the young woman, then they shall > >bring out the young woman to the door of her fatherâs house, and the men > >of her city shall stone her to death with stones ⦠(NKJV) â" Deuteronomy > >22:13-14,20-21 > >Thereâs Nothing Wrong With Slavery > >Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from > >them you may buy slaves. (NIV) â" Leviticus 25:44 > >Gays Should be Put to Death > >If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an > >abomination; they shall be put to death; their blood is upon them. (NRSV) > >â" Leviticus 20:13 > >Women Should Shut the Hell Up and Do as Theyâre Told > >A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a > >woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. (NIV) > >â" Timothy 2:11-12 > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
