Kris, I am VERY familiar with both the traditional Christian 'mental model' (context) of both the Old and New Testaments and with what's purported to be Jesus' teachings. I do know 'sin' means 'missing the mark'.
I say again, "I am without sin." So according to Jesus am eligible to throw stones if I believe the situation warrants. (A hint here is that the group Jesus is supposed to have said that to were NOT without sin.) I say this with full knowledge of and in full accordance with the Christian 'mental model'. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Kristopher Grey <kris@...> wrote: > > You may be without karma Bill!, but you may also be missing the mark on > what 'sin' means in the context of the New Testament. > > Most modern versions drive from Greek texts. The Greek word hamartia is > often translated as sin in the New Testament; it means "to miss the > mark" or "to miss the target". > > Get it? ;) > > If not, try practicing Kyudo. > > In distance shooting there are three levels of skill: > > To-teki, the arrow hits the target. > Kanteki, the arrow pierces the target. > Zaiteki, the arrow exists in the target. > > To be without sin, only one aspect of practice. > > KG > > > > On 9/10/2012 4:38 AM, Bill! wrote: > > > > Merle, > > > > In one of your posts a long time ago and far, far away (that means I > > couldn't find it) you castigated me for stating that Christians and > > Muslims did bad things during the Crusades in the name of their > > religions. You used a quote of Jesus from the Bible and I think it was: > > > > "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone... > > - John 8:7 (English Standard Version) > > > > I have already stated in an early post (an even longer time ago and > > further away) that I considered myself pretty knowledgeable about > > Christianity and very knowledgeable about the teaching of Jesus. I > > didn't respond to this part of your post at that time because I didn't > > consider this quote really relevant to our discussion, but I would > > like to respond now. > > > > I am without sin so would be eligible to throw stones if and when the > > situation calls for that. > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
