• Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee
    39·
    10 months ago

    “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.“ Matthew 6:5, NIV

    Now, I don’t make a habit of quoting holy books, but it certainly can have some absolute zingers if you know even A LITTLE of its content and can spot hypocrisy.

    • sqgl@beehaw.orgOP
      2·
      10 months ago

      I don’t get it. Says “do not be like the hypocrites” but then says gOdd rewards the hypocrites.

      • stoy@lemmy.zip
        16·
        10 months ago

        The way I read it, J-Bro tells his homies that the only reward people who only pray to show off to others will get is the knowledge that others have seen them pray, nothing more.

      • pooberbee (they/she)@lemmy.ml
        10·
        10 months ago

        What it actually is saying is that all that showing off IS their reward and God isn’t going to do anything for them. To be fair, God isn’t doing anything for anyone, so I guess you might as well put on a good show.

  • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
    12·
    10 months ago

    And she’s almost at the end, too! She must really know her stuff! /s

    • Moira_Mayhem@beehaw.org
      11·
      10 months ago

      As a progressive Christian who hates everything MTG stands for, this is kind of disheartening to hear…

      • Deebster@beehaw.orgEnglish
        4·
        10 months ago

        I’m happily oblivious much of to (I assume) US politics, so I’m going to read this as if you’re talking about Magic the Gathering.

        • Moira_Mayhem@beehaw.org
          1·
          10 months ago

          Many would trade a lot to be as blissfully ignorant.

          I am not even sure how so much hate and ignorance lives in one woman without causing her to have constant strokes.

      • sqgl@beehaw.orgOP
        1·
        10 months ago

        There is a reason why the discovery of the Gnostic Gospels was not publicized. The clergy and MTG’s who have hijacked Christianity prefer a dogmatic religion mediated by them.

        Jesus’ “message” was more like poetry allowing the individual a direct experience with the numinous. More akin to Eastern mysticism and, dare I say, the philosophy of many Atheists. He probably was just one hippie amongst many but happened to go viral.

        • Moira_Mayhem@beehaw.org
          1·
          10 months ago

          There is desperate need for the concept of the Gnostic to take its rightful place in Christianity as a whole, there needs to be a reformation and I wish I had the resources and skills to start it.

          There is such a stark difference between the compassionate, personal, and community-driven message Jesus spoke as compared to the insular, socially stingy, and hierarchical lives that his conservative supposed followers live.

          And the sad thing is I really think they’d be a lot happier if they gave up on their worldly obsessions and bigotries and ACTUALLY read what he said. I know I am.

        • Sonori@beehaw.org
          1·
          10 months ago

          I mean you don’t often get an whole anthology dedicated to how much you told people they must show unconditional love and acceptance to everyone they meet unless your really dedicated to it.