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tsig
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Message 13 of 229 (148717)
10-09-2004 7:31 PM 		Reply to: Message 12 by Phat
10-09-2004 7:13 PM

not about money
The parable has nothing to do with money. It says that no matter when you enter the kingdom on heaven you will get the same reward.
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10-22-2004 6:51 PM 		Reply to: Message 30 by PecosGeorge
10-22-2004 5:42 PM

Re: not about money
Thank you very much. It's thge one I learned in the seminary many years ago. now the one about the unjust steward I never did get. Unless you add a lot to the text it just dosen't make sense. In the first place if the owner knew the man was dishonest why not fire him on the spot and have him arrested.
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10-25-2004 6:24 PM 		Reply to: Message 33 by PecosGeorge
10-25-2004 8:50 AM

Re: not about money
There is no need for thanks. When you are right you are right, etc. The unjust steward? Copy it to me.
I like your avatar.
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It's the one they are discussing under the title "the shrewd manager".
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The avatatr is Pale Male, a redtail that lives in NY city and has his own website.
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10-28-2004 9:45 PM 		Reply to: Message 48 by contracycle
10-28-2004 11:41 AM

Re: Next Parable: The Rich Young Ruler
Not necessarily. This dogma is frequently used to justify privbate property, itself extracted by violence. This is a reactionary dictum against the poor, who may seek to reposses those things of which they have been disapropriated by the wealthy
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Could you quote the parable that condems private property? Jesus says
you will always have the poor. If you can't do the bible quote, then you can explain in your own words why property=violence. How can one reposess what they did not have?
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10-29-2004 7:53 PM 		Reply to: Message 51 by contracycle
10-29-2004 9:09 AM

Re: Next Parable: The Rich Young Ruler
Are you referring to The History of the Peloponnesian War? Big book, got a page number?
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But this is is a complete right turn off topic, so if you want to start a thread about private property I'm sure you'll get a lot of input.
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