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Originally Posted by ziggytrix
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"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hyprocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." (Matthew 6:5-6)
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If this were true (or more appropriately, if it actually were intended for the context you put it in), then Paul was the worst of them all! Not to mention Peter, who was given the responsibility of building the Church.
There's a difference between what you say to God and what you say to everyone else. But hey, let's play the Gospel Google game a little bit more:
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Originally Posted by Gospel of Matthew 28:19-20
Go ye therefore and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost:
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you;
and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."
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Originally Posted by immortal Goat
And yes, I realize that loud and hardcore are different, but you have to admit that it definitely seems that the more hardcore you are, the more vocal you are about it (I am referring to the people with sandwich board signs yelling "PRAISE JESUS", not the people who put up flyers for prayer groups, believe it or not).
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It's ok to be hardcore about politics, about sports, about music, about ethnic background, and all sorts of other stupid things. You live in a country that's over 80% Christian. Why
shouldn't Christians be really vocal and visible? it's their right to due so, just as it's your right to ignore them.
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And thanks, Ziggy. I was actually going to post that verse myself, but you beat me to it. Well played indeed.
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Yeah, and I'm sure you would've used it just as out of context as he did. :/
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