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"Transcend from what is to what ought" for
Christ's sake, Mohammed’s, Buddha's, Confucius's, Abraham's, Gandhi's,
Guthrie's.
Suggestions made by most all of the prophets summed up
by Christ Michael.
The reality preached by the
Mammonists_the Religious Right vs. the right religions
The following
Supply Side Jesus is depicting the religious wrong.
GOP(Group Of Predators) on Fairness
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/F/htmlF/fairnessdoct/fairnessdoct.htm
God is not a
republican video
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=action.election&item=petition_flash
Read the sermon on the mount and try to visualize it as
a political template.
Does GOP Fascism fit ANY of the Judeo Christian Islamic
parameters
Sermon on the mount
The Beatitudes
1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when
He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2Then He opened His mouth
and taught them, saying:
3"Blessed are the
poor in spirit,
For theirs is
the kingdom of heaven.
4Blessed are those who
mourn,
For they shall
be comforted.
5Blessed are the meek,
For they shall
inherit the earth.
6Blessed are those who
hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall
be filled.
7Blessed are the
merciful,
For they shall
obtain mercy.
8Blessed are the pure
in heart,
For they shall
see God.
9Blessed are the
peacemakers,
For they shall
be called sons of God.
10Blessed are those who
are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
For theirs is
the kingdom of heaven.
11"Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you,
and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12Rejoice
and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted
the prophets who were before you.
Believers Are Salt and Light
13 "You are the salt of the earth; but if the
salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing
but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
14"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15Nor do they light a lamp and put it under
a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father in heaven.
Christ Fulfills the Law
17 "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or
the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 18For
assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one
tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. 19Whoever
therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so,
shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches
them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20For I
say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the
scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Murder Begins in the Heart
21 "You have heard that it was said to those of old,
"You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the
judgment.' 22But I say to you that whoever is angry with his
brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And
whoever says to his brother, "Raca!' shall be in danger of the council.
But whoever says, "You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire. 23Therefore
if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has
something against you, 24leave your gift there before the altar, and
go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer
your gift. 25Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on
the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge
hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
26Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of
there till you have paid the last penny.
Adultery in the Heart
27 "You have heard that it was said to those of old,
"You shall not commit adultery.'
28But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust
for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29If
your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it
is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole
body to be cast into hell. 30And if your right hand causes you to
sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that
one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
Marriage Is Sacred and Binding
31 "Furthermore it has been said, "Whoever
divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' 32But
I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual
immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is
divorced commits adultery.
Jesus Forbids Oaths
33 "Again you have heard that it was said to those of
old, "You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the
Lord.' 34But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven,
for it is God's throne; 35nor by the earth, for it is His
footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36Nor
shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or
black. 37But let your "Yes' be "Yes,' and your
"No,' "No.' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
Go the Second Mile
38 "You have heard that it was said, "An eye for
an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' 39But I tell you not to
resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the
other to him also. 40If anyone wants to sue you and take away your
tunic, let him have your cloak also. 41And whoever compels you to
go one mile, go with him two. 42Give to him who asks you, and from
him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.
Love Your Enemies
43 "You have heard that it was said, "You shall
love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'
44But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who
curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully
use you and persecute you, 45that you may be sons of your Father
in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends
rain on the just and on the unjust. 46For if you love those who
love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
47And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others?
Do not even the tax collectors do so? 48Therefore you shall be
perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Matthew 6
Do Good to Please God
1 "Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds
before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father
in heaven. 2Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound
a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets,
that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their
reward. 3But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left
hand know what your right hand is doing, 4that your charitable
deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward
you openly.
The Model Prayer
5 "And when you pray, you shall not be like the
hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the
corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to
you, they have their reward. 6But you, when you pray, go into your
room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the
secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 7And
when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think
that they will be heard for their many words.
8"Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows
the things you have need of before you ask Him. 9In this manner,
therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
10Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
11Give us this day our
daily bread.
12And forgive us our
debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
13And do not lead us
into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the
power and the glory forever. Amen.
14"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive
men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Fasting to Be Seen Only by God
16 "Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the
hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they
may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their
reward. 17But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your
face, 18so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to
your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret
will reward you openly.
Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20but
lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where
your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
The Lamp of the Body
22 "The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your
eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your
eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light
that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
You Cannot Serve God and Riches
24 "No one can serve two masters; for either he will
hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and
despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Do Not Worry
25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your
life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you
will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
26Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor
gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more
value than they?
27Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his
stature?
28"So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the
lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29and
yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one
of these. 30Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which
today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe
you, O you of little faith?
31"Therefore do not worry, saying, "What shall we
eat?' or "What shall we drink?' or "What shall we wear?' 32For
after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that
you need all these things. 33But seek first the kingdom of God and
His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34Therefore
do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Matthew 7
Do Not Judge
1 "Judge not, that you be not judged. 2For
with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you
use, it will be measured back to you. 3And why do you look at the
speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?
4Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me remove the
speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5Hypocrite!
First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to
remove the speck from your brother's eye.
6"Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls
before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you
in pieces.
Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking
7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will
find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks
receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
9Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will
give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a
serpent? 11If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to
your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good
things to those who ask Him! 12Therefore, whatever you want men to
do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
The Narrow Way
13 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and
broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by
it. 14Because arrow is the gate and difficult is the way which
leads to life, and there are few who find it.
You Will Know Them by Their Fruits
15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in
sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16You
will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs
from thistles? 17Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a
bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor
can a bad tree bear good fruit.
19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and
thrown into the fire. 20Therefore by their fruits you will know
them.
I Never Knew You
21 "Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord,'
shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in
heaven. 22Many will say to Me in that day, "Lord, Lord, have
we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many
wonders in Your name?' 23And then I will declare to them, "I
never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'
Build on the Rock
24 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and
does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
25and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat
on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
26"But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and
does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:
27and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat
on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall."
28And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that
the people were astonished at His teaching, 29for He taught them
as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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