Subj : You are all going to Hell
To   : Bj”rn Felten
From : Lee Lofaso
Date : Thu Aug 25 2022 03:26:35

Hello Bj”rn,

 LL>> Do we need a Christian Taliban to rule this country? Practioners
 LL>> of VooDoo do not force their beliefs on anyone. Why should those who
 LL>> claim they are Christian force their beliefs on others?

 BF> Because they believe they are better than the rest of us. But fear not, they
 BF> are all going to Hell according to their own rules:

 BF> *Pride*, the original and worst of the Seven Deadly Sins:

 BF> The belief that one is essentially better, superior, or more important than
 BF> others, despising their merits, and excessively admiring oneself as
 BF> godlike, refusing to acknowledge one's limits, faults, or wrongs.

There are many different kinds of pride. The absolute worst form was
depicted in Pierre Boull‚'s "Planet of the Apes" novel.

Banality - completely ordinary; trite.

 BF> And even their Christ, who gave name to their cult, says that they are not
 BF> welcome to Heaven:

 BF> Matt 19:21-24

Lemme see.
A young man had observed and kept The Law (Ten Commandments).
And had all the riches one could hope to have. But still that was
not enough. So he asked Jesus "What good must I do to gain eternal
life?" Jesus took one good hard look at him and said -

First, sell what you have, give to the poor. And you will have
treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.

An exchange.

Jesus made the man an offer.

An offer only a fool could refuse.

The man walked away, sadly shaking his head, for he had many
possessions, none of which he wanted to part with.

Jesus did not negotiate, or try to make deals.
The man had asked him a question, and Jesus gave him an answer.

Then Jesus told his disciples "it will be hard for one who is rich
to enter the kingdom of heaven." Followed immediately by his allusion
about a "camel going through the eye of a needle".

So what did Jesus offer, in exchange for the rich man getting rid
of all his stuff? It is clear that Jesus wanted none of it for himself.
And it is also clear that his disciples wanted any of it. So what was
the deal?

"What good must I do to gain eternal life?"

What did Jesus have that the rich man wanted, but could not buy?

What exactly did that man who dressed in rags and ate scraps given
to him by others have that the rich man so desperately wanted?

Do what I tell you and then "Follow me."

No negotiation. No bargaining. Either you do, or you don't.
That's the deal.

The rich man rejected what Jesus had to offer (eternal life)
in favor of keeping what riches he had stored on earth.

I came into this world with nothing.
I will leave this world with nothing.

Whatever I have left behind will be finder's keepers.
Thus keeping the earthworms happy. At least for a day.

For Life,
Lee

-- 
Every bite is a different temperature

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