The Parable of the Three Servants

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That's a total misinterpretation of the parable. Read the whole chapter and it's pretty clear. If you knew your bible you would know that women aren't allowed to teach so what is this heretic doing but spreading lies on you? Garbage.
 
VonBonfire said:
That's a total misinterpretation of the parable. Read the whole chapter and it's pretty clear. If you knew your bible you would know that women aren't allowed to teach so what is this heretic doing but spreading lies on you? Garbage.
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I like the interpretation. I don’t have to try to make sense the Bible as whole or make excuses for passages that are otherwise contradictory, either.
 
denialist said:
I like the interpretation. I don’t have to try to make sense the Bible as whole or make excuses for passages that are otherwise contradictory, either.
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For you usual obsession with the truth it's surprising you are ready to swallow a total misinterpretation, taken out of context from even the chapter it's drawn from. Those verses have nothing to do with rich landowners stealing from employees.
 
VonBonfire said:
For you usual obsession with the truth it's surprising you are ready to swallow a total misinterpretation, taken out of context from even the chapter it's drawn from. Those verses have nothing to do with rich landowners stealing from employees.
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I think to read it at face value introduces more problems in trying to harmonize with the character of a supposedly loving and merciful God.
 
And like I said, I’m not beholden to try to make sense of it in the same way a believer is, so I don’t think a various interpretation is violating the “Truth.” And to be fair, presumably the writer considers themselves Christian.
 
denialist said:
I think to read it at face value introduces more problems in trying to harmonize with the character of a supposedly loving and merciful God.
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This is typical protestant talk "I think" "I believe" "I like". I I I sounds like an ozzy song. Everything is based on your opinions and pleasure. Go read chapter 25 and tell me how those verses are about rich men. Please . The whole chapter tells the same basic story ad nauseum using several parables. It's not about getting ripped off by rich people that much is obvious.
 
denialist said:
And like I said, I’m not beholden to try to make sense of it in the same way a believer is, so I don’t think a various interpretation is violating the “Truth.” And to be fair, presumably the writer considers themselves Christian.
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She's an idiot and a heretic. A false teacher. Anything but a christian.
 
There are only two parables, and the other is about how the virgins should be punished for forgetting their their lamp oil. The problem is that reading it at face value contradicts the notion of a forgiving God.
 
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denialist said:
There are only two parables, and the other is about how the virgins should be punished for forgetting their their lamp oil. The problem is that reading it at face value contradicts the notion of a forgiving God.
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God is very merciful to those who seek his mercy. It doesn't mean people won't be held accountable for sins. Why do you always go hard lefty when it comes to the bible? You'll gladly digest heretical interpretations of the bible but everywhere else you demand truth and accountability. Makes no sense.
 
VonBonfire said:
God is very merciful to those who seek his mercy. It doesn't mean people won't be held accountable for sins. Why do you always go hard lefty when it comes to the bible? You'll gladly digest heretical interpretations of the bible but everywhere else you demand truth and accountability. Makes no sense.
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Well, I'm not studied enough to state conclusively, but fundamentally I consider myself a leftist. And by that I don't mean some crazed pink-haired activist mindlessly shrieking about whatever "thing" but because of my critique of human power structures. As for the Bible, I don't think the Christian claim is true, so therefore it's open to interpretation. I do find value in it. And I still can't see how you're able reconcile a merciful god with one that casts foolish virgins and scared servants into the outer darkness, among others.
 
The parable is about being fruitful with the gifts God has given us. There are several other parables about this in the Bible. The article the op posted is a completely twisted interpretation and it is incorrect. Look up the parable of the sower - it’s similar. In the parable of the sower it’s the seed that falls on fertile ground and flourishes that God wants. He wants us to bear fruit.
 
Thumbpicker said:
The parable is about being fruitful with the gifts God has given us. There are several other parables about this in the Bible. The article the op posted is a completely twisted interpretation and it is incorrect. Look up the parable of the sower - it’s similar. In the parable of the sower it’s the seed that falls on fertile ground and flourishes that God wants. He wants us to bear fruit.
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But in this parable the master is implied to be unjust, “Reaping where he didn’t sow.” The servant acted in the best way he knew how, given his fear and perhaps lack of business acumen. He did not sin against him — his “Sin” was that he didn’t make his master a return on his money. He was said to be lazy, but how is watching interest accrue in a bank account any less so?
 
denialist said:
But in this parable the master is implied to be unjust, “Reaping where he didn’t sow.” The servant acted in the best way he knew how, given his fear and perhaps lack of business acumen. He did not sin against him — his “Sin” was that he didn’t make his master a return on his money. He was said to be lazy, but how is watching interest accrue in a bank account any less so?
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Matthew 5:15
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
 
VonBonfire said:
Matthew 5:15
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
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But a business endeavor is not “A good work.” It requires intelligence and entails the risk of loss. The servant strikes me as not that smart — yet it appears he was punished for it. What if he had tried and then lost the “Talent?”
 
denialist said:
But a business endeavor is not “A good work.” It requires intelligence and entails the risk of loss. The servant strikes me as not that smart — yet it appears he was punished for it. What if he had tried and then lost the “Talent?”
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The point was it's not about making money for some random landowner. The landowner in this case is God and the foolish servant squandered his talent. He hides it in the ground. Buries it from both himself and others. The verse about the candle is the same basic principle. You're just playing devil's advocate and i Have to go to work this mornin.
 
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