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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (184446)	3/10/2004 3:51:59 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573571

Ted, Then you missed the meaning of his feeding of......what was the number....500? people with just a few fish and a couple of loaves of bread. Even as a kid, I understood the meaning of that event. We are limited only by our lack of vision and imagination, and not by a lack of plenty. It was 5,000 people, and that wasn't counting the women and children. It was nothing short of a miracle. It demonstrated that in God, even five loaves and two fishes can feed thousands. It's a lesson about faith and the abundance of God's power in providing everything we need. It's not just the power of positive thinking and broad vision; that's a rather Buddhist way of thinking. I didn't mean in a Buddhist way......I meant in terms of abundance.......God's abundance. That's what JC was trying to show........the abundance that exists in the world....not just with food and money but everything. In addition, JC did not speak about the heart but rather he spoke from the heart. His words were nothing but heartfelt. Huh? Jesus did indeed speak about the heart. Of course he spoke from the heart as well. I'm sure he also spoke about the way society ought to be, but his teachings were spoken in the context of being persecuted by society. You know, Ten, I think you read into things. I did the search and didn't see your point at all.......seriously. Maybe we see in JC's teachings what we want to see. One of the most powerful passages for me is this one: "1Another time he went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, "Stand up in front of everyone." 4Then Jesus asked them, "Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they remained silent. 5He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. 6Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus. " Its why I have stayed away from man's religion. Its the hypocrisy of religion......the inability of the pious to think for themselves. ted