dragonsmelody:wilwheaton: (via hd1tto1edt091.jpg (640×741))That ending statement is so true
dragonsmelody:wilwheaton: (via hd1tto1edt091.jpg (640×741)) That ending statement is so true though. The irony of this situation is that Jesus did the exact same thing to Judaism. He was raised a Jew and was devout. He respected the ideals behind the faith and taught the lessons of the scripture as well but he just couldn’t abide by the elitism of the teachers of the faith or by how people would take advantage of others who were faithful. Even with the faith being a law (literally and socially) that excluded anyone who did not identify as Jewish Jesus practiced what he preached.He taught the infidels and outsiders; he engaged socially with pariahs; he spoke to women with greater respect than their culture expected; he welcomed the downtrodden, the sick and the social outcasts. Heck when a roman general (I think that was the correct rank though I could be wrong) came to him asking for his… friend? to be healed Jesus basically told him “yeah buddy your guy is healed cuz you had the courage to ask regardless of your own religion/faith/ideals.”Jesus taught and healed and helped and lead the people around him. He didn’t care about who you were or where you came from as long as you didn’t disrespect others in their practices, or take malicious advantage of them. And this guy was a passive aggressive radical in his day. Like so many of his actions are taught as peaceful or passive were actually socially incitive. Jesus was a devout Jew but he was devout to the faith not the self-serving interpretations. He would clash with the leaders of the different sect but he would still defend the temples and places of prayer. He still taught the faith from the scriptures. He still attended the rituals, prayers and celebrations. He still practiced his faith. He just did it in the truest sense of his understanding of it.If Jesus can stand strong with his faith while setting it apart from the establishment then so can you. *pinches nose and sighs Jewishly* It was just Shavuot. -- source link
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