longweekend58 wrote on Sep 4
th, 2013 at 2:35pm:
darkhall67 wrote on Sep 4
th, 2013 at 1:45pm:
longweekend58 wrote on Sep 4
th, 2013 at 1:00pm:
Verge wrote on Sep 4
th, 2013 at 12:54pm:
longweekend58 wrote on Sep 4
th, 2013 at 12:03pm:
Verge wrote on Sep 4
th, 2013 at 11:54am:
longweekend58 wrote on Sep 4
th, 2013 at 11:30am:
[quote author=Jazza link=1378205285/48#48 date=1378257675][quote author=longweekend58 link=1378205285/47#47 date=1378256521]
I was very disappointed in Rudd because most genuine Christians don't let politics get in the way of their religious beliefs or actions. The parliamentary Christian Fellowship is an example. But for Rudd, everything is about him and his wishes and his promotion. And you are right quantum. His understanding of the Gospel has shown that his understanding of the basic tenet of the Bible is flawed and very poor. I don't think he has the slightest clue.
Yes, he really got this one wrong. I know for a lot of non Christians his answer was good, and that in fine and understandable. If you are not a Christian the bible is surely irrelevant so who cares if his answers fit with it. But I'm sure many Christians picked up on the fact that he essentially took Christ out of Christian in a response to a question as to why Christians can trust him. For someone like him who confesses to be a Christian (plus as a politician in an election week of a nation that has millions of Christians), that was madness. Yes polictians should not let their beliefs get in the way of politics, but as you said,
he has let politics get in the way of his own beliefs. Very disappointing.
I think that that is possibly the worst indictment on his character. I've said in the past that Rudd doesn't believe in anything other than himself. Now, I suspect that may in fact be literally true.
But you yourself have used christanity as a reason for opposing same sex marriage. Are you not using your religious beliefs to justify your political position on this matter?
his position on boat people is the opposite of his previous position. His position on gay marriage is the opposite of what it used to be. and on and on it goes. But this is a BIBLICAL question.
Rudd doesn't get the option as a Christian to choosing what he does and doesn't agree with in the Bible. ?
Then neither do you.
Which must mean as verge said ;
"... Jesus believed you cant cut your hair, wear clothing of different materials, put cattle of different breeds in the same paddock and people can be put to death."
and that slaves should obey their masters
saturday morning stick gatherers should be put to death
daughters can be sold.
and an endless list of ridiculous, barbaric dos and donts.
Can YOU choose which ones to believe and which ones not?
After all as YOU said;
"Jesus said that He absolutely supported the law and the Prophets"
simplistic nonsense taken out of character. For instance the hair garbage. Jesus was a Nazarene and as such took a vow not to cut His hair. the rest of the Jews of His time however did. You don't know much about the Bible and so bring your ignorance here and impose your one-dimensional thinking onto it. It is a COMPLEX book full of history and so on. you seek to interpret it outside of its historical and cultural contexts and is why you come up with the wrong answers.
But the point has been about RUDD and the Bible not you. Rudd has shown that his beliefs are flexible depending on which one gets the most votes. For a politician that is almost excusable. But for a Christian, it is a disgrace.
You know bugger all about what I know about the bible.
No surprise you go into your usual "you are an ignorant idiot who cant grasp the complexities of BLAH BLAH BLAH and only I know everytjhing about everything" shtick .
You are the one who siad that jesus believed in the laws of prohets in the OT.
You are the one who said that christians cant choose what to believe and what not to believe in the bible.
Therefore YOU , as a self described christian must believe slavery is ok , selling your daughter is ok , killing saturday morning stick gatherers is ok etc etc etc.
Despite your constant holier than thou and smarter than thou attitude you constantly come across as a bitter, EXTREMELY biased and partisan old grump without an ounce of self awareness or ability for self reflection and perception.
And a hypocrite ta-boot.