Message from @Sy Oppenheimer
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I believe the saying is meant to say that only a small number of people will actually understand and follow the true teachings of Christ, thus making only "one out of a thousand" or "two out of ten thousand" being the true followers of Jesus.
and as the population grows larger then u get a society that perpetuates and justifies evil
like a single apple can spoil the bunch
It's not that unrealistic of a number, only around 30% of the planets total population is Christian, and that in itself is divided into thousands of different denominations which interpret Christianity differently, or even come up with entirely new texts; Like the Mormons.
and dont even get started on the false prophets and cults
The Mor[m]ons
the basis of their religion is a placemat from the ancient Egyptian equivalent of a McDonalds
@gorgonzhola maybe it is a guess on the ratio, referring to God's method of how he chooses a perfect example like Jesus.
Biblical Question: he meant only a few people will truly be Christian and follow God. Do not be surprised the world hates God.
Jesus was trying to tell us that he ain’t gonna pick everybody who wanna come.
> ***__What did Jesus mean when he said: “Out of 1,000 I’ll choose one of you, and out of 10,000 I’ll choose two of you." __*** @everyone
@gorgonzhola
He was referring to Price's law
is it ok to doubt Thomas?
The Apostle Thomas did not write "The Gospel of Thomas". It is a Gnostic text, not in the Bible--and for a reason--it is false and heretical. Gnosticism was one of the earliest assaults on the Church, even being referenced in the New Testament itself
Out of 1,000 he chooses 1
Out of 10,000 he chooses 2
Out of 100,000 he chooses 3 and so on.
It means being a follower of Christ and God is a lonely road as you deal with many nonbelievers of the world.
Where do i find this text
somewhere
Oppenheimer pretty mad about the Gospel of Thomas.
@AsherFOE https://www.marquette.edu/maqom/Gospel%20of%20Thomas%20Lambdin.pdf I believe you can read it here.
I’m not mad LOL.
My two cents: whether or not the Gospel of Thomas is cannon or not is a distraction from the truth. Even though the quote comes from Thomas, I believe that message is something Jesus made clear multiple times. He said the gateway to life is small, and few will find it. Ecclesiastes 7 has the passage about finding only one upright man out of 1000, but no upright woman. Even if the bible is corrupted and misinterpreted, even if Thomas is wrong, the Holy Spirit guides us from within. A lot of people are not going to follow Jesus, and there are a lot of people pretending to follow him. The danger is getting trapped in the intellectualism and the knowledge of God, rather than seeking God.
Just because Thomas quoted something doesn't mean he had a book named after him 🤔
truuuuuuue
Jesus didn't say what is in the question, but Jesus did say that "many are called but few are chosen" and this quote is fairly close to the principle of the question. The quote comes from Matthew 22 after Jesus describes in a parable the nature of the end of the world and the Kingdom of God.
In the parable a king arranges a marriage for his son. First the king sends his servants to summon his people that were invited to the wedding, but his people laugh this off, or go about their business and the remnant of the people treat the servants badly and even slay some of the servants.
The king then says that those that were previously invited were not worthy, but the wedding is still ready to be had and in need of guests. So the king directs his servants to go into the highways and the cities and call the commonpeople to the wedding that it might have guests. So the servants go out and call in people both good and bad to the wedding that is might have guests.
Finally at the wedding there is a person that is wearing shabby clothes not fit for a wedding. The king says to him "how did you come here without proper wedding clothes?" The man is speechless and so the king directs the servants to bind the man and throw him out into outer darkness where there will be much weeping and gnashing of the teeth.
Jesus concludes the parable saying "for many are called, but few are chosen."
Why is Jesse using the Gospel of Thomas as a reference? I thought KJV is made and God wouldn’t altered his word nor take things out of it. Surely God wouldn’t make changes if he knew it would be against the other scriptures and many would seek him by understanding his teachings, I don’t trust this Gospel of Thomas https://youtu.be/t7JYGOhgnKc
i know this is not a biblical question but i must ask it - is social distancing and mask wearing something that god would want
**__*Is it good to love your weakness?*__** NEW BIB Q PEEPS @everyone
no you gotta overcome. We are only weak because of adam and eve giving into satan. God wants us to be perfect.
Depends on what you mean by love
You shouldn’t love your weakness but try to make it into a strength
weaknesses dont exist
I dont even acknowledge it until you bring it up.
You shouldn't love your weakness, because you will just stay in the exact spot with no progress in your development as a human being.
I have no weaknesses. I literally cannot relate so imma pass this one.
yes, I am proud of being a femboy that's domed by women
If you suck at speaking try and speak more and turn that weakness into a strength. Knowing your weakness is the first step to becoming a stronger person. Anyone who says they have no weakness is a liar because we all have things were good at and bad at. So find your weakness and work on it until your the weak point is no more. Once your fully strong no one can put bring you down doesn’t matter if you’re a man or woman. You’ll be who you want to be!
Every aspect of you was created and intended by God, embrace yourself, love yourself, so long as you do so without arrogance or narcissism, but in humility and reverence of Gods creation.
> i know this is not a biblical question but i must ask it - is social distancing and mask wearing something that god would want
@Cybercharger No. God works through humans because we are a piece of god. The energy glowing inside us that drives all lives and stars has a direct link to the creator. Fear mongering, hate mongering, and wanting to control others is the disease of the human ego which we have not evolved past. The counteraction to what nature instills in us. The reason we know when something is wrong, but can push morals aside to hurt others or create more fear and hate.
As long as humans exist there will be chaos, but we should not condone or create it as a society. It exists in nature already.
It is a collective consciousness where people are trying to destroy the balance for control.
yes it is good to love your weaknesses, because that is how you will overcome your weaknesses. If you can love yourself for being weak you can forgive yourself for being weak and thus overcome your weakness
kind of in the same vein as the precept of showing true love to your father for being too weak to handle your mother, forgiving him, and thus overcoming his weakness (and mama's damage also) all in one. Same process can apply to yourself as well.
YES, it is good to love your weakness! God will do the rest because he is of love. Satan is of hate.