Favorite bible passage?

Pick your favorite

Apologies, this was meant to be a poll. The options:

1. "Happy are those who seize your children and smash them against a rock." (Psalm 137:9)

2."You shall not let a sorceress live." (Exodus 22:18)

3."I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man. She must be quiet." (1 Timothy 2:12)

4."And the males likewise gave up natural relations with females and burned with lust for one another. Males did shameful things with males and thus received in their own persons the due penalty for their perversity." (Romans 1:27)

5."Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord." (Ephesians 5:22)

6."Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and equitable but also to those who are perverse." (1 Peter 2:18)

7."If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes him by his private parts, you shall cut off her hand. Show her no pity" (Deuteronomy 25:11-13)

8."Then God said: 'Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you'."(Genesis 22:2)

9."Then God said: Go, now, attack Amalek, and deal with him and all that he has under the ban. Do not spare him, but kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and asses." (1 Samuel 15:3)

 

Stereotypical as it is:

Psalm 20:34
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

 

"Compared with the most ancient authorities and revised 1952"

 

Oh one of these threads.

In that case one of my favorites is:

If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him. (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)

 

Your point is?

 

OK, I want to do what the title says..."Favorite bible passage?"

(After John 3: 16) Isaiah 54:17: (KJV)
"No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord."

 

Point is to pick your favorite passage. It's not that difficult. Join us!

 

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten - Of course, only on the supposition that they deserve it. The meaning is, that it is a proof of love on his part, if his professed friends go astray, to recall them by admonitions and by trials. So a father calls back his children who are disobedient; and there is no higher proof of his love than when, with great pain to himself, he administers such chastisement as shall save his child. See the sentiment here expressed fully explained in the notes on Hebrews 12:6. The language is taken from Proverbs 3:12.

Be zealous therefore, and repent - Be earnest, strenuous, ardent in your purpose to exercise true repentance, and to turn from the error of your ways. Lose no time; spare no labor, that you may obtain such a state of mind that it shall not be necessary to bring upon you the severe discipline which always comes on those who continue lukewarm in religion. The truth taught here is, that when the professed followers of Christ have become lukewarm in his service, they should lose no time in returning to him, anti seeking his favor again. As sure as he has any true love for them, if this is not done he will bring upon them some heavy calamity, alike to rebuke them for their errors, and to recover them to himself.:love:

I think most know im a Secular Muslim.
We are secular Muslims, and secular persons of Muslim societies. We are believers, doubters, and unbelievers, brought together by a great struggle, not between the West and Islam, but between the free and the unfree.
We affirm the inviolable freedom of the individual conscience. We believe in the equality of all human persons.
We insist upon the separation of religion from state and the observance of universal human rights.
We find traditions of liberty, rationality, and tolerance in the rich histories of pre-Islamic and Islamic societies. These values do not belong to the West or the East; they are the common moral heritage of humankind.
We see no colonialism, racism, or so-called "Islamaphobia" in submitting Islamic practices to criticism or condemnation when they violate human reason or rights.
We call on the governments of the world to

• reject Sharia law, fatwa courts, clerical rule, and state-sanctioned religion in all their forms; oppose all penalties for blasphemy and apostasy, in accordance with Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights;
• eliminate practices, such as female circumcision, honor killing, forced veiling, and forced marriage, that further the oppression of women;
• protect sexual and gender minorities from persecution and violence;
• reform sectarian education that teaches intolerance and bigotry towards non-Muslims;
• and foster an open public sphere in which all matters may be discussed without coercion or intimidation.

 

This one:

8."Then God said: 'Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you'."(Genesis 22:2)

Reminds me that God provided for us Jesus, his only begotten son, to become the perfect sin offering so that we may be free from the bondage of sin.

 

What this thread is about is left some what ambiguous, thus the difficulty. Are we to select from one of the scriptures that you have listed or are we just to cite a scripture that we feel is our favorite from the whole Bible.

 

haah Well, I just read the damn title.. :devil: oops...

 

i guess it'd have to be one of the bits about wealth and poverty, the bits the telethumpies don't seem to understand

[marxist bible]

edit - oh, walsh just like the ugly bits . . .

 

Try these--parts of Leviticus seldom quoted (unlike the one about killing men who lie with men):

[FONT=&quot]“You shall love the stranger as yourself,”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“The wages of a laborer shall not remain with you until morning.”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“You shall not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind.”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“You shall not stand idly by while your neighbor’s blood is shed.”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“You shall not go about as a talebearer (or gossipmonger) among your people.”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“Do not hate your brother in your heart.”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“Do not take revenge or bear a grudge.”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“You shall not reap the corners of your vinyard, but rather leave them for the poor.”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“You shall respect the elderly.”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“You shall use honest weights and measures.”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“In judging a dispute, you shall not show undue favoritism for the poor or the rich.”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]But my very favorites are Micah 6:8 ("And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?) and Jesus' teaching [SIZE=-1](Matthew 22, 34-46: Mark 12, 28-44: Luke 20, 41-47; 21, 1-4) that the first two commandments, love of God and neighbor, are the greatest an "on these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets." There you have[/SIZE] it folks, the core of the OT summed up in a nutshell for us by leading experts. None of those quotations on the OP's list made the finals.

As for the New Testament, my favorite is: "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed, nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is within you." (or "in your midst'). Luke:17:20. Compare the Gospel of Thomas :"The kingdom of heaven is spread out upon the earth, and people do not see it"

 

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Ome'ga, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

 

I don't it (or any part) of the bible word for word but the part that stands out for me is the story of the sick man by the road. Is this the story of the samaritans...? Some folk pass him by but eventually someone helps him. And good stuff happens because of it. There are too many sick people by the road in this world.

 

But all that other stuff is cool, too. Of course, we all know that the bible literally means that women should be repressed, we should own slaves, we should kill children and burn homosexuals. Yeah, it literally means that, it's not just a book of metaphors to make you think about life for the most part. Sometimes I think it was written so atheists can poke fun at it.

Pope: "Saya, archbishoppo, shall we slippa another controversial passage into 'a the 'a bible so dat the atheists canna accuse oura followers who 'a do notta hoardda da wealth and rape 'ada children of following a religion that says we should do a load of bad shitto?" (he's italian even though he's german)
Archbishop: "Be quiet, Mr. Pope, I'm trying to hoard this wealth and rape this child."

 

Luke 10:25-37 (New International Version)

On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

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Is that the one? :2thumbsup: I like that one too.

 

Yes, that one. A beautiful story. I remember first being told in when I was a young child in school and it stuck with me ever since, so did quite a lot of the Christian teachings I guess. It tells us so much of the world we live in.

 

First time I heard of it was watching this cartoon on tv. It really is a beautiful story, man

 

Isaiah 40:31
but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.