God talk

  In this section of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus uses the above saying 5x: “You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’ Matthew 5:21 From the Cottage “You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY’; Matthew 5:27 “Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘ YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.’ Matthew 5:33 “You have heard that it was said, ‘AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.’ Matthew 5:38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ Matthew 5:43 The form of the sentences ·         The Formula (You have heard it said) ·         The quotation (from the Law) ·         The commentary This would possibly be the same form that rabbis used when discoursing.   (I need to check this up).   Even if it isn’t the case modern Bible commentaries follow this type of f

  Autonomous reason hit the big time now people wanted to put Jesus Christ onto the back burner.   This really did happen as the traditional doctrine of the atonement and allied subjects were replaced by the logic of reason. In fact, no religious tradition has escaped unfazed with the march of the new ideas.   The adventure of secularism in some ways has paved the way to more freedoms but on the other hand it has let loose old-time boundaries in Science, Ethics and Aesthetics.    In some cases, we have lost parts of our humanity through data.   We are not people anymore.   We are in fact data.   If we are out of work and want to make a claim, we need to show a number.   If we are ill, we have to show a number.   Even if we are dead numbers are still used.  Let us not be a lonely rider.   Science on its own (with the wrong type of ethics and aesthetics) can be cold as it is the driver behind a lot of advances in our society. Yes, on the one hand we have more so called ‘rights’ but o