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To: dangus
Jesus specifically spoke against Zoroastrian dualism when he said, "a house divided against itself cannot stand."

Woah, man. You need to read that passage again.
50 posted on 08/15/2004 8:22:49 PM PDT by broadsword (Liberalism is the societal AIDS virus that thwarts national defense.)
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To: broadsword

>>Woah, man. You need to read that passage again.<<

The Jews thought Jesus must be evil, since he could command demons. (If they obeyed him, he must be their leader, the prince of demons, they figured.) This reflects a dualistic contamination of the Jewish religion, which they picked up in exile in Babylon, Zoro territory. By answering "a house divided against itself cannot stand," Jesus was reaffirming monotheism: that demons can do nothing that God does not permit them to do.


54 posted on 08/16/2004 7:41:35 AM PDT by dangus
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