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To: RnMomof7
Only a tragic misreading of scripture thinks the tares are brothers

It is interesting that you are trying to correct Jesus on his own word. Again, the verses under discussion are Matthew 35-46. I said we must love our brothers. You asked me “who is your brother”. I said the word has many meanings but here I used the word brother in the context it is used in these verses of Matthew, i.e. “those in need”. I also said: Pay special attention where the Lord says ”I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." That’s Matthew 40.

Now we have you saying “Well at least I am not calling a child of satan my brother” and “Only a tragic misreading of scripture thinks the tares are brothers”.

The Lord considers “the least of these" as His "brethren”. You may think the needy are children of satan and tares, but the Lord calls the needy His brethren. I’ll stick with the Lord on this one.

1,109 posted on 06/22/2010 3:27:45 PM PDT by Titanites (Not by Faith Alone)
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To: Natural Law; MarkBsnr; annalex; stfassisi; Petronski; RnMomof7
I don’t know if you’ve been following along with the conversation in these posts: 895 , 904 , 927 , 959 , 976 , 1024 , 1057 , 1109 , but I am now beginning to understand that Protestants, or at least Calvinists, really don’t believe the beatitudes or being charitable applies to them.

They are taught that the needy among us are “children of satan”, “goats, or “tares”. Love your neighbor does not apply.

Maybe you realized all this previously, but I did not, and I admit that I am stunned to find this out. Thank God I have not been sucked down the drainhole of Calvinism.

1,151 posted on 06/22/2010 5:02:07 PM PDT by Titanites (Not by Faith Alone)
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