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Originally posted by tmricha
The bible is hypocritical in some areas (ok, many areas). It one part it talks of saving the world for Jesus (tell it to others), but in the book of Matthew its talks of worship being private and not to "parade" for the sake of parading. Faith is just that, either you have it and believe or you dont.
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I've heard this complaint (the Bible/Christians are hypocritical), and I don't buy it. What's hypocritical about saying 'don't be ostentatious in your religious practice' and 'try to convince people of the good news'?
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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