• MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today
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    3 months ago

    Use your god-given talents to feed yourself you moocher" and then gave all the fish and bread to the rich?

    That’s literally what the Parable of the Talents is about. Matthew 25:14-30 if you are having trouble finding it.

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      3 months ago

      It’s almost like I worded the end exactly like that because I know that’s LiTeRaLlY what it says you utter cabbage. I was just parodying your Supply Side Jesus concept further; it’s not like that was the central message that Jesus had, except in conservative readings of course

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      3 months ago

      Matthew 25:14-30

      Are you seriously taking something that is called a “parable” literally? Do you need help in understanding what a parable is? The whole thing is not even about money, but about god (the master) and his stewards who shall work on spreading the gospel while Jesus is gone. Those who spread the word of god shall be rewarded and those who are resentful of god will be punished. It has nothing to do with that capitalist shit people like you interpret into it.

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        3 months ago

        Okay, but that’s exactly what’s happening in the OP’s picture, isn’t it?

        I mean, without any context we are left to assume what “lack of results” means but if all he did was eat and made no effort to spread the gospel, then he’s basically the wicked servant in that parable, no?