The Rebirth-day Party

After reading this a friend of mine, much wiser and more politically involved wrote this to me:

"I've come to think of "_____" as echoing the Sermon on the Mount, and Jesus' teaching from Matthew 25 about the sheep and the goats...."  

I've intentionally left out which term "Liberal" or "Conservative", he used.
Initially, I left the affiliation in, but then I changed my mind.
 
Why? I thought it would be more conducive to unity and  individual thinking to let you decide for yourselves if the political choices you're making are in accord.

So I looked it up and saved you some of the leg work.

The Sheep and the Goats

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life. ”

The Sermon on the Mount

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
 

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
 

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
 

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
 

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
 

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
 

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
 

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you."

I'd have to say as far as I can see he's right on his choice, whatever that was.

I'm not saying that one side is any more "christian" than another, but one side certainly seems to be at least trying to embody these principals more than the other.

Another friend of mine posted this, and this is where I'll end it: 

People were created to be loved.
Things were created to be used.
The reason the world is in chaos is because things are being loved and people are being used.


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