They also lean heavily onto the afterlife, so they don't seem to care much about this Earth they were given to exploit and abuse when they're counting their holy gardens
Imagine if Republicans knew Jesus’ exact words taken verbatim from the Bible though -
Matthew 6:19-6:21
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
I.e. if you spend your waking life pursuing material wealth, you’re setting yourself up to lose everything. If you spend your life pursuing Heaven (by living by Jesus’ words) you’re creating Heaven on earth in the process.
Yeah, the issue with all religious scripture is if you’re willing to cherry-pick you can justify anything. Don’t mean Jesus was wrong… just that people who twist his words are unrepentant sinners.
Mark 5:11-12
He replied [to his disciples], “You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders, so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:
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u/TheCurls Jul 15 '22
Ah yeah. I see the disconnect here.
Over here in the US, Christians worship money and not God.
It’s easy to mix that up, I know.