I think it is very interesting that so many people responded only by saying, "Grow up!" Like, why? This is a fundamentally weird thing about Jesus, that he cursed the fig tree. Why does our loving Jesus get so mad about a fig tree that does not have fruit for him at that particular moment and not only gets mad but makes it wither and die?
2006-07-29 03:25:36
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answered by mimi 1
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though we are encouraged not to throw our precious stones out to the swine because they won't understand---the scripture you are making fun of indicates that Jesus was hungry and when he got to the fig tree it was not bearing fruit. He indicated the tree would not bear fruit. Had nothing to do with Mary of the reason for His tears when Lazarus died.
GROW UP! and thanks for the 2 points. :-)
2006-07-29 02:54:34
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answered by oph_chad 5
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If you've got something against Christianity then live with it, but don't try and amuse the world with your pathetic attempts at humour. If Christianity failed you then you are the probable cause. Yes, you are the master of your own fate, ain't nobody twisting your arm. Lotsa luck!
2006-07-29 02:54:12
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answered by Scabius Fretful 5
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No one has the slightest physical evidence to support a historical Jesus; no artifacts, dwelling, works of carpentry, or self-written manuscripts. All claims about Jesus derive from writings of other people. There occurs no contemporary Roman record that shows Pontius Pilate executing a man named Jesus. Devastating to historians, there occurs not a single contemporary writing that mentions Jesus. All documents about Jesus got written well after the life of the alleged Jesus from either: unknown authors, people who had never met an earthly Jesus, or from fraudulent, mythical or allegorical writings. Although one can argue that many of these writings come from fraud or interpolations, I will use the information and dates to show that even if these sources did not come from interpolations, they could still not serve as reliable evidence for a historical Jesus, simply because all sources derive from hearsay accounts.
Hearsay means information derived from other people rather than on a witness' own knowledge.
Courts of law do not generally allow hearsay as testimony, and nor does honest modern scholarship. Hearsay provides no proof or good evidence, and therefore, we should dismiss it.
If you do not understand this, imagine yourself confronted with a charge for a crime which you know you did not commit. You feel confident that no one can prove guilt because you know that there exists no evidence whatsoever for the charge against you. Now imagine that you stand present in a court of law that allows hearsay as evidence. When the prosecution presents its case, everyone who takes the stand against you claims that you committed the crime, not as a witness themselves, but solely because other people said so. None of these other people, mind you, ever show up in court, nor can anyone find them.
Hearsay does not work as evidence because we have no way of knowing whether the person lies, or simply bases his or her information on wrongful belief or bias. We know from history about witchcraft trials and kangaroo courts that hearsay provides neither reliable nor fair statements of evidence. We know that mythology can arise out of no good information whatsoever. We live in a world where many people believe in demons, UFOs, ghosts, or monsters, and an innumerable number of fantasies believed as fact taken from nothing but belief and hearsay. It derives from these reasons why hearsay cannot serves as good evidence, and the same reasoning must go against the claims of a historical Jesus or any other historical person.
Authors of ancient history today, of course, can only write from indirect observation in a time far removed from their aim. But a valid historian's own writing gets cited with sources that trace to the subject themselves, or to eyewitnesses and artifacts. For example a historian today who writes about the life of George Washington, of course, can not serve as an eyewitness, but he can provide citations to documents which give personal or eyewitness accounts. None of the historians about Jesus give reliable sources to eyewitnesses, therefore all we have remains as hearsay.
2006-07-29 15:54:38
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answered by jmatt_inc 3
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Indeed. Only way to "curse"(law) anything, anyone, is be as law law as those who sat in Moses' seat: Law Law (Mt 22, 23).
Jesus: Cursed every one that hangeth on a (dead) tree. Perhaps such (sacrifice) of highmindead scape-goats vs dumb-sheep is only on "high", of high/higher; Only in divided heavens of heavens/heaven on high of high/higher.
Perhaps Jesus got "high" of high/higher; and perhaps he got rightly "high" on Mosaic law law, where right of left/right law/law is still law, and the second (law) is like the first (law), and the first is of such Rom 8:2 law law is sin and death, followed by hell (Rev 6:8), perhaps the hell of endless law law, of "Moses Moses".
Perhaps there is no law even mentioned in "the end":
The "grace" of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.
2006-07-29 03:04:45
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answered by Anonymous
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The fig tree was cursed because it was REPORTED.
2006-07-29 02:54:47
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answered by SB 7
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The Light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
2006-07-29 02:52:24
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answered by Tom B 1
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Are you mocking Jesus?
2006-07-29 02:50:09
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answered by Anonymous
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Don’t criticize another person’s work until you’ve tried to do it yourself; don’t criticize another person’s life until you’ve been forced to live it
2006-07-29 02:49:53
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answered by Mr Bingo 4
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grow up man
2006-07-29 02:58:31
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answered by Pervy_Pirate 2
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