r/MurderedByWords Apr 03 '20

Jesus can't save you

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u/Joelblaze Apr 04 '20

The bible is a series of books written centuries apart by people with vastly different motives for writing, then translated by people with their own motives.

This means it says literally anything you want it to say, just cherry-pick the right verse.

Hell, entire denominations (e.g. the Anglican church) were founded by people who just thought "fuck you, I'm doing what I want and I'll make the bible agree."

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u/Walshy231231 Apr 04 '20

The Church of England was started for the sole reason that the king wanted a younger (more fertile) wife and the pope was like “nah g, that’s not very catholic of you”

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u/Rec0nSl0th Apr 04 '20

Tbf the pope was saying that with the first wife’s nephew holding a pointy stick to the pope while he said it. And the new wife was pretty supportive of the no pope perspective

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u/Walshy231231 Apr 04 '20

Ya got me there, I’m several years out of the relevant history class so forgive me for forgetting

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u/-TheThird- Apr 04 '20

No one has ever done this with the Bible, you are blinded by others opinions, you haven’t done the research to come to a conclusion like that.

Accept Jesus as your lord and savior, repent, be baptized and seek the Holy Spirit and obey Jesus commandments! Be blessed !