Save your farts for when they’re close by.

But seriously…

Romans 12:20 NIV “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

I don’t think that means you will harm them, but that you will cause them to bake in their own anger.

How gauche.

Yes. Sadly, it only takes one of us to upset everything.

Enemies don’t stop fighting you just because you don’t fight back

Thanks Dan!

I won’t “give it a shot”. I don’t believe in arguing people into believing - you believe or you don’t. If you have as much information as you do and don’t believe, I’m not likely to make a difference.

I will say I’m uncomfortable with some incidents in the Bible. The harsh lives before Christ, where slavery could be a mercy because the alternative was mass killing, is unfathomable to me.

I am grateful to not live in those times, but I wasn’t argued into believing, and you won’t be either. You know as much as you need to.

They are speaking to two different situations.

Galatians 5:1 is talking about slavery to sin. The concept of being a slave to sin is a central theme in the Bible. Jesus pays the price to buy us out of that slavery, and the Father takes it even further, adopting us as sons and daughters. As John 3:6 says “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”

Ephesians 6:5 is regulating an existing practice in Rome, slavery. Much time is spent doing this in the Bible, with slavery and other things. He gives instructions to persons who become Christians while enslaved. He also gave instructions to their masters…

‭Ephesians 6:9 NIV‬ “And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.”

Yep. Real scripture, really in the Bible and needs to be understood.

Those scriptures are not really germane to the question though. I understand the scriptures you posted might seem strange.

Remember that the entire nation of Israel were slaves for hundreds of years in Egypt when they were brought out by God, rescued from that slavery, and set free.

‭1 Corinthians 7:21-23 NIV‬ “Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave. You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings.”

Galatians 5:1 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”

Then there’s Philemon, an entire book of the Bible dedicated to Paul’s letter to a slave owner looking for kindness when returning an escaped slave who converted to Christianity.

The Bible can be confusing and even contradictory at times when speaking from this or that person’s point of view. We have Sunday schools where we wrestle with questions in an open forum, and I’m sure you’d be welcome as long as you were not antagonistic.

‭Psalms 19:1-2

“The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech, And night to night reveals knowledge.”

That’s fucking great

“Don’t yuk somebody else’s yum.”

“If you’re gonna be stupid, you’ve gotta be tough,” is one I’ve heard.

I like the some in conversation says “but hey…”

I quickly interject “Butt hay is for butt horses”

Dad humor.

??? Why

I want to click, but I don’t want to click

It’s it a hummer?

Decided to have a migraine

I thought this was a second amendment question. The wording is exactly the same as they would use.

That being said, other than phone, wallet and keys?

Nail clippers.

Gin & Tonic. Feels like a drink. Bonus if I get a cocktail onion.