Jesus' Origin Story

[Cavebear]

Sorta....Covet is to desire or want.

The faithful to GOD are to be wanting in no thing, and desire naught but what is good and right in the sight of GOD.



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And "desire" is not the same as "take".  The taking is the ancient crime.  Covet all you want, but do not take.

[popsthebuilder]

And "desire" is not the same as "take".  The taking is the ancient crime.  Covet all you want, but do not take.

To want is the precursor and motivation to take.... greed is the issue.

If you want not then what motivation is there to take from another?



faith in selfless unity for good

[SGOS]

It's OK to take a greedy guy's loot.  You are punishing the greedy guy in God's name.  You can even get coupons to Heaven.  But if you don't covet, you won't take his loot, and the system breaks down.

[Cavebear]

To want is the precursor and motivation to take.... greed is the issue.

If you want not then what motivation is there to take from another?

faith in selfless unity for good

Thinking of doing something is not the same as doing it.  Human will gives some control.  Desire to take is not the same as taking.

[Mike Cl]

I don't care who covets what.  Just don't covet any of my stuff.

They can covet my stuff all they want--just don't take it. :)

[Mike Cl]

To want is the precursor and motivation to take.... greed is the issue.

If you want not then what motivation is there to take from another?



faith in selfless unity for good

If you 'want not' then what motivation is there to do anything? 

[SGOS]

If you 'want not' then what motivation is there to do anything? 

This is a clue that religion was created by the elite to keep the riff raff out of their hair.

[Blackleaf]

To want is the precursor and motivation to take.... greed is the issue.

If you want not then what motivation is there to take from another?



faith in selfless unity for good

The idea of the thought sin wasn't in the Bible until Jesus showed up. In the Old Testament, doing was the sin. God didn't care about intent. Just look at what he did to the man who dared to put his hand on the Ark of the Covenant. He did it to keep the Ark from falling over, but God was like, "Nope. Rules are rules. I said no touching, so you're dead now."

[Baruch]

This is a clue that religion was created by the elite to keep the riff raff out of their hair.

Remember, priests originally were the only ones who could read/write.  In fact, they are the ones that took writing from book-keeping into literature.  Control the narrative, or it controls you.  All power to Marduk!

[Baruch]

To want is the precursor and motivation to take.... greed is the issue.

If you want not then what motivation is there to take from another?



faith in selfless unity for good

Buddha said so ;-)  Not just greed, but even wanting.  Calm the mental monkey.

[Baruch]

It's OK to take a greedy guy's loot.  You are punishing the greedy guy in God's name.  You can even get coupons to Heaven.  But if you don't covet, you won't take his loot, and the system breaks down.

You give the loot to G-d ... G-d needs it more than you.  See the incident in the Book of Joshua, regarding the spoils of Ai.

[Baruch]

If you 'want not' then what motivation is there to do anything?

Consumer much?  Will you die with the most boy toys?

[popsthebuilder]

Thinking of doing something is not the same as doing it.  Human will gives some control.  Desire to take is not the same as taking.

I agree and didn't say it was

faith in selfless unity for good

[popsthebuilder]

If you 'want not' then what motivation is there to do anything?

You can want a thing without it being dependent on a reward or consiquinces. The motivation is from doing what one knows to be right....For the sake of it itself.

faith in selfless unity for good

[Baruch]

You can want a thing without it being dependent on a reward or consiquinces. The motivation is from doing what one knows to be right....For the sake of it itself.

faith in selfless unity for good

Only enlightened conscience does that.