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The Divine Comedy: Commentary on the Book of Jonah

for Joshua Rocks and Paul Drozdowski 1: 1-4 – Jonah is told by God to go to Nineveh and “cry out against it.” The wickedness of Nineveh has “come up before” the Lord. So Jonah does what anyone would do if told by God to do something. He pays for passage on a boat to …

February 18, 2008 – 8:43 pm | By ashok | Posted in christianity | Tagged | Comments (8)

On The Beatitudes and The Commandments

Way too long, but old and lying around and I thought I’d repost it. The arguments get very confused at the end. We have both Beatitudes and Commandments handed down to us in the Bible. Since Jesus proclaims in Matthew 5:17 that He has not “come to abolish the law or the prophets… but to …

August 8, 2007 – 9:57 pm | By ashok | Posted in christianity | Tagged | Comments (2)

Remembrance

for Rachael The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.” – Genesis 4:6-7, before Cain kills …

April 8, 2007 – 7:16 pm | By ashok | Posted in christianity, politics | Tagged | Comments (1)

The Virtues of Selflessness

I saw Bruce Almighty last night, and it seemed to make a pretty powerful case for selflessness as regards prayer. The case rests on two main contentions: 1. Things given that are not worked for or reflected on are things abused, as we fall in love with the fact of having power simply, and do …

March 18, 2007 – 1:31 pm | By ashok | Posted in christianity, movies | Tagged | Comments (0)