Seems there’s a new Bible being published, (via Father Jake) with a whole new and hopefully more palatable take on Jesus’ teachings… it cuts out “difficult parts surrounding economic justice, possessions and money.”
According to Chairman Mr. De Rijke the foundation has reacted to a growing wish of many churches to be market-oriented and more attractive. “Jesus was very inspiring for our inner health, but we don’t need to take his naïve remarks about money seriously. He didn’t study economics, obviously.”
According to De Rijke no serious Christian takes these texts literally. “What if all Christians stopped being anxious, for example, and started expecting everything from God? Or gave their possessions to the poor, for that matter. Our economy would be lost. The truth is quite the contrary: a strong economy and a healthy work ethic is a gift from God.”
The foundation wanted to “boldly go where no one else has gone before” by cutting out the confusing texts.
“We don’t use them anyway! There’s no single Christian selling his possessions and giving them to the poor.”
Now, don’t get excited… it isn’t real, not exactly. But it gets you going, doesn’t it? More of the same in the story linked above.
I thought for sure this was a “Lark In the Morning” article … but no. Bleh.
Really? Seriously? Claiming that the Son of God is not all knowing and doesn’t know whats best for us? We as Christians are failures. Theres nothing easy about it and Christ said it would be difficult. those who think they can keep and toss any part of the bible to suit there needs will have to stand before God at the time of their death and explain why they thought his Word was not perfect.