New Church Statue: "Jesus the Homeless"

[Darth Xena]

Can someone look at that scripture and be that idiotically dense?

Apparently so. Jesus wept.

[Darth Xena]

"Who is my neighbor?" Details matter. You're twisting things.

Neighbor and brother make no difference there dude. In fact neighbor makes my point stronger, thanks for pointing that out. With brother you could still argue that "only care about homeless if they are Christians" angle, with neighbor you have no excuse.

[Obsidian]

Your last post was lacking in any point

[Spartacus]

"Who is my neighbor?" Details matter. You're twisting things.

If we're talking about details, here's the actual passage. Luke 10.

29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

So much for correcting Dee Dee on the details. I thought you Protestants were supposed to know Scripture

[Obsidian]

And crap Obsidian, you sound like the "religious person" who passed by the injured man and justified himself by asking "who is my brother?"

"Who is my neighbor?" Details matter. You're twisting things.

[Catholicity]

Can someone look at that scripture and be that idiotically dense?

[Darth Xena]

And crap Obsidian, you sound like the "religious person" who passed by the injured man and justified himself by asking "who is my brother?"

[Darth Xena]

And how will you know whether a homeless person is Christian or not? Can you tell by looking at them? Do you ask a panhandler to recite the Nicene Creed before you drop a nickel in their cup?

Precisely. We are to do good to all, and if in so doing without discrimination we help the brethren, greater is the reward.

[Spartacus]

No it isn't. The point of the sheep and the goats is about helping Christians, not helping all homeless people.

And how will you know whether a homeless person is Christian or not? Can you tell by looking at them? Do you ask a panhandler to recite the Nicene Creed before you drop a nickel in their cup?

[Obsidian]

Seriously? That is the point of the sheep and goats.

No it isn't. The point of the sheep and the goats is about helping Christians, not helping all homeless people.

[Thoughtful Monk]

Why would he need a blanket if he has Crucifixion wounds? Wouldn't the scars imply a post resurrection body? Meaning He wouldn't need a home...

I think it was artistic license so the artist would not have to portray the face of Jesus. The Crucifixion wounds would explain who the person was under the blanket.

[Darth Xena]

Seriously? That is the point of the sheep and goats.

[Obsidian]

The art is good, since Jesus would say that if any are homeless he is homeless.

Why would Jesus say that?

[mossrose]

Is that a copy of the one that was sent to the Vatican?

[hedrick]

The art is good, since Jesus would say that if any are homeless he is homeless. But I agree that Jesus' personal situation wasn't what we would call homeless today, and identifying it as such seems in some ways demeaning to today's homeless.