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Post by maolsheachlann on Jun 14, 2021 15:43:11 GMT
During his visit to Mary and Martha's home in Luke 10:38-42, Jesus tells Martha that "few things are needful, indeed only one".
This is a verse that I find myself thinking about a lot. Does anybody have any views on its meaning? Was Christ talking about himself? Is Jesus saying he is the one thing needful? What does that mean?
What are the implications for the multiplicity of life? One of the things I love most about life is its giddy diversity-- "incorrigibly plural", as Louis MacNeice memorably wrote. God obviously created this multiplicity.
What attitude should Christians take towards this diversity? Is it simply that it should be kept always in proper perspective, that "we take every thought captive to make it to obedient to Christ"? Is it licit to relish this diversity for its own sake?
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Post by assisi on Jun 18, 2021 16:15:59 GMT
During his visit to Mary and Martha's home in Luke 10:38-42, Jesus tells Martha that "few things are needful, indeed only one". This is a verse that I find myself thinking about a lot. Does anybody have any views on its meaning? Was Christ talking about himself? Is Jesus saying he is the one thing needful? What does that mean? What are the implications for the multiplicity of life? One of the things I love most about life is its giddy diversity-- "incorrigibly plural", as Louis MacNeice memorably wrote. God obviously created this multiplicity. What attitude should Christians take towards this diversity? Is it simply that it should be kept always in proper perspective, that "we take every thought captive to make it to obedient to Christ"? Is it licit to relish this diversity for its own sake? I cheated and looked up biblical commentaries and the consensus seems to be the needful thing is the word of God. On diversity, the word was commonly used to describe mainly non-political things, like the 'diversity of animals in a certain region' etc. It is another of those words that has been co-opted and weaponised by the Plugs to further their agenda. I often think that the personality and character of each human being is the best example of diversity there is; some funny, some sad, some serious, others flippant etc. So I think we ought to enjoy natural diversity without deifying it. All the man made diversities, political, literary, philosophic, architectural etc. are obviously not all done with the best of intentions and need careful consideration and sometimes outright condemnation.
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Post by maolsheachlann on Jun 18, 2021 22:09:18 GMT
During his visit to Mary and Martha's home in Luke 10:38-42, Jesus tells Martha that "few things are needful, indeed only one". This is a verse that I find myself thinking about a lot. Does anybody have any views on its meaning? Was Christ talking about himself? Is Jesus saying he is the one thing needful? What does that mean? What are the implications for the multiplicity of life? One of the things I love most about life is its giddy diversity-- "incorrigibly plural", as Louis MacNeice memorably wrote. God obviously created this multiplicity. What attitude should Christians take towards this diversity? Is it simply that it should be kept always in proper perspective, that "we take every thought captive to make it to obedient to Christ"? Is it licit to relish this diversity for its own sake? I cheated and looked up biblical commentaries and the consensus seems to be the needful thing is the word of God. On diversity, the word was commonly used to describe mainly non-political things, like the 'diversity of animals in a certain region' etc. It is another of those words that has been co-opted and weaponised by the Plugs to further their agenda. I often think that the personality and character of each human being is the best example of diversity there is; some funny, some sad, some serious, others flippant etc. So I think we ought to enjoy natural diversity without deifying it. All the man made diversities, political, literary, philosophic, architectural etc. are obviously not all done with the best of intentions and need careful consideration and sometimes outright condemnation. Of course, I didn't mean the social justice warrior idea of diversity-- which is really all about homogenization.
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