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freedomdefender Ex Member	Re: Maher points out Christian hypocrisy? Reply #70 - Mar 26^th, 2012 at 5:32pm Writers_Block wrote on Mar 26^th, 2012 at 4:10pm: Name something specifically in the NT that Jesus would not have approved? Has he really cursed a tree and made it die?
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Mercy For All LNF Moderator The Writer's Croft LNF Bunker Offline Be completely alive until you're completely dead. Posts: 36,910 Gender:	Re: Maher points out Christian hypocrisy? Reply #71 - Mar 26^th, 2012 at 5:42pm Quote: Has he really cursed a tree and made it die? Hmmm...are you implying that Jesus might disapprove of this part of the Gospels?
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freedomdefender Ex Member	Re: Maher points out Christian hypocrisy? Reply #72 - Mar 27^th, 2012 at 12:26am Mercy For All wrote on Mar 26^th, 2012 at 5:42pm: Hmmm...are you implying that Jesus might disapprove of this part of the Gospels? I would.
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Writers_Block LNF Speaker LNF Bunker Offline Posts: 18,344 Florida Gender:	Re: Maher points out Christian hypocrisy? Reply #73 - Mar 27^th, 2012 at 12:51am Quote: I would. Why?
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freedomdefender Ex Member	Re: Maher points out Christian hypocrisy? Reply #74 - Mar 27^th, 2012 at 1:37am Writers_Block wrote on Mar 27^th, 2012 at 12:51am: Why? "Curse a tree and make it die" is something stupid that would be expected from a drunken street thug with super powers not a so called supreme god.
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Re: Maher points out Christian hypocrisy?
Reply #75 - Mar 27^th, 2012 at 5:41am

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"Curse a tree and make it die" is something stupid that would be expected from a drunken street thug with super powers not a so called supreme god.

The fig tree represented the Nation of Israel. This wasn't just a silly show of power, but sign of God's judgement on the rebellious nation that wouldn't produce fruit.

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Mercy For All LNF Moderator The Writer's Croft LNF Bunker Offline Be completely alive until you're completely dead. Posts: 36,910 Gender:	Re: Maher points out Christian hypocrisy? Reply #76 - Mar 28^th, 2012 at 3:44pm Quote: "Curse a tree and make it die" is something stupid that would be expected from a drunken street thug with super powers not a so called supreme god. How did you come to such a conclusion? From where are you getting your information? Why do I feel like I'm talking to someone that's not there?
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Writers_Block LNF Speaker LNF Bunker Offline Posts: 18,344 Florida Gender:	Re: Maher points out Christian hypocrisy? Reply #77 - Mar 29^th, 2012 at 5:35pm Quote: "Curse a tree and make it die" is something stupid that would be expected from a drunken street thug with super powers not a so called supreme god. You really should have read the passage in its entirety.
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Writers_Block LNF Speaker LNF Bunker Offline Posts: 18,344 Florida Gender:	Re: Maher points out Christian hypocrisy? Reply #78 - Mar 29^th, 2012 at 5:36pm Mercy For All wrote on Mar 28^th, 2012 at 3:44pm: How did you come to such a conclusion? From where are you getting your information? Why do I feel like I'm talking to someone that's not there? Maybe because Tenn got banned again?
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Reply #79 - Mar 29^th, 2012 at 5:40pm

The cursing of the fig tree turns out to be an act of God performed as a witness—like all the object lessons Jesus performed throughout His ministry. It was a stern warning to all who would fail to bear the fruit of righteousness, including—perhaps especially—us today!

Read more: http://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/RA/k/1541/Cursed-Tr...

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