The Seven Shameful Acts of Jesus Christ in the Gospels

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O for Shame...for Godly Shame

          I.   All-Eating Shame...Jesus Christ cursed the fig

            tree that had no edible fruit because it was out

            season.  Mark 11:12-14; Matthew 21:18-21.  What's the

            matter--a metaphor?  Rub the poor itch of

            faith and make scabs.  

     II.  Villainous Public Shame...Jesus Christ caused

            a herd of hapless pigs to be drowned.  'Tis a 

            cacodemon!  Mark 5:1-13;  Matthew 8:28-32.

     III.  Bloodiest Shame...Jesus Christ dramatically

           claimed that mutilation of hands, eyes, and 

           genitals may be done to avoid sinning. 

           Matthew 5:29-30; 19:12.   Perhaps to cut the bloody

           parts into stars to make the face of Heaven fine.

   IV.  Unseen Deed of Shame...Jesus Christ spun

          golden parables for the ragged, uncounted

          heads, the wav'ring, distracted multitude,

          but revealed the secrets of Heaven to His

          fawning minions.  Matthew 13:10-17.

     V.  Wounding Shame of a Serpent's Tooth...

         Jesus Christ dismissed family bonds and

         ignored the Corporal Act of Mercy to 

         bury the dead.  Matthew 8:18-22; 10:35-37; 12:46-49;

              19:27-29.  Mark 3:31-35.  Luke 14:25-26.

    VI. Deep, Eternal Shame...Jesus Christ praised

         a Roman slaveholder for believing in Him,

         but Jesus Christ failed to rebuke the 

         Centurion for using human beings as 

         livestock.  Jesus was a miraculous 

         veterinarian in these verses.  Matthew 8:5-13.

 VII. Foul, Memorable Shame...Jesus Christ

         intentionally let His friend Lazarus die

         so that He could awe the populace by

         raising the dead.  John 11:1-6, 21, 32-45.

         Every braggart will come to shame.

     Proclaim shame.  Shall it be shame 

bespoken in these days by telling the

truth?  Tell the truth and shame this

unholy braggart.  Art thou not ashamed

yet?  Fie upon thee!  Shame and perpetual 

shame, nothing but shame.  

  

The Seven Deadly Times in the Bible When God Sanctioned Rape

The Naked  Truth
of Dreadful Things

          I.  YHWH does not approve of Rape,

            except for 400 young virgins of Jabesh

            Gilead and the Daughters of Shiloh.

                                                        ---Judges 21:10-24

        II.  YHWH does not approve of Rape,

            except for the young Midian virgins.

                                                                ---Numbers 31:7-18

     III.  YHWH does not approve of Rape,

           except when He turns over a town that

           defended itself.

                                                      ---Deuteronomy 20:10-14

      IV.  YHWH does not approve of Rape,

           except when one of his chosen people is

           attracted to a comely captive--as long as

           her head is shaved and her nails are cut.

                                                        ---Deuteronomy 21:10-14

      V.  YHWH does not approve of Rape,

            except when He uses the public rape of

            wives to humiliate husbands.

                                                        ---2Samuel 12:11-12

       VI.  YHWH does not approve of Rape,

             except when the women are spoils of

             war, like fancy garments.  

                                              ---Judges 5:30;Zechariah 14:1-2

     VII.  YHWH does not approve of Rape,

             except when rapists follow certain tort

             clauses:  a father must buy back the 

             daughter he sold into slavery if she does

             not please her rapist; the rapist cannot

             sell his victim to foreigners; the rapist

             must feed and clothe her; the rapist

             may pay a fine and marry his victim.

                                   ---Exodus 21:7-11;Deuteronomy 22:28-29

                             The inspired words of God before

          thy face prove the Godpods fools.

          These words ravish even savage ears. 

          And should vex the souls of those who

          hear what is written.