Pearls among swine

[Thief]

It isn't insulting but illustrative.

Skipping most of your post.....(just to be concise on my part)....

It won't matter to which crowd you are speaking to.
If you speak a pearl of wisdom....and crowd sees it will bring unwanted change....
They will turn on you.

This reaction happened repeatedly to the Carpenter.
The last event.....He turned on them....
He drove them from the Temple.

unfortunately, the crowd returned once more....

I suppose you could then recite the Christian belief....
He died for us.

I say, He died BECAUSE of us.

and I believe the angels will have their say about it......later on.

 

[Thanda]

Defeats the purpose of spreading the Word. Jesus went among the ill minded. He saved all people regardless if they believed in Him. Wasting one's breathe is not a good reason to hold back what one feels is the truth; especially, when their religion states that they should "spread the Word". Not just to brothers and sisters (which would defeat the point) but to people outside too.

Jesus also stopped speaking to people when he realised they were not willing to listen. He also refused to show any miracles to those who did not believe. In fact he said: "An evil and adulterous nation seeketh after signs".

So in summary preach the basics of the gospel. But if you are rejected don't give even deeper truths to those who have already shown they do not care.

 

[JayJayDee]

Skipping most of your post.....(just to be concise on my part)....

It won't matter to which crowd you are speaking to.
If you speak a pearl of wisdom....and crowd sees it will bring unwanted change....
They will turn on you.

This is true.....people fear change and will fight to maintain their comfort zone.

This reaction happened repeatedly to the Carpenter.
The last event.....He turned on them....
He drove them from the Temple.

unfortunately, the crowd returned once more....

If nothing else, it should warn us about running with the crowd.

I suppose you could then recite the Christian belief....
He died for us.

I say, He died BECAUSE of us.

and I believe the angels will have their say about it......later on.

Can you please elaborate on what you mean here?

 

[Thief]

Can you please elaborate on what you mean here?

There is a common dogmatic belief....the death of the Carpenter saved the world.

That's not true.
His teachings....the parables are the saving grace.
If you keep His sayings in mind and heart.....
He will see His reflection in you.

and there is a parable that tells of servants sent ...and badly mistreated.
and it foretells of pending events.

 

[psychoslice]

I think many religious people throw that verse about the pearls and the swine, as a weapon, they all believe they are the pearl, when all along they are nothing more than the swine.