Pwnemon also seems to be annoying me TES, so don't feel left out. And TES I wouldn't even call him sophic.
Alas, ignorance is bliss, truly it is.
The wisest person must admit that he is wrong because no man knows all things, as was said by Socrates,
"I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance."
A lesson I believe young Pwnemon should learn.
Also Sage, in respect to your response to my post, in which you said,
Context, please.
Matthew 5:25-26
25"Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26 I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
Charizard: I think he meant that he thought that they didn't do anything, not that the church hadn't sold them.
Also remember that the Chrisitian church is one of methaphors and symbols. Consider you are an an Christian born during the middle ages. You believe the Church is the upmost authority on topics of God and his word, and that the Pope himself is God's steward on Earth. Imagine that text twisted, turn it into a parable of sorts. The "matters" being sin; "court" being judgement; "while you are still with him on the way" being alive, or frankly put your life with the Holy Ghost; the "judge" could mean God; the "officer" being "the devil"; "prison" being either purgatory or hell. Then add the last line, with some tweaking and...
Settle your sins quickly with the one who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still walk with the Spirit in life, or you may be handed over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the devil, and you may be thrown into hell. 26 I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
Take out a few words replace them to fit your meaning, that is what has happened to the Bible over the centuries of its existence.
(BTW the devil being the officer fits because was not Lucifer a member of the Gods archangels?)
Also another version could be...
"Settle matters quickly with your the devil who tempts you. Do it while you are still with the LORD on the way, or the LORD may hand you over to judgement, and the judgement may hand you over to the the devil, and you may be thrown into hell. 26 I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
Satan is commonly referred to as
"the adversary the judge is God, as he is often referred, the officer, Satan once again, who will be your jailor in hell.
I'v not only seen the context, I looked deeper.