Tuesday, September 16, 2008

This is silly

A Baptist preacher on youTube offers his take on the Old testament phrase “One who pisseth against the wall” (usually softened in modern English translations) I'll briefly explain what's wrong with this below.



16 references to "in the Bible" and 2 additional references to "the Bible." I didn't bother to count the references to the KJV, NKJV, or the NIV; the latter two of which the preacher probably wouldn't count as "the Bible."

In fact, the phrase which set th preacher off has a pejorative meaning, and all the Biblical uses threaten impending death. In the Middle East in ancient times it was considered immodest for a man to urinate standing up; one crouched in order to conceal oneself. The term originally denoted young boys who, precisely because they were young, lacked a sense of modesty. When used in reference to adult men it always had negative connotations: "lacking moral sense."

Let this be a lesson to you; avoid fundamentalist preachers:

We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts: knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation….But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction…forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing; but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with a man’s voice and stopped the madness of the prophet… In those (i.e., St Paul’s writings), there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. (see 2 Peter)

So, remember to sit down. The life you save could be your own. Especially if there are women in the house.

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