Comments by "Z P" (@zachman5150) on "Ricky Gervais vs Whiny Trans Leftists" video.

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  49. One of the most unforgettable insulting images used in the Old Testament is found in Amos’ portrayal of the high society women of his day: ‘Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountains of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to your  husbands, “Bring wine, let us drink!”‘ (Amos 4:1) The picture is savagely drawn, but in every way appropriate. Such a heartless love of luxury called out for fierce denunciation, not a mild expression of disagreement. Interestingly enough, Psalm 22 refers to the strong bulls of Bashan who had encircled the crucified one (Ps.@). In the contest on Mount Carmel between Elijah and the 450 prophets of Baal, the prophet of God thought that a little indulgence in ridicule was appropriate. He mocked the prophets of Baal regarding the inactivity of their fertility god: ‘Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened’ (1 Kings @). Some Jewish exegetes even took the reference to being busy to mean ‘busy at the privy’. Whatever the case, these taunts only appear to have had the effect of spurring the prophets of Baal on to more furious but fruitless activity (1 Kings @). Our Lord Himself was perfectly capable of being sarcastic when the occasion demanded it. In Mark 7:9 He condemns the Pharisees for setting aside the clear word of God in order to maintain their Pharisaic traditions. The gist of what He says is: ‘You are making a good job of rejecting the commandment of God … .’ Something similar operates in John 4 where Jesus asks the Samaritan woman by the well at Sychar to call her husband and return. She replies that she has no husband, to which Christ responds: ‘You have well said, “I have no husband,” for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly’ (John 4:17-18). Clearly, Jesus was raising the subject of her sinful life. By means of a half-truth, the woman was trying to evade His supernatural knowledge of her sins, but Jesus’ sarcasm made the divine scalpel all the more pointed. I could go on, but believe I've made my point. Hope that clarifies things for you. Go pray about it
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