Love or Hate what do we do?
hailiniemperor:
Greetings bredrin and sistren of His Majesty. I have a question to propose because I need some reasoning on this subject. I have been reading the Bible, and I find the contradictions of the Old and New testaments to be confusing. In the Old Testament it says "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the council of the ungodly" and when the righteous showed love to the wicked they were punished, like in the case of Jehosaphet (Chronicles 2). The Psalms say blessed is the man in whose eyes the righteous are loved and the wicked despised. Now, in the New testament Jesus says to have love for not only the righteous but the wicked as well, and to love thy enemies. But I know that in I heart I have no love for a wicked man who pleasures himself off others by sucking off there vibes like a leech, just like most people we come into contact on a daily basis. Because u know the slaves of this country did not become free by sitting back and loving there slave masters. They were able to set the stage for freedom by the acts of those like Nat Turner and Frederick Douglass who faught back with bitter hatred. Another problem I have with the New Testament is that the names go from Moses, Azah, Helkiah, Amos, to names like Peter, John, Paul, and Mark. Now Im not positive but I believe that those names in the New Testament are white or european names. I have also heard that the catholic church wrote the New Testament. Well someone please reason with me on this subject. Thank U Blessings Eternal!
iyah360:
Using Biblical allegory:
"When Lucifer challenged God's power in Heaven and marshalled his forces on the plains of Paradise, the God we worship and adore also marshalled His forces... And when anyone transgresses His power He goes to war in defence of His rights." - Marcus Garvey
"We sick an' tired of - a your ism - skism game -
Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in - a Jesus' name, Lord.
We know when we understand:
Almighty God is a living man.
You can fool some people sometimes,
But you can't fool all the people all the time.
So now we see the light
We gonna stand up for our rights!"
- Wailers, Get Up Stand Up
"That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer first-class and second class citizens of any nation; That until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes; That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race; That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained; And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes that hold our brothers in Angola, in Mozambique and in South Africa in subhuman bondage have been toppled and destroyed; Until bigotry and prejudice and malicious and inhuman self-interest have been replaced by understanding and tolerance and good-will; Until all Africans stand and speak as free beings, equal in the eyes of all men, as they are in the eyes of Heaven; Until that day, the African continent will not know peace. We Africans will fight, if necessary, and we know that we shall win, as we are confident in the victory of good over evil."
- Haile Selassie I
hailiniemperor:
blessings Iyah! u come wit the FYA bredrin yes I ! I loved the quote by Marcus Garvey. Would you or anyone else like to shed some light on the aspect of the biblical contradiction, do u perhaps believe Jesus's teachings could have been distorted at all because "turn the other cheek" sounds like something someone would implant into the mind of someone they want to control (like the catholic church). U check what Im saying? Graces!
iyah360:
I posted the quotes to show that even using biblical allegory, the lyrics of Bob and Peter, and the speech by Haile Selassie . . . an argument can be made for standing up in self-defense. I am not saying this is the be all, end all . . . but I am using symbols that you are familiar with and employ to make my point.
You should realize, like ANY doctrine, law, etc. . . . the turn the other cheek philosophy can be used as a TOOL and JUSTIFICATION for oppression. It can also be used for GOOD, if employed properly at the CORRECT time. Self-knowledge is a key to overstanding . . . when one has cultivated the inner I, the answer to the CORRECT TIME for the APPLICATION of knowledge becomes more apparent. INWARDLY is how I and I approach the Most High . . . it is at this point that the outward forms(symbols, doctrines, laws) become overstood and employed PROPERLY.
I hope this helped.
hailiniemperor:
thank u Iyah. I totally understand what ur saying about the word and the thought process. U know but I am having trouble with the idea that the turn the other cheek philosophy can be useful. U know cuz I believe in not harming anyone in anyway, but I know that I cant let no man try to take my dignity in no matter what form he tries. It is not a matter of pride, because I am a humble person, but many times in my life in my most youthful years I turned the other cheek and until I stopped turning my cheek and I stood up for myself, that is when those vibes knew not to come there anymore, u check? So I not gonna bow for nothing because them vibes will try to suck off u if your not careful, u gotta protect the temple u know. But I realize Im still young and my path on Rastafari has been relatively short. And Im still trying to get into the House of Rasta. I mean its like I got my foot in the door man but u know Im trying as hard as I can to get all the way in u know. So Im still trying to connect with the inner I and reach that state where the spiritual self and the physical self are ONE. So if U or anyone has any advice for a youthful Lion well then serve me up. Cuz I aint got no elders that I have been able to contact so right now this babylonian computer is the only medium of reasoning right now and Im really working hard and taking a concious road to overstanding. You know but people wanna talk about how JAH love everyone. Man but I feel like if Jah loves everybody then why will he slay the wicked. Its like that Garvey Quote when Satan stood up against the Lord u know the Lord stood up too. Jah didnt turn no cheek when the Lowtalians and there Roman false precepts invaded Ethiopia. So the way I see it is that I aint lettin no bad vibes around me, Im gonna shew them away. And speakin of the bible I mean it completely contradicts itself. I mean I believe in Jesus man but I dont think he would say Love that vampire thats gonna suck your blood the first chance he gets. Reason with me. Big up.
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