Re: CONGRATULATION JERRY YANG!!!! 2007 main event CHAMP
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Asimov's Guide to the Bible 4 states: "Jesus....decries giving alms openly, praying in public...Jesus points out that if it is human acclaim that is wanted, then...that is all the reward that is likely to come."
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do you not see that this is exactly my point? yang was not expecting any kind of acclaim from praying out loud. in fact, he probably knew people were going to give him a hard time about it. so what reward was he seeking? what acclaim was he trying to get by praying out loud? that fact that no acclaim existed to be garnered proves that the need to pray in private to avoid human praise for praying was unneccesary. do you see why this verse doesn't apply now? its talking about a completely different situation.
you're wrong. bottom line. im out.
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