Originally posted by Grand-Moff-GavI wouldn't say so. I see what you mean, but short sighted itself means not seeing the whole picture.
It is short sighted- if you base a religion on an older one and just copy the myths, eventually you will be found out.Surely that is the very definition of short sighted?
Anyway, yeah, as blasphemous as it may sound your religion is short sighted.
Most people wouldn't've believed it if it weren't for the swords and laws etc.
Originally posted by lord xyz
I wouldn't say so. I see what you mean, but short sighted itself means not seeing the whole picture.Anyway, yeah, as blasphemous as it may sound your religion is short sighted.
Most people wouldn't've believed it if it weren't for the swords and laws etc.
short·sight·ed (shôrtstd)
adj.
1. Nearsighted; myopic.
2. Lacking foresight.
Shortsighted means a failure to prepare for the future I feel...
And as they say, fail to prepare- prepare to fail!
Originally posted by Symmetric ChaosI believe he was more of a toddler age.
Probably a few weeks after his birth at minimum. It's just shown as a newborn in stories for simplicities sake. Matthew does explicitly state that the star "stopped over the place where the child was" so I'm not sure where you got the idea otherwise.
Actually, the Scriptures teach this:
"When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he flew into a rage and ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men." - Matthew 2:16
Christ was not an infant when the Magi came to visit (they knew it was time when they journeyed), he was nearer two years, a toddler.
Again, the Scriptures do not teach that the star of Bethlehem occured when Christ was born, rather when the Magi visited Him, around age two:
"After listening to the king, they set out, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were ecstatic with joy. After they went into the house and saw the child with his mother Mary, they fell down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure sacks and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they left for their own country by a different road." - Matthew 2:9-12
Also note that toddler Jesus was in the house, not the manger, as commonly depicted.
Originally posted by Deja~vu
I believe he was more of a toddler age.Actually, the Scriptures teach this:
"When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he flew into a rage and ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men." - Matthew 2:16
Christ was not an infant when the Magi came to visit (they knew it was time when they journeyed), he was nearer two years, a toddler.
No, that's just Herod covering all his bases. He didn't know how old the child was but obviously assumed he was less than two years old. Remember Herod never saw the child and the Magi didn't come back to tell him anything about Jesus.
Originally posted by Deja~vu
Again, the Scriptures do not teach that the star of Bethlehem occured when Christ was born, rather when the Magi visited Him, around age two:"After listening to the king, they set out, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were ecstatic with joy. After they went into the house and saw the child with his mother Mary, they fell down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure sacks and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they left for their own country by a different road." - Matthew 2:9-12
Also note that toddler Jesus was in the house, not the manger, as commonly depicted.
That just proves that they did not visit him while he was in the manger. It says absolutely nothing about his age.