Christians--so called.

[Symphony]

 

I go to rent "Jesus of Nazareth".  Three video tapes.

Go home, pop them open.  Tapes two and three watched all the way to the end--left unwound.


I get this frequently from secular movies.  I've come to expect it.


But "Jesus of Nazareth"??  

A first class, thoughtful, provocative piece of incisive cinema.  You naturally assume that too would be the type of people having just watched it.  After all, it's six hours long.  

First, no one hardly ever is renting it in the first place.

So you think, well, those who are renting it, will be just Christians.  And you make the safe bet that certainly, they will have been rewound before returning to the store.


"Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you."

And even the tape itself, is preaching this very appeal.


   

[Tibby]

lol, you sure you don't rent from my BBV?

[sincereheart]

Maybe God is working on other areas in their life and will eventually get to the rewinding apsects?? But hey! the good news is that apparently they did watch it!

[Symphony]

yeah, probly do, tibby.  


Yes, that's a good point, sincereheart:  They DID watch them, at least 2 and 3, all the way to the end.

And IMO, those are the two most important ones, carrying much of Jesus' teaching(tape 1 is mostly about Mary(and how beautiful she is-- --& Olivia Hussey IS a hot babe ).


AND, it might take some time for it to sink in.

Yes, that's true.

We can't be just content with serving others and then getting our reward.

We have to serve others only to begin serving others.

I mean, it doesn't stop after you've served the dessert.

You have to be ready to smile then, then take up the dishes, then ask if I can get anything else, then wash up the dishes, then put them all away, then entertain your guests, then be ready to serve any other variations on that general theme that might have continued to develop while you were dawdling around with all that other stuff.

I mean, of course, why should anyone watching a film about Jesus ever think to be nice to others.  I mean, I guess we'll just have to WAIT.

Hey, and what about the ten lepers who were healed and only one turned back to thank Jesus?
   
I guess I have a hard heart, don't i sincerheart.

[sincereheart]

ROFL!   My apologies, Symphony! I didn't realize the extent of your distress! I say you should call the police and have them thrown in jail! That oughtta teach 'em!  

No, you don't have a hard heart, Symphony!   But I would say you sound grouchy except that everyone will jump to your defense.... So I will say that you sound like a housewife on a bad day!  

[Willowbirch]

ROFL!   My apologies, Symphony! I didn't realize the extent of your distress! I say you should call the police and have them thrown in jail! That oughtta teach 'em!  

No, you don't have a hard heart, Symphony!   But I would say you sound grouchy except that everyone will jump to your defense.... So I will say that you sound like a housewife on a bad day!  

Naw, he's just grouchy.  

"And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not grow weary." Gal. 6:9

[Symphony]

See, sincereheart, dats why I started the Jail thread, sorta.

But even that didn't work out.  


Thank you, sincereheart.  And Willow.

You two chums.  

[elisabeth]

with all due respect....I think there's more important things to worry about these days than rewinding videos!  let this one slide

[JudgeNot]

Guys - Terrance is mad at God and needs our prayers.  

[Willowbirch]

Guys - Terrance is mad at God and needs our prayers.  

 Oh, dear! Praying!

[Whitehorse]

Well, look at it this way. We could always use the rewind time to pray for the lost sinners. Perhaps God has a reason for this disturbing providence.  

[Symphony]

Boy, that's for sure, Whitehorse.


It's still just got to be the ultimate irony.  The tapes are returned completely unwound.  

And they're tapes about Jesus.


Helllllloooooo.