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How do we reconcile David praying for the destruction of his enemies with Jesus commanding to love and pray for your enemies in a positive manner?
>>23322800>they kind of royally messed up when they rejected the MessiahIndeed. And that is why the Lord scattered them, destroyed the Temple, and chastised them just as He has done in the past, but watch the signs, Anon. As was told in Malachi, He is regarthering them. Even the trees which God removed from Israel which were common place in the time of His Beloved Son are returning (Judean Date Palm)! Read the prophetic works of the Tanakh and read the prophetic parts of the New Testament and keep watch! Christ is at the door. And if Christ is at the door, then the revelation of the sons of God among the children of Israel is near! The number which will be saved by them is beyond counting and it is from every nation tribe and people! The Lord has done this, and it will be marvelous in our eyes! Again, no need to take my word for it. It's all there in black and white (and where Our Blessed Lord speaks, red).
>>23321427Both of them have the capability of sin within the framework of their books if you are going by that. Because David/ Jesus did something doesn’t mean that’s automatically gods axiomatic position. Jesus says only god is free of sin so you can infer this. I don’t want christoid seething.
>>23322825Godspeed, anon.
>>23321671it's called antithesis you fucking mongrel. "antitypes" was never a thing and it isn't going to become an accepting thing.I mean jesus christ, did you first get into reading this year?
>>23322833>Jesus's words / actions / thoughts aren't automatically, intrinsically G*d's axiomatic positionmost ignorant post on this board, ever. kill yourself>Jesus says only god is free of sinwhat do you think he meant by that you fucking halfwit? Christianity-commentating retards are infinitely worse than christcucks themselves. everyone would benefit if you never posted again.
Do you agree?
>>23321464Gay sex feels pretty good
>>23321089He was a pervert; looked and acted like a faggot because he was too afraid to be direct. Would use social stigmas whenever he could to gain advantage of others but shrunk when you used any sort of advantage against him.Didnt compare at all to the school groper.
>>23320422>>23320400this is more or less true. The highest eroticism is always non-sexual. Freud used sexual to mean everything in the man-woman domain, and this is our meaning today, but at some point the word becomes meaningless
>>23321069>>23322551interesting anon>>23320363This is complete nonsense, but clever. Usually his "aphorisms" are better
>>23320363To the unmarried swine, yes
What do I need to know?
>>23323179A thorough familiarisation with music theory and history, particularly that era of late-romanticism and early modernism, and having read Marlowe's and Goethe's Fausts so you can see how superior they are to Mann's hack writing.
I'm going through a really tough period in my life right now, plagued by very dark thoughts.What are some books that helped you get through challenging times?
>>23321601i was going to recommend confederacy of dunces
>>23321169>With God all things are possibleoh really? can god make a rock so heavy he can't lift it?
>>23322264>What is God supposed to do? Take our freedom away?he does that all day every day anyway.
>>23322853Since God is the infinite, that's a stupid question because "lift" wouldn't apply to God in the first place But the real question is: how long have I been gay?
reading Journey to the End of the Night always gives me the zest for life and validates my loathing for the wretchedness of others
Why does /lit/ hate foucault?
He’s mainstream and that’s not cool
>>23321931You can’t say that and read the Greeks.
>>23317353I dont hate Foucault, he wrote some interesting stuff. But ultimately I think post-modernism is just nihilism and leads nowhere. It's a purely negative philosophical tradition. Foucault had no ideas on how things should be, just on how to destroy what is.
>>23322382Nah, he was just French.
>>23323073Guess who grinded the lenses
>there's this guy and... get this>BUREAUCRACYamazing
yeah and i love that shit. it's tense and cruel and funny.
>>23323170books are not meant to be loved or enjoyedif you're having a good time reading a book you're doing it wrong
Where the bee sucks, there suck I:In a cowslip’s bell I lie;There I couch when owls do cry.On the bat’s back I do flyAfter summer merrily. Merrily, merrily shall I live nowUnder the blossom that hangs on the bough.
>>23321222How do I turn my wife into a /lit/hoe?
>>23322296If she's a woman she's already a ho, then you just need to get her in to reading. Id recommend hairy potter or twilight for a dumb femoid
>>23321222hey wait a second i know this tranny
>>23321222how dare you come on MY board and give me a tranny pretending it's a womanwith trips as wellfor shame op
>>23323172/lit/ gf like this???
Post and Discuss Books about history, all eras and locations welcomed
>>23301058Bernard Cornwell's books fucking suck. Shill them anywhere on /lit/ again and I will find you.
>>23273501Lol
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>>23317813picrel is a nice read with the added benefit of being recent (2021)
Do you prefer fiction or non fiction in your books
Is Blood Meridian worth a read or is it just a reddit meme
>>23321903With a good narrator this might actually be a very good book for an audio version actually, but I've never tried it myself.
>>23318275It’s good. Don’t spoil it for yourself.
I dropped it when the author compared a sunrise to a throbbing BBC. I don't know why I expected any better from an American author.
>>23322346Quote?
>>23322159The audiobook version is the best audiobook I've heard so far: https://youtu.be/sE12km0BvRQ
Is there a book that compares Roman administration and US administration faction for faction?I was reading about the year of the six emperors and saw a lot of parallels between the deep state and how Trump wants to have a purge. The Praetorian guard indeed assassinated emperors.JKF is the latest example.
>>23322351Kek alright thats what I thought, this is just Q.0
>>23322358This is not about rich vs poor and never was. Trump having a purge doesn't mean the empire is over. It's just a shift of power.
>>23322323>Hillary or Trump?Both are incompetent and dont meet the non-existent logical criteria to run for presidency.
>>23317311Hello gullible moron. Trump has 4 years to "drain the swamp" and didn't do anything because he is part of the swamp. The man is controlled opposition if I ever saw it and all this political theatre with his trial is just nonsense to keep the masses glued to their TVs. Your political landscape is a joke and anyone who would actually pose a threat to power would be assassinated (see JFK/RFK).
>>23323174had*
Why are Japanese books so depressing?
>>23322890only one i read was no longer human because of the meme. i didn't get it tho.
>>23322890Doesn't Sound of Waves have a happy ending?
>>23322890Just finished Norwegian wood and i had the same impression. But i find i do like jap books
>be nippon>get nuked>twice>empire that nuked you makes your god emporer bend the knee>just go back to work like nothing happened>get sad sometimes, for some reason
The Japanese like non-endings that are heavy with a sense of loss. Endings where the character's inner journey terminates before you think the plot would. I think of them as like standing a river, it keeps on moving with or without you.I think its the Buddhist thing, the world just keeps moving and whats gone is gone, where as the Western/Christian mindset is predicated on the belief that one day everything that ever was will be judged and accounted for.
Do you guys ever read old school magazines?
>>23322747pretty sure I just downloaded from pirate bay or something. Site's down right now so I can't check
>>23322141Used to read back issues of National Geographic that my dad’s cousin had. He was an interpreter of Chinese for the CIA during the Cold War.
>>23322720I like the ads you find in Playboy, especially the computer and electronics ones from the 80s. Some of them are hilariously rapey, like "She can't say "No" to laserdisc" or whatever.
>>23322141last time i found one at home one page was crusty and smelled weird
>>23322141THAT was in a school magazine?
What some essential NEETdom readings?
>>23320589That’s brutal. Guys that age don’t even know where to start with life and it’s depressing. My dad’s like that and he has to be pushed to do things just for enjoyment. But, it’s a survival mechanism, not one from pleasure. He had a rough life, so it’s understandable. I’m just glad he gave me a better life, so I can relax and enjoy the things he couldn’t. Sometimes, I get made fun of for being lazy, but I know he prefers me living as I am to how he was.
>>23320592It’s horrifying. So many of my cousins derive their value from working that they feel useless if they aren’t working and buying shit. Like they’ll buy luxury cars even though they rent apartments with other peoples. It’s a depressing cycle.
>>23321015As if that is the only reason. Don’t be obtuse. The one thing I’ve learned about retired wagies is that they go right back to work part-time because they don’t know what to do with themselves. It’s brutal.
>>23320562I neet therefore I am
>>23323153I really want to work but I can't get a job to save my life. Some people are just born more fortunate with normie brains so they can get a job ez pz
Can someone explain to me the differences between Catholic and Orthodox theology? (Besides the Holy Spirit thing, I already know about that.) From what I understand, Catholic theology is more Aristotelian while Orthodox theology is more Platonic.
>>23322106thank you for posting the redbubble sticker image of toasting pepe
>>23321790>>23321871>>23321941
>>23322973what a fucking bitch
>>23321788Actually a better comparison is that Catholicism is Aristotelian while Orthodoxy is Kantian.
>>23321788There are none. Both are pure paganism.
