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Do not play with people who do stuff wrong and fight rough," says Jalen, 6. This is great advice to prolong your life on the playground, but where's the connection with pigs and pearls, Jalen?

One of the most troubling interpretations comes from Jacob, 6: "I would never give my sister my toy." Hold on there, Jacob! If you're using this verse to justify "hogging" your toys, it won't work.

Remember the three rules for interpreting the Bible or any text: context, context, context. Let's look at this verse in a slightly larger context: "Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces" (Matthew 7:6).




Let's look to Jennifer, 10, for more light on what Jesus meant: "Jesus said don't give your pearls to a pig because a pig is too dumb to understand what a pearl is worth."

Spiritual dumbness has nothing to do with one's IQ.

You can be a certified genius yet be dumb as a rock in spiritual matters.




Jesus spoke of religious leaders who were offended by what he said: "Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into the ditch" (Matthew 15:14).

Don't waste your time preaching to those who are obviously hardened and scornful.

Think about this: The pearl of great value in the Gospel of Matthew is the Messianic king and kingdom foretold by the ancient prophets.

Memorize this truth: "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it" (Matthew 13:45-46).

Ask this question: Then and now, some see Jesus Christ as the promised Messiah and trust him as their savior, while others mock and scornfully reject him. Which will you do?

With out a question savior.

I also reject the story about Santa Clause because I realize he is not real and I know he isn't coming down my chimney with presents. It's a lie.

yes, santa can be proven to be a lie by discussing with any parent where the presents come from, or checking the packaging or receipts

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The Bible, has no such easy check of its authenticity

we can choose to accept it or not,,,we cant prove our choice is the right one,,,

Then not buying the story is not "rejecting God" or "rejecting Jesus" it is simply not buying the story.

As far as the saying "Don't throw pearls before swine" I understand that perfectly. "Pearls" (of spiritual wisdom) will not be appreciated by "swine" who don't understand what they are.

When I tell someone that they create their reality by what they think and believe and they don't understand how that is possible, and they just want to argue the point, then I have thrown pearls before swine.

The law of attraction is all laid out in the Bible and most Christians who claim to read the Bible have read it and they do not comprehend it.

"Ask and you shall receive."

"Believe and you can move mountains."

"Pretend that you have it ... and it is yours."

"He that believeth... shall have everlasting life.

These are eternal spiritual laws. The "secret" is not new. It is the pearl lying in the mud before the swine who do not see it.

Belief itself is the secret.

There are two things wrong here the first is that you are not 20 years older and the second is that you live about 1,000 miles away. Do you have an older sister living in Mexico maybe? :-)

You are a smart lady and I don't mean to sound flippant. I do appreciate your wisdom and compassion. Two qualities hard to find anywhere especially in Sin City.

Bill

ty, its very kind of you but the wisdom above actually comes from a 10 yr old, Im just agreeing with her..lol

it is even worse casting Pearls and not even getting Porkchops in return!

This is a true story. If you know the song "He is Exalted" the beginning is, "He is exalted the King is exalted on high and I will praise him". I love that song and it was a favorite at church many years ago. Our sound technician had a 5 year old daughter that attended with Mom and dad. On the way home one Sunday after singing that song his daughter, in the car seat in back , started singing "He is a sausage the King is a sausage on high." He almost had a wreck laughing. His daughter didn't know exalted from Adam's house cat, but she knew that she loved sausages. I would guess that God Himself laughed at that one.