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You are certainly perserverant in your goal to needlessly offend people.

To be completely honest, I seriously doubt Jesus was celibate. I mean, come on. He's male.

I don't know why, but even though your last thread didn't do much for me, this one's giving me waves of orgasmic debating pleasure.

Does boredom really have an 'e' at the end?



Well, it's not impossible. But it would seem a little odd, after all.



You could take that another way, too. It may not mean "You should get married" so much as it means "Man and Woman were made to compliment each other." Two halves of one whole and all that. Or maybe he's just forbidding 40-year old virgins from living at home.

Anyway, let's assume that Paul's writings are God-inspired and valid for a second.

"Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am.But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. "(1 Corinthians 7:8-9)



It was also against custom to heal and or work on Sunday. I trust you know how closely Jesus followed that.



You said the Gospels were written years after the fact, right?

Perhaps the writers of the Gospel didn't think it was needed or relavent any more. Or perhaps the fact would have been so well-known at the time that they felt it redundant. Plus at least one of the Gospels was written for non-Jews, so it would not have had any importance for that specific one.




See above.



I very much doubt that he was an official teacher.



Alright, say there's a man in town. Say that he is the Son of God--whether or not he's said this out loud is irrelevant for, if true, he'd stand out no matter what--now say that whenever he speaks, he says things profound and wise. He may or may not be an official teacher, but he's probably as respected as one. Wouldn't you invite him?

His grand ministry may not have started, but there's no reason that he couldn't have had said anything to the town.



My memory is failing me here, but I don't recall whether the Gospels state that Jesus and Co lived there or not. Because if they did, they may have been something of local celebrities.



This was the guy who washed the feet of his followers, when custom would have had the opposite happen. Responsibility or no, if he could help, he probably would have.



Version, please?

King James: When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

"And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now."

NIV: "They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."

Emphasis mine.

Jesus wasn't about endulging in pleasures of the flesh. It was much more satisfying for him to have spiritual fullfilment. Besides, saying that males are incapable of being celibate is like saying all women are skimpy-dressed whores. There are many theistic groups (especially in the Buddhist faith) that practice celibacy for the purpose of "eliminating desire".

I'm not saying that males are incapable of being celibate, and I'm not stupid enough to say women are skimpy-dressed whores. I'm just saying that by being male he'd be tempted, and he'd have earthly desires just like the rest of us. I just agree with Wind's argument, that's all.

And besides, how do you know it was more satisfying for him?

It's a boreDOME. Two men enter, both get bored out of their minds.

I agree with Wind, here. However I would be much more inclined to give a more complete answer to this, however, if I had access to the complete Bible, and not the dog-matted, stipped down piece of propagander that the Roman Catholic church has left us with today.

Welcome to the BORE DOME, where the action never ceases.

Today in the BORE DOME..

We have listlessness. Paranoia. Oh and over in the far corner seems to be the remains of fun and amusement! Looks like someone's going to have to clean that one up, Jim!

Wait, Bore Dome? Is that where emos go to cut themselves,Listen to crap music, and whine their asses off? Because the name would fit, it BORES other people, and a dome could be the shape of the complex

Supposedly Adam's first wife was Lilith.

Yes, we need a Bore Dome topic.

WTF?

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Keep in mind that the bible in question has been written and re-written and edited so many times over the years...

So, perhaps, the wedding was Jesus' own but since the book has been edited so many times, the names might have been intentionally removed because remember, Jesus wasn't declared a Messiah until after he was dead for over 500 years. (I've seen this cited several times in various sources... maybe that SILLY Da Vinci code book, but I know I've seen it elsewhere on the History Channel.)

Anyoo, Wind did raise good points... and after having played one video game in particular, here's an interesting idea:

What if there were two Jesus? One who did the miracles while the other who gave the speeches? Yeah, I know the bible wouldn't say anything about that, but remember, for a while, people thought Mary M and some other hooker were the same person but it turned out to be at least two or three different women... and this according to wikipedia. (Of course, Wikipedia is lousy excuse of a source with people having flame wars over entries.)

I don't think we can ever rely on the bible to tell us anything considering how many times it's been altered. The only one who knows the true story and that person/several people who wrote down the original version has been dead for a long time.

Though, I just hate the fact that the bible has been rewritten/edited/abused for people's political agendas... it's just one of those damningly confusing cases where one pargraph can mean ANYTHING. Thinking about this is just giving me a headache considering where I live, too many people abuse the book. @_@

My sentiments exactly, Mega X.

Today in the BORE DOME...

Looks like Mega X and Hollow are teaming up and killing random Axl fanboys--oh god did you see that?! The eyeballs just FLEW out of his head!

Yes Jim, I saw that. I.. *pukes*

Hmmmm looks like John is out of commission for right now but damn I sure enjoy the gore! I'm glad I'm not a janitor at the BORE DOME!