martial arts for cristians

[knifethrower]

Rocky Moun'n Oysters....

no...no...no...that's just wrong, man.....it's just wrong...bad form

[BoarSpear]

no...no...no...that's just wrong, man.....it's just wrong...bad form

I hear ya man, im all about removin those Mofos in a fight, but eatin em?
I KNOW im eatin bugs first...

[SamuraiGuy]

Huh, that explains the state of the world, you know you should probably let him go, they are doing house to house searches, just the other day two dudes knocked on the door, and wanted to know if i had found Jesus...it was the first i had heard he was missing....

OMG LMAO, I was coming out of my gym like three weeks ago, and these two guys from the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints approached me.

They came up with the "hey hows it going"

So I'm like, ah **** these people are gonna try to mug me and im like 30 feet away from my car. They looked shocked when they started talking to me and I took 4 steps out into the middle of the road and continued the conversation from there. Turns out they were just preaching jesus, but I thought they were gonna mug me, fucking funny when you think about it.

[BoarSpear]

OMG LMAO, I was coming out of my gym like three weeks ago, and these two guys from the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints approached me.

They came up with the "hey hows it going"

So I'm like, ah **** these people are gonna try to mug me and im like 30 feet away from my car. They looked shocked when they started talking to me and I took 4 steps out into the middle of the road and continued the conversation from there. Turns out they were just preaching jesus, but I thought they were gonna mug me, fucking funny when you think about it.

yeah theyre slicker muggers, they get your heart and mind, then you voluntarily give 'em yer wallet

[Tom Yum]

OMG LMAO, I was coming out of my gym like three weeks ago, and these two guys from the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints approached me..

Uh huh you say gym but we know you were really partaking as a guest in a Chippendales concert.

So I'm like, ah **** these people are gonna try to mug me and im like 30 feet away from my car. They looked shocked when they started talking to me ..

Yeah because they saw you coming out of the above concert.

[SamuraiGuy]

yeah theyre slicker muggers, they get your heart and mind, then you voluntarily give 'em yer wallet

Fak that, all they would get out of me is a swift kick in the groin and a lesson in the 400 metre dash.

[Tant01]

Ahhh....

those damn Jehovah's witnesses... lol

So, you do know His name....


May His Kingdom Come!

[knifethrower]

Ya gotta remember not everyone believes in the easter bunny....ever seen the graveyard of the dead gods?

Did a search...can't find it. Is that a movie?

[SamuraiGuy]

Uh huh you say gym but we know you were really partaking as a guest in a Chippendales concert.

Yeah because they saw you coming out of the above concert.

Wasnt a chippendales concert, but it was a place where I roll around with sweaty men for hours on end at least seven times a week.

If I was a mugger I'd be scared of the chippendales people, use common sense man!

[Sagacious Lu]

Where is the graveyard of dead gods? What lingering mourner waters their mounds? There was a time when Jupiter was the king of the gods...


...I believe in the complete freedom of thought and speech...
I believe in the capacity of man to conquer his world, and to find out what it is made of, and how it is run.
I believe in the reality of progress.
I - But the whole thing, after all, may be put very simply. I believe that it is better to tell the truth than to lie. I believe that it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe that it is better to know than be ignorant.

Great essay! I'm a fan of H. L. Mencken- he was one journalist that made an art form out of being a son of a bitch.

[OmaPlata]

keith A. Morse

The very terms "martial arts" and "self-defense" should tip off the Christian that something is wrong. Nowhere in the Bible are Christians told to resort to violence in defense of themselves.2 Jesus, in His Sermon on the Mount, said about self-defense:

"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, do not resist him who is evil; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone wants to sue you, and take your shirt, let him have your coat also. And whoever shall force you to go one mile, go with him two... love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." (Matthew 5:38-44)

The Martial Arts are Man-Centered

When Christians take up the martial arts for self-defense, they are saying to God, "I don't trust You to protect me." Christians are to depend on God for protection. Even death itself should not scare the Christian. In Matthew 10:28, Jesus said, "Do not fear those who kill the body, but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." The Apostle Paul says in Philippians 1:21, "For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain." It is best to leave the matter up to God, for as Jesus said in Matthew 6:29, "Which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to his life's span?"

Many, though not all, martial arts students are taught to revere their teachers to the point of worshiping them. There is nothing unbiblical about respect for authority, but within the martial arts, this veneration can reach levels that violate the First Commandment. (Exodus 20:3)

The Martial Arts are rooted in Eastern religion

Some martial artists may never have to defend themselves. Reputation or prudence may get them out of every potentially violent situation and the only blows they ever strike are in the practice studio. It is true that most martial artists do not go around looking for a fight. Joe Hyams, in his book, Zen in the Martial Arts, describes an experience in which he used his expertise to avoid a battle he probably could have won.

But even the Christian who never uses martial arts to purposely injure another and trusts the Lord to protect him is getting involved in a religion that contradicts the teaching of the Bible.

Masutatsu Oyama, in his book, This is Karate, says:

"In many countries around the world, the question, 'What is Zen' often turns up. Usually we answer that Zen is karate and that karate is Zen."

By "Zen," Oyama is referring to Zen Buddhism. In describing Zen Buddhism, Oyama says:

"Concentrate on sincerity and on unifying your spirit. Forget yourself, forget your enemies, forget winning and losing, and when you have done so, you will be in the spiritually unified state that is called mu, or nothingness, in Zen. When you have spiritually reached the state of impassivity you will have entered a corner of the Zen world of mu."

This impassive, "spiritually unified" mental state is identical to that achieved in yoga or other meditation-relaxation techniques, hypnosis (see related book review in this issue) or trance mediumship. The Bible forbids such emptying of the mind (Deuteronomy 18:11), calling it one of the "works of the flesh." (Galatians 5:20)

Christians are the lowest form of humanity. Get this bible thumping crap off this board, go preach to little boys you sicko

[Tom Yum]

Christians are the lowest form of humanity. Get this bible thumping crap off this board, go preach to little boys you sicko

Flattery gets you no where, H-omoplata .

[GQchris]

Christians are the lowest form of humanity. Get this bible thumping crap off this board, go preach to little boys you sicko

good way to generalize everybody Homoplata, you do enjoy BJ-J??? Its a free country to worship whoever we want

[Garland]

That was Jesus, he was definitely BJJ.(Genesis 32 I think)

Makes sense...most Christians wont wess up that Jesus was a Jew, though.
He practiced some Jew-jistu. I COULD go into how he was soooooo good with numbers he could split two fish amongst the masses....but...that would be OFFENSIVE now wouldn't it.

Jesus was the ancient equivelent of Jim Morrison...but wayyyyy cooler, because he was black.

[Garland]

If I was a mugger I'd be scared of the chippendales people, use common sense man!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS teabags of doom.