On Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 2:00:43 PM UTC-5, David Brown wrote:
>
> Persuade Jesus to turn up in person (none of this "in spirit" nonsense -
> a real, life, normal human or humanoid body). Let him publish books on
> C++, give talks on it, and generally show that he is skilled at it and
> has C++ as his single major interest in his life and work. Then maybe
> C++ developers can look to him as a "visionary" for C++.
>
Here's a quote from Yeshua (aka Jesus):
"The poor you will always have with you, but you will not
always have Me." Matthew 26:11
I'm a representative of His. I can give talks, but I'm
not claiming any know-how. G-d has been helping me all
the way.
Here's a story from the Gospel of John. It takes place
after Yeshua has been crucified and resurrected.
Early in the morning, Yeshua stood on the shore, but the
disciples did not realize that it was Yeshua.
He called out to them, "Friends, haven't you any fish?"
"No," they answered.
He said, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat
and you will find some." When they did, they were unable
to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
Then the disciple whom Yeshua loved said to Peter, "It is
the L-rd!" As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, "It is
the L-rd," he wrapped his outer garment around him (for
he had taken it off) and jumped into the water.
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They had been fishing all night with poor results.
Yeshua found them and told them what to do. They were
experienced fishermen, but they were willing to take
advice from someone they didn't recognize. Why listen
to a guy they didn't recognize? Things weren't going
well for them so I guess they decided "Why not?"
> Until then, he is as relevant as a leader for a programming language as
> a Miss Universe candidate claiming that her dearest wish is world peace.
>
> (If a believe in Jesus helps /you/ with your coding, then that's another
> matter - believe what you want as long as it helps you be a better
> person. Just don't expect anyone else to have the same opinions, or let
> your religious beliefs affect their practical reality. Religion is a
> personal matter.)
I'm letting others know the source of my help. He likes
helping people.
Brian
Ebenezer Enterprises
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