Mark 9:40 "He that is not against us is for us."
Matt. 12:30 "He who is not with me is against me."
Luke 9:50 "He that is not against you if for you"
In the above quotes two different things are being said. He that is not against us is for us. It does not matter what you believe and you don't have to agree with Christianity as long as you are not against us. It gives a chance for harmony among people who do not agree on the basics.
He who is not with me is against me means something totally different. That seems to mean that either you believe the same way I do and worship the way I do, or you are against me. There is no chance for harmony with this second quote.
My question is Why did Matthew change the wording of this quote? Since Mark was written first and Matt. and Luke afterward then Matthew was the one to change the quote in the exact reverse and the meaning of the original. Was it Matthew who was the intolerant one?
Matt. 12:30 "He who is not with me is against me."
Luke 9:50 "He that is not against you if for you"
In the above quotes two different things are being said. He that is not against us is for us. It does not matter what you believe and you don't have to agree with Christianity as long as you are not against us. It gives a chance for harmony among people who do not agree on the basics.
He who is not with me is against me means something totally different. That seems to mean that either you believe the same way I do and worship the way I do, or you are against me. There is no chance for harmony with this second quote.
My question is Why did Matthew change the wording of this quote? Since Mark was written first and Matt. and Luke afterward then Matthew was the one to change the quote in the exact reverse and the meaning of the original. Was it Matthew who was the intolerant one?
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Oh dear, says God, I hadnt thought of that, and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic. ~ Douglas Adams
Oh dear, says God, I hadnt thought of that, and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic. ~ Douglas Adams
