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[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Okay but it still roughly fits the situation in the OP, doesn't it? He got thrown out because he wasn't producing the expected result (i.e. being a proper wedding guest).

[–] wieson@feddit.de 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

~~All guests were given the garment for free.~~

~~So maybe he thought his own garment was better than the one provided by the host, which it wasn't.~~

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

All guests were given the garment for free.

Where does it say that?

[–] wieson@feddit.de 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're right, I must have misremembered that. I totally thought that it was explicitly stated in this parable.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I honestly appreciate your appreciation to the other guy's honesty

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nah, it's because he wasn't even supposed to be there. He was not chosen

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Okay, then perhaps the guy in the OPs meme wasn't chosen either

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Probably, I don't understand the meme at all

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago

The meme is attempting to caricature Conservative’s idea of Jesus by alleging that the biblical Jesus would never put profit over people. But as the parables I mentioned show, that is in fact inaccurate and thus promotes a liberal caricature of Jesus who feeds people endlessly without ever asking for anything in return.