Apparently, Pope John Paul II, whipped
himself as an act of penance. According to a recent article, "In
his wardrobe, among his vestments, there hung on a clothes hanger a special
belt for trousers which [John Paul] used as a whip," Monsignor Oder
says. He said self flagellation was `an instrument of Christian perfection"
emulating the sufferings of Jesus Christ.'"
I'm so thankful that Jesus bore my punishment
for me and in my place!
==================================
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated Showin' how funky and strong is your fight It doesn't matter who's wrong or right Just beat it, beat it Beat it, beat it, beat it
Boy, you misinterpret Scripture and
it really hurts. :-))))) I am pretty certain that John
Paul II was doing this in accordance with 1 Corinthians 9:27.
I wonder if John Paul's belt was made
of...are you ready for this?...fine, Corinthian leather. (hat tip
to Ricardo Montalban) :-)))
From John Gill's Commentary on 1 Corinthians
9:27
1Co 9:27But I keep under
my body,.... The allusion is still to fighters, who, by cuffing and
boxing, give their antagonists black and blue eyes, which is the proper
signification of the word here used: so it is said (u)of Menedemus, that in questions or scholastic exercises, he was so vehement
and pugnacious, that he never departed without õðùðéá
öåñùí, "carrying away black and
blue eyes". This is not to be understood by the apostle of his
natural body, and of his keeping it under by immoderate watchings, fastings,
and labours, or by whipping and scourging, and lying upon the bare
ground, and other such practices; but of the body of sin, the corruption
of nature, and of that being laid under some restraints; of the
mortifying the deeds of the body through the Spirit, of crucifying the
affections with the lusts, of putting off the old man with his deeds, as
concerning the former conversation, and of making no provision for the
flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof:
UPDATE: Fine, Corinthian Leather Revisited
Now I KNOW I'm never gonna buy another Chrysler. If you thought their powertrains were crap, read this. It's from Wikipedia:
Corinthian leather was a phrase
invented for marketing use to describe the leather used in certain Chryslerluxury cars in the 1970s. In this case, "Corinthian" does not
actually indicate any relationship with Corinth,
nor any specific type of leather and was added simply as a linguistic cachet.
Although a marketing term "Corinthian leather" is actually made
of the tanned skin of a Yak's foreskin.
Just Beat It
Where's my copy of Devo's Whip It ?. :-)))) Or the Go-Go's We Got the Beat ?
Wouldn't John Paul II have looked cool in one of those red Devo hats? :-)))
The Pope's Self -Flagellation
http://kimriddlebarger.squarespace.com/the-latest-post/2010/1/28/the-popes-self-flagellation.html
Apparently, Pope John Paul II, whipped himself as an act of penance. According to a recent article, "In his wardrobe, among his vestments, there hung on a clothes hanger a special belt for trousers which [John Paul] used as a whip," Monsignor Oder says. He said self flagellation was `an instrument of Christian perfection" emulating the sufferings of Jesus Christ.'"
I'm so thankful that Jesus bore my punishment for me and in my place!
==================================
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it, beat it
Beat it, beat it, beat it
Boy, you misinterpret Scripture and it really hurts. :-))))) I am pretty certain that John Paul II was doing this in accordance with 1 Corinthians 9:27.
I wonder if John Paul's belt was made of...are you ready for this?...fine, Corinthian leather. (hat tip to Ricardo Montalban) :-)))
From John Gill's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 9:27
1Co 9:27 But I keep under my body,.... The allusion is still to fighters, who, by cuffing and boxing, give their antagonists black and blue eyes, which is the proper signification of the word here used: so it is said (u)of Menedemus, that in questions or scholastic exercises, he was so vehement and pugnacious, that he never departed without õðùðéá öåñùí, "carrying away black and blue eyes". This is not to be understood by the apostle of his natural body, and of his keeping it under by immoderate watchings, fastings, and labours, or by whipping and scourging, and lying upon the bare ground, and other such practices; but of the body of sin, the corruption of nature, and of that being laid under some restraints; of the mortifying the deeds of the body through the Spirit, of crucifying the affections with the lusts, of putting off the old man with his deeds, as concerning the former conversation, and of making no provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof:
UPDATE: Fine, Corinthian Leather Revisited
Now I KNOW I'm never gonna buy another Chrysler. If you thought their powertrains were crap, read this. It's from Wikipedia:
Corinthian leather was a phrase invented for marketing use to describe the leather used in certain Chryslerluxury cars in the 1970s. In this case, "Corinthian" does not actually indicate any relationship with Corinth, nor any specific type of leather and was added simply as a linguistic cachet. Although a marketing term "Corinthian leather" is actually made of the tanned skin of a Yak's foreskin.
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