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TJATAW t1_j1ok0r6 wrote

Matthew 21 (21-22) has been twisted so many time.

21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

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Sticketoo_DaMan t1_j1pvm2z wrote

Well why didn't he just ask nicely for figs, then?

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TJATAW t1_j1qtp3h wrote

Are you familiar with the Willy Wonka character Veruca Salt? "I want it now, Daddy!"

He didn't want to wait for his prayers to work. He wanted a fig, and he wanted it now, and because he didn't get it right then and there, he destroyed the tree, so now it will never give him or anyone else a fig.

He got short term satisfaction, at the expense of everyone's long term satisfaction. Odds are there was a family who owned that tree, or harvested from it, either saving up for the long term, or selling them to have the money to live on, but did he think about them?

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