A Dutch-language map showing the geographical relationship between Athens and Piraeus.
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There\u2019s a story that\u2019s told about the iconic Greek philosopher Socrates, who was standing, one day, near the seashore \u2014 perhaps (I don\u2019t recall, offhand)\u00a0near the Athenian port city of Piraeus \u2014 when a man approached him, asking to be his disciple.<\/p>\n
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Socrates, who was reputedly quite strong (as well as quite homely), suggested that the man follow him out into the surf. \u00a0Puzzled, the man did as he was asked.<\/p>\n
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When they had walked some distance into the water, Socrates suddenly grabbed the man and thrust his head into the water, holding him down for an uncomfortably long time. \u00a0Finally, he allowed the man to surface again, telling him \u201cWhen you seek the truth as desperately as you were craving air just now, you can be my disciple.\u201d<\/p>\n
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How many of us really \u201chunger and thirst for righteousness\u201d with anything remotely approaching that degree of intensity?<\/p>\n
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Jesus didn\u2019t say \u201cBlessed are those who\u00a0kinda imagine that\u00a0righteousness might be a good idea,\u201d or\u00a0\u201cBlessed are those who approve of\u00a0righteousness when they aren\u2019t busy with something else and happen to think about the subject.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 Matthew 4:24; 5:1-12 Compare Mark 3:7-13; Luke 6:17-23 \u00a0 I have a very great deal to say about the Beatitudes, but not the time to say very much of it right now. \u00a0I hope to eventually write a small book on them. \u00a0 For right now, I\u2019ll content myself with a brief comment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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