President Biden told a Democratic lawmaker and members of his Cabinet after the State of the Union address that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they will need to have a ācome-to-Jesus meeting.ā
Bidenās comments, captured on a hot mic as he spoke with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) on the floor of the House chamber, came after Bennet congratulated the commander in chief on his speech and pressed him to keep pressure on Netanyahu over increasing humanitarian issues in Gaza.
Itās an idiom or phrase that means heās going to yell at Netanyahu and possibly set an ultimatum.
I understand the meaning. What i dont get is the idiom.
As far as i know (and i am not religious) Jesus only got furious once, at people trying to make money off god and always talked about mans free will
Itās a moment of realization that makes you change your ways. Itās just really awkward phrasing since Netanyahu is a secular Jew.
https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/come-to-jesus/
Thanks. Not going to lie thoughā¦ i hate it lol!
Iām sure Bibi shares your sentiment.
Just to make it clear. I hate the idiom. Not that Biden intends to confront Netanyahu
It is very funny to use that particular idiom about the leader of the Jewish state.
Thatās how idioms ofter are: thereās nothing to get, only to know.
It goes back to tent revival events in the late 1800ās. People would literally come to Jesus and dedicate themselves to Christianity.
How does this translate into getting shouted at though
Itās supposed to mean that enough outside pressure has mounted to force the kind of introspection where you reconsider everything you think you know or are. In a way, you are releasing your āselfā in exchange for becoming one with the larger picture.
So you might have someone that letās say has a drinking problemā¦ They think they are managing and are not cognizant of how their behavior or actions are impacting others. You have an intervention so that the person can learn the weight of the burdens heās made other people shoulder, forcing introspection and a ācome to Jesus momentā
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Sounds like the bad guys
Welcome to organized religion.
I never took it as a biblical thing, because Christianity especially in the United States has very little to do with the bible. A āCome To Jesusā meeting is about demanding conformity in no uncertain terms
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