RE: Refuting Christians with their Own Bible
July 4, 2016 at 1:41 pm
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2016 at 2:00 pm by SteveII.)
(July 4, 2016 at 9:40 am)Mr.wizard Wrote:(July 4, 2016 at 7:38 am)SteveII Wrote: In the OT is was literally your neighbor. Jesus expanded "your neighbor" to mean everyone in the parable of the Good Samaritan. I can't see how that parable leaves the concept of everyone being your neighbor as subjective. The Jews hated the Samaritans. If Americans did not interpret that concept correctly it certainly was not because it was unclear. Jesus expanded several things in the same way. Do not murder was expanded to do not hate. Do not commit adultery was expanded to do not lust, etc. He explained it was a heart thing, not a "do not" thing.
Because not "everyone" believed that "everyone" was their neighbor, or even equal as a human being. Jesus obviously was not very clear on this because slavery went on for centuries, and as pointed out before, he tells slaves to obey their masters, which is not in line with "everybody should love everybody".
So are you saying that the parable of the Good Samaritan was confusing? Did slavery go on in Christian homes following Jesus? I don't know. Do you have sources?
Slaves obey your masters goes right along with the Beatitudes (Mat 5). Read them.
