The "Cultural Context" Excuse

[Huggy Bear]

You'll need to support this with a specific citation, and since I already know that such doesn't exist in the Bible, you'll also need to explain your convoluted thinking in such a manner that doesn't arouse laughter or contempt.

*emphasis mine*
Oh the Irony, you complain about my posting of Bible verses and now all of the sudden you want a Bible verse...
What exactly are you saying doesn't exist in the bible?

You should also link to the posts you claim address this issue. I've searched in vain for a reasonabe expression of your views on this. Big surprise there, huh. You can support your own points, or you cannot, but it's not my job to do your work.

Here you go

From http://atheistforums.org/thread-25362-po...#pid651421

But what happened in Eden was the Serpent (as I said before was not a snake, God changed him into a snake after what he had done.  "And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:"  Genesis 3:14), who was "human like" had sexual relations with Eve which resulted in Cain (the first murderer) showing that the nature of the wolf entered into the lambs nature through sex which Cain proved by his actions. Sex was never in the plan of God from the beginning, but is now only allowed through the institution of marriage in order to procreate. Now you see why homosexuality is a problem.

This brings up the question of how was man supposed to reproduce? Mankind (plural), which means all of us, was created "in the image of God" (spirit form) in the first chapter of Genesis, Adam (the first man to have a body) was not created till the second chapter.

And Adam as the Bible states was a "son of god", he had the authority to create people (form their bodies) out of the dust just like God did, but lost that power when he fell. which is why Jesus (born of a virgin) who is also referred to as the "second Adam" upon his return will call his people up from the dust as it was supposed to be done in the beginning.

1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 (KJV)
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

The serpent was human like, so much so that it's seed was able to mix with the human race, which is why God told the serpent that he would put enmity between HIS SEED and the WOMANS SEED. Women don't have "seed" but she was given a seed which was Jesus Christ, who was virgin born.

Cain is not mentioned anywhere in the bible as being Adams son. The Bible is good at recording genealogies and Cain is not included in the genealogy of Adam. The Bible does state however that Cain "was of that wicked one".

1 John 3:12
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

from http://atheistforums.org/thread-37895-po...pid1095745

God never intended for us to reproduce sexually, or else he would of made Adam and Eve at the same time. Adam was a minor god if you will, he had the power and authority to form people from the dust just like God had done. The mixing of the serpent seed with humans is what brought death. This is why God hates perversion so much. Remember the natural types the spiritual, A hybridized seed is dead (sterile) it cannot reproduce. What do you think the tree of good and evil is? It's a hybrid which brings death. That's why Jesus (also referred to as the second Adam) had to be virgin born, and when he returns, he'll call his people up from the dust (in the ressurection) like it should of been done in the first place.

Jesus Christ, the woman's seed hung on a cross to restore us back to eternal life, therefore he is the tree of life.

1 Peter 2:24
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Judas who was the son of perdition (Which is hell, in other words he was of the serpents seed) who was an hypocrite (good and evil) also hung on a tree.

Now you see the tree of life and the tree of good and evil being made manifest, and the enmity between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman.

from http://atheistforums.org/thread-42879-po...pid1264882

When man was created, he was a theophany. In other words, he was godlike. A god (little g) has no need for sex, Adam was to "procreate" by calling up people from the dust just like he was originally created. Eve's adultery caused the human race to be hybrid and perverted what God had originally intended, bringing forth death.

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. - Genesis 3:19

Once man has returned to the dust, it is now up to Jesus Christ (aka the second Adam) to call us back up from the dust in the resurrection like it should have been done in the beginning.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: - 1 Thessalonians 4:16

Now I think you can agree that I need not repeat myself anymore on that topic, correct?

Again, I've been saying this since day one...

It appears someone wasn't paying attention.

Maybe you should merit the attention you seek, Hugs, m'boy. Truth be told, it's not often I give you more than a few hundred neurons worth of processing power ... I'm not in the habit of hunting houseflies with sledgehammers, ya dig?

If you want serious regard, earn it.

See above.