(June 29, 2018 at 12:09 am)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: It's time to read the First Commandment =
Exodus 34:11-16 (TLB) = "11 Your part of the agreement is to obey all of my commandments; then I will drive out from before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
12 “Be very, very careful never to compromise with the people there in the land where you are going, for if you do, you will soon be following their evil ways. 13 Instead, you must break down their heathen altars, smash the obelisks they worship, and cut down their shameful idols. 14 For you must worship no other gods, but only Jehovah, for he is a God who claims absolute loyalty and exclusive devotion.
15 “No, do not make a peace treaty of any kind with the people living in the land, for they are spiritual prostitutes, committing adultery against me by sacrificing to their gods. If you become friendly with them and one of them invites you to go with him and worship his idol, you are apt to do it. 16 And you would accept their daughters, who worship other gods, as wives for your sons—and then your sons would commit adultery against me by worshiping their wives’ gods."
Do you need a slave? Buy an immigrant's children.
Leviticus 25:45-46 TLB) = "45 and you may purchase the children of the foreigners living among you, even though they have been born in your land. 46 They will be permanent slaves for you to pass on to your children after you; but your brothers, the people of Israel, shall not be treated so."
And it makes me mad that 'Christians' try to take these words out of context to support abominable actions.
I am convinced these words are not meant to be taken literally. Lots of ancient politics went into play when writing those laws especially partaining to the nations around them. It's completely contradictory to the New Testament teachings of Christ.
The primary purpose of the OT is to point prophetically to Christ. When people start trying to use these ancient law passages literally for situations today, it can cause problems.
As for the OP, yes! I know you quoted an OT passage as well but that does line up with the teachings of Christ. Good Samaritan anyone? What about caring for the least of these? He said that was extremely important.
Sorry I just had to rant for a minute there. I try to get on to my fellow Christians about these things and sometimes they get it, other times they don't. A lot of times it depends on how big their golden elephant is. That can be a doozy.
