(March 22, 2012 at 6:20 pm)Forsaken Wrote: . That does not, however, stop them from taking Genesis literally.
OR other aspects of the OT which suit them Eg rejecting homosexuality (Leviticus 18.22)
Quote: Living Bible: "Homosexuality is absolutely forbidden, for it is an enormous sin"
New Living Translation: "Do not practice homosexuality; it is a detestable sin.
The subject is not mentioned the NT
Paul de-Jewified what was a purely Jewish sect,to allow Gentiles to join. He did that by declaring that almost all of the law of Moses was redundant. There are actually 613 commandments,not 10.
Paul did this even though Jesus admonished his followers to keep the law,Matthew 5;17-19
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Do not think that I have cometo annul the Law and the Prophets. Ihave not come to annul them but tofulfill them.
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I tell you this: as longas heaven and earth last, not thesmallest letter or dot in the Law willchange until all is fulfilled.
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So then, whoever breaks theleast important of these command-ments, and teaches others to do thesame, will be the least in the king-dom of heaven. On the other hand,whoever obeys them, and teachesothers to do the same, will be greatin the kingdom of heaven.
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NT on slavery; typically,your Christian friends have not read their own holy book. The NT actually supports slavery,in MANY passages..
Just a few :
Quote: Matthew 18:25: "But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made."
Quote: Mark 14:66: "And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:"
Jesus is recorded as mentioning slaves in one of his parables. It is important to realize that the term "servant" or "maid" in the King James Version of the Bible refers to slaves, not employees like a butler, cook, or maid. Here, a slave which did not follow his owner's will would be beaten with many lashes of a whip. A slave who was unaware of his owner's will, but who did not behave properly, would also be beaten, but with fewer stripes.
Quote:Luke 12:45-48: "The lord [owner] of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."
Quote:Colossians 4:1: "Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven."
http://www.religioustolerance.org/sla_bibl2.htm
The above took me less than a minute to Google.
