(May 16, 2012 at 2:22 am)BethK Wrote:
Just one more example of refusing to see that the Bible says what it says, not anything you want it to say.
Jesus himself was not very respectful to his parents when he stayed behind debating with the temple priests, leaving his parents worried about him.
You can stick your fingers in your ears and say "La la la la" all you want, but the Bible DOES say to stone your children. It DOES tell people to sacrifice their children (not only the Abraham/Isaac thing where God says "I was only kidding"), but Jepthah actually DID sacrifice his daughter, because he accidentally told God he would.
Stoning is considered a cruel punishment even for the worst mass murderer in any modern civilized country. Why does God demand this - for people and even animals?
Just admit it. The Bible is a collection of writings written by bronze-age tribal people, with little understanding of the world they lived in, whose lives were in the marginal range from death, war, disease, crop failure, and so forth, who were superstitiously trying to take some control back, or feel that they could effect whoever or whatever was "causing" all of this. The fact is that we live on a very dangerous planet, and there are other things and people who want what we have.
Again, Aiza has so beautiful said all that needs to be said, kudos to Azia.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
