RE: Why are some people too ugly for god?
November 20, 2012 at 12:29 pm
(This post was last modified: November 20, 2012 at 12:29 pm by Drich.)
(November 19, 2012 at 10:31 pm)Brakeman Wrote: 1) Do any churches of today practice this commandment from god? Why not?No, because this was an OT Jewish law directed to a very specific person and his decendants. (verse 17)
Quote:2) How could jesus and this god be the same one in the light of this scripture?The law of Moses serves one purpose. To show that we (in some form or fashion) fall short of the standard of God.
Once the law establishes that, and we understand that Righteousness can not be obtained through our deeds, we must seek another way to obtain the righteousness needed for eternal life. Enter Christ and His sacerfice. Once one takes on the sacerfice of Christ upon himself, he is made whole, complete or righteous before The God in this scripture.
Quote:3) If god "made" the ugly, and handicapped, A.K.A. "Blemished," why would he shun them from his alter?The word Holy means to set apart or apart from the common or everyday use. God has set a precedence that only the perfection is allowed before Him.
Quote:Why did god draw the line at grotesque and handicapped?God is illustrating here that only the ones without blemish may approach Him, and the physical blemishes physically show or illustrate a principle that was not known to these people to that point. That our Souls can be 'belmished' just like the handicaped's bodies can be belmished, and like wise not acceptable to God. God started with something they could see and relate to, and eventually evolved this concept to include a prinicple that they would not have understood without this illustration.
Quote: Why didn't he say that the priest must be a "Ford Model" with perfect skin and the most perfect "Winsome" face? With no dirt under his nails and no stinky arm pits?Because their were no 'ford models' to be had. No soap.
