(February 12, 2013 at 12:39 am)Drich Wrote: Either Show me Book Chapter and Verse or admit you are lying or just plain stupid either or.
Because I have pointed out 15 times in this thread there are not ANY Christian verses that tell us to burn witches.
(February 12, 2013 at 12:03 am)Darkstar Wrote:
Exodus 22:18
18 “Do not allow a sorceress [b]to live.
But the OT doesn't count...ever. At least not when it makes Christianity look bad.
And technicality alert: even if this isn't binding anymore, it still reflects the will of god just as much as "thou shalt not kill" (ironically) does.
Okay, it doesn't specifically say "burn", I'll give you that.
(February 12, 2013 at 12:39 am)Drich Wrote: I even went so far as to show you a passage in Acts where Peter encounters a Sorcerer, and simply demands that he repent of his sin. Nothing more.But what about
Matthew 5:17-20
The Fulfillment of the Law
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
(February 12, 2013 at 12:39 am)Drich Wrote: I read the rest of you message, and There is no need to get into your arguement any further unless you can provide New Testamant Scripture that established a command that Christians are to burn witches as you have indicated.
You want an NT law in particular? Jesus wanted people to follow the spirit of the law, not just the letter, but as I said in my previous post (quoted here), regardless of whether or not the OT laws need to be followed to the letter to achieve salvation or not does not change the fact that they are still the will of god. Jesus didn't say anything specifically about witches just like he didn't say anything about homosexuality. Sooo...what's it going to be? (I'm not saying that you are homophobic, but some Christians use Leveticus as justification for it...not that you wouldn't already be aware of that fact).
