(April 25, 2013 at 9:12 pm)Beardio1 Wrote: And let's have a look also, while we're on the subject at my least favourite bit of the bible, Deuteronomy. To be exact: Deut 7:3-4 which is as follows: ''You shall not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons, for they would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods. Then the anger of the Lord would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly.''
Okay, so EVEN IF YOU BELIEVE if your daughter or son marries an atheist, God just cuts you down. Where's his forgiveness all of a sudden? And lets pick this apart. ''Giving'' your daughters or ''taking'' their daughters? They are human beings not objects. A daughter has her own mind and can choose whomsoever to marry, the idea it's up to the parents to make this life changing decision is simply ludicrous. How on EARTH can anybody trust this book?
Have you ever been outside the walls you live in, serious dude, go to India and many of the countries in that area of the world, prearranged marriages happen all the time. Families in India are aborting female babies by the millions, because they can not afford the dowry it takes to marry their daughters. Guess what they do not trust the Bible.
You think forgiveness is automatic with God, yet do not expect it from your fellow man. If someone commits a wrong against you, don't you want an apology or are you not human. The NT says Christians should not marry another who is not a Christians, it's not a sin to do so, the statement was given to keep hardship down in the marriage and protect the Christians belief.
You do not understand the reasons God gave commandments, nor the meaning behind these commandments, please get your facts straight before making a statement.
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.
