RE: "The bible test" Answered.
December 9, 2013 at 5:56 pm
(This post was last modified: December 9, 2013 at 5:59 pm by Aractus.)
(December 9, 2013 at 9:46 am)Drich Wrote:You're wrong, Dirch, just like you're wrong about many things. The commandments God give regarding food and clothing, etc, are simply based on His commandments, and His desire that his chosen people are distinguish themselves, but also will follow his commands. Why can you eat Locusts and not other insects? Why can't you eat perfectly healthy birds? You have no answer for this.(December 6, 2013 at 10:18 pm)Aractus Wrote:Someone else though that too. A deeper explaination starts on post 17. I will agree my answer does not conform to the typical knee jerk christian response.
Also, if it really is true that God gave the commands purely for health reasons - then why give the command "you shall not put on a garment made of two kinds of material" (Lev 19:19)? Is that also meant to have a health benefit - and if so why do we wear blended fabrics all the time today?
Quote:Then how can we keep God's commandments if this is a 'yoke none of us have been able to bear?'You can keep the commands but you cannot be justified by them. This is a running theme through the whole of the New Testament that is repeated by almost every author.
(December 9, 2013 at 10:50 am)max-greece Wrote: You refused to address my post because of the quotes. You were nailed.I'm going to have to agree with Drich on this one, I didn't read your post either because you formatted it wrong. If you want people to read your posts then don't post the contents within a quote of somebody else!
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
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"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke