RE: No True Scotsman
June 19, 2014 at 1:10 pm
(This post was last modified: June 19, 2014 at 1:16 pm by Lek.)
(June 19, 2014 at 12:59 pm)Cato Wrote:(June 19, 2014 at 12:51 pm)Lek Wrote: He did say that people should not have sexual relations with people of the same sex, but also that sex for everyone should be within the married state.
I have to ask you to demonstrate this.
Paul and the other new testament writers were speaking based on what they knew of Christ's teachings. Everything he said during his public life was not written down in the four gospels.
(June 19, 2014 at 1:05 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Well maybe he should have clarified that, because it sounded like he was suggesting it. Maybe not making it a strict commandment, but saying he'd be ok with it if it did happen. It's not like he said it would be better for them to die. He gave a specific form of death to be carried out.
He was using an example to show what a terrible thing it was to lead someone away from God.
(June 19, 2014 at 1:03 pm)Bibliofagus Wrote:(June 19, 2014 at 12:54 pm)Lek Wrote: I guess we just put them in prison now. At the time that was proper and humane treatment, especially if you treated them well.
Because just letting them go with some food would have been impossible or something?
Really?
So they could come back and kill some more of you?
