(December 19, 2014 at 2:20 pm)Lek Wrote:(December 19, 2014 at 2:03 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Yes, that too. Yahweh was anything but humble and caring towards his enemies, so where did this come from with Jesus? Love your enemies? Where was that in the OT? Following the letter of the law is something Jesus spoke against, but Yahweh demanded. Picking up sticks on the wrong day of the week means death. Starting to worship another god after the one you were worshiping leaves for forty years means death, even before you make public a rule about only worshiping one god.
Retroactively punishing people for a rule you just made up? That makes no sense.
I think that saving them from eternal death and giving them eternal life was very loving. As far as picking up sticks goes, the law was meant to show us that we couldn't be saved by following it.
So, several generations of Jewish people were just S.O.L. They did as god told them and then he turns around and changes the rules.
