(January 4, 2009 at 10:17 am)Demonaura Wrote: His book commands him to kill me, specifically and clearly with no room for interpretation.
The bible does not command that you be killed at all. Jesus who is God said "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you or despitefully use you".
Death penalties in the bible were to scare people into submission. The penalties were rearly carried out. David committed adultery, for which the penalty was death, God sent a prophet to him to rebuke him, but he did not kill him, he let him off. Jesus also did not stone to death a woman caught in adultery in the New Testiment. He said to those who demanded here death, "let the one with out sin cast the first stone at her." No one was with out sin so they all left.
God loves people, he does not kill them. Only miss information would twist the bible as justification for death or war.
