(June 24, 2015 at 6:38 pm)Homeless Nutter Wrote:(June 24, 2015 at 6:32 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I don't have the same understanding as Randy in regards to the OT, but I think what he's saying is that God was putting Himself down at the level of the people/culture of the time in order to integrate Himself slowly.
Yup, as I said - he's a coward. Or rather - would be if he wasn't simply made up by the raping barbarians, in order to justify their actions.
It's not about being a coward. What Randy is saying is that people wouldn't follow His commands on morality if it just got thrown on them all at once. It had to be done slowly, over time... otherwise it would never have worked at all. This was for our benefit, not His.
^I don't necessarily agree that this is what took place, btw, but I can understand the concept Randy is presenting here. Can't you?
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
