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Originally Posted by Maxmax
It seems to me that if this quiz is correct, and I assume it is, given a very literal reading of the bibly, you end up with a very hateful person. Wouldn't it be better to live a life of love to all creatures, including raped virgin wives, or virgin wives that we are not happy with, negroes or gays? Is that not the message of Jesus?
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If it is, then surely you'll be able to quote Scripture to that effect.
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Can we not try to assume that although the Old Testament is wise and the word of god, it also outdated?
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That's not the message of Jesus:
Matt. 5:18: For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
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I have always - the rational part of me - thought that religion was used to structure a community, and this does not seem compatible with a modern civilization. Thoughts?
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Listening to the rational part of yourself was your first mistake:
Prov. 3:5-6: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.