@eladar saidNice dodge. The two links I provided demonstrate YOUR behaviour when YOU are discussing YOUR views on Christian beliefs on this forum. It is YOU who is being ridiculous. You cannot sidestep this by wittering on about how you find other people to be ridiculous. The two links show you in action. The two links show you discussing the Christian faith.
Lol, my beliefs are irrelavent when it comes to their beliefs.
I was just pointing out how ridiculous it is for two self proclaimed non Christians to discuss what the Bible means. It means to them a bunch of made up crap.
@eladar said"It's a trap!"
I am not pitting anyone against anybody.
Just your opinion anout God's instruction, do you believe it is evil?
I'll pass on this one.
Sorry for suggesting that you might also be @divegeester.
Admittedly it's a little far-fetched to think someone would go to the trouble of maintaining two different chess graphs at different levels, although it probably could be done.
31 May 20
@caesar-salad saidExpressing an opinion is a trap?
"It's a trap!"
I'll pass on this one.
Sorry for suggesting that you might also be @divegeester.
Admittedly it's a little far-fetched to think someone would go to the trouble of maintaining two different chess graphs at different levels, although it probably could be done.
Well maybe if you are a good liberal and want to claim to be a Christian.
@eladar saidTo answer your OP:
Leviticus instructed the Jews to execute homosexuals. Was this instruction evil?
I'm sure they had their reasons at the time, e.g., to make sure their tribes increased, and also to set themselves apart mores-wise from other people in the area.
Whether the instruction was evil at the time probably depends on one's point of view. However, it is not in alignment with the commandment "Thou Shalt Not Kill" purported also to come from the same Jewish God.
31 May 20
@caesar-salad saidThe instruction was from God.
To answer your OP:
I'm sure they had their reasons at the time, e.g., to make sure their tribes increased, and also to set themselves apart mores-wise from other people in the area.
Whether the instruction was evil at the time probably depends on one's point of view. However, it is not in alignment with the commandment "Thou Shalt Not Kill" purported also to come from the same Jewish God.
Leviticus 20
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Say to the Israelites....
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
31 May 20
@eladar saidSo, are you saying that the God of the Jews contradicted Himself?
The instruction was from God.
Leviticus 20
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Say to the Israelites....
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
I reject the premise that the instruction was from God. That's an unprovable assertion.
Further, when two guys "lie" with one another, they both lie with another guy as with another guy, not as with a woman.
Also, "they shall surely be put to death" by whom? Perhaps God meant that He would take care of it, not that people should kill other people.
@caesar-salad saidGet in there caesar salad, good effort.
So, are you saying that the God of the Jews contradicted Himself?
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31 May 20
@caesar-salad saidNot at all. I am saying God gave the instruction, was it evil?
So, are you saying that the God of the Jews contradicted Himself?
I reject the premise that the instruction was from God. That's an unprovable assertion.
Further, when two guys "lie" with one another, they both lie with another guy as with another guy, not as with a woman.
Also, "they shall surely be put to death" by whom? Perhaps God meant that He would take care of it, not that people should kill other people.
31 May 20
@caesar-salad saidOk, you will not answer a simple yes or no question, got it.
I'm not going to repeat myself. I have already addressed those items on this very page.
You are not alone, Suzi will not answer the question either. Funny how some people cannot answer questions.
31 May 20
@divegeester saidLol, if I respond to a yes or no question, I will give a yes or no.
I’ve got a line of questions you are refusing to answer.
Hypocrite.
You are a jerk, or simply not very bright, so you do not make that distinction.
31 May 20
@ghost-of-a-duke saidSo that everyone can respond to the same question and not be as easily distracted from the topic.
Is there a reason all your questions are simple?