07 Jan 15
Originally posted by vivifyThe last book of the Bible is called The Revelation of Jesus Christ, not Revelations. This is definitely clear. 🙂
I think there are very few bible verses where it's unclear whether they are intended to be literal or figurative. Obvious exceptions are prophetic verses such as in Revelations.
Post any verse that you think can be interpreted more than one way, other than prophetic verses.
07 Jan 15
Exodus 20:13 "Thou shall not kill."
Years ago I quizzed a Christian on what this entailed, getting into things like piloting a bomber in wartime, capital punishment, swatting a fly on purpose, accidentally stepping on a worm, eating corn when the cornstalk was killed by the harvester, and so on.
08 Jan 15
Originally posted by Paul Dirac IIThis means don't kill.
Exodus 20:13 "Thou shall not kill."
Years ago I quizzed a Christian on what this entailed, getting into things like piloting a bomber in wartime, capital punishment, swatting a fly on purpose, accidentally stepping on a worm, eating corn when the cornstalk was killed by the harvester, and so on.
"But what about---"
No different from any other law in the world, in that there are obvious exceptions (self-defense, carrying out a judicial sentence, etc.).
08 Jan 15
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The preacher at 3:15 (after you sit through the commercial ad) says, "There's no place in scripture for a woman to be a pastor."
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/archive/segment/540e11b5fe3444535b0001dc?cps=gravity_2598_3299901929730760861
He may be basing it on this--
1 Corinthians 14:34 "Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law."
08 Jan 15
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Originally posted by vivifyDo you maintain that all true Christians will agree with you on what the specific exceptions are?
This means don't kill.
"But what about---"
No different from any other law in the world, in that there are obvious exceptions (self-defense, carrying out a judicial sentence, etc.).
Oops: Just saw Vivify's post, "I'm not a Christian."
Not sure what the motivation for the OP is. 😕
08 Jan 15
Originally posted by Paul Dirac III'm tired of all the Christians who use the whole literal vs. not literal thing to defend the bible when it doesn't hold up against modern sensibility. For example, when it's pointed out that the bible is wrong about the age of the earth, the Flood, etc., a lot of Christians use the whole "it's just an allegory defense". B.S. The bible absolutely meant for Genesis to be literal, but in the face of modern science, it's claims are proven false.
Do you maintain that all true Christians will agree with you on what the specific exceptions are?
Oops: Just saw Vivify's post, "I'm not a Christian."
Not sure what the motivation for the OP is. 😕
It's not just with the Creation story either. I've seen it done to sweep things like homosexuals going to hell under the rug.
08 Jan 15
Originally posted by Paul Dirac IIOriginally posted by Paul Dirac II
Exodus 20:13 "Thou shall not kill."
Years ago I quizzed a Christian on what this entailed, getting into things like piloting a bomber in wartime, capital punishment, swatting a fly on purpose, accidentally stepping on a worm, eating corn when the cornstalk was killed by the harvester, and so on.
Exodus 20:13 "Thou shall not kill."
"• Hebrew Lexicon :: H430 (KJV)
Lexicon :: Strong's H7523 - ratsach
Transliteration: ratsach
Pronunciation: rä·tsakh' (Key)
Part of Speech: verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids
TWOT Reference: 2208
Outline of Biblical Usage
I. to murder, slay, kill
A. (Qal) to murder, slay
i.
premeditated
ii.
accidental
iii.
as avenger
iv.
slayer (intentional) (participle)
B. (Niphal) to be slain
C. (Piel)
i.
to murder, assassinate
ii.
murderer, assassin (participle)(subst)
D. (Pual) to be killed"
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H7523&t=NASB
Comment: The price of freedom is military victory; the alternative is to be vanquished and enslaved by belligerent nations.
08 Jan 15
Originally posted by vivifyOriginally posted by vivify
I'm tired of all the Christians who use the whole literal vs. not literal thing to defend the bible when it doesn't hold up against modern sensibility. For example, when it's pointed out that the bible is wrong about the age of the earth, the Flood, etc., a lot of Christians use the whole "it's just an allegory defense". B.S. The bible absolutely meant for Ge ...[text shortened]... ation story either. I've seen it done to sweep things like homosexuals going to hell under the rug.
"I'm tired of all the Christians who use the whole literal vs. not literal thing to defend the bible when it doesn't hold up against modern sensibility." / vivify, "modern sensibility" has never been nor is it now nor will it ever be the significant issue in any society. The only issue is what does God's Word teach in the original languages in which it was written.
08 Jan 15
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyOf course it has. It's modern sensibilities that decided slavery should end, women should vote, segregation be abolished and that gays should be allowed to marry.
vivify, "modern sensibility" has never been nor is it now nor will it ever be the significant issue in any society. The only issue is what does God's Word teach in the original languages in which it was written.
Conversely, the bible made allowances for slavery, teaches that women ought not to teach men nor have authority over them and submit to their husbands in all subjection, using Sarah as an example who called her husband "Lord".
08 Jan 15
Originally posted by vivifyGod's Sovereignty and human free will co-exist in time. Irrespective of the historical dispensation,
Of course it has. It's modern sensibilities that decided slavery should end, women should vote, segregation be abolished and that gays should be allowed to marry.
Conversely, the bible made allowances for slavery, teaches that women ought not to teach men nor have authority over them and submit to their husbands in all subjection, using Sarah as an example who called her husband "Lord".
those individuals who and nations which violate His commands do so at their own peril.
08 Jan 15
Originally posted by Paul Dirac IIThis was made clear in the New Testament by Jesus when He referred to it by saying, "You shall not commit murder." So the "kill" in the Old Testament actually was referring to murder and not the killing of animals for food or killing of the enemy in battle and such as that.
Exodus 20:13 "Thou shall not kill."
Years ago I quizzed a Christian on what this entailed, getting into things like piloting a bomber in wartime, capital punishment, swatting a fly on purpose, accidentally stepping on a worm, eating corn when the cornstalk was killed by the harvester, and so on.
08 Jan 15
Originally posted by vivifyI believe the Genesis 1 account of creation is literal and I don't believe modern science has proven anything written there to be in error. Some modern scientist may disagree with what it says, but they have not even come close to proving that creation account is wrong. 😏
I'm tired of all the Christians who use the whole literal vs. not literal thing to defend the bible when it doesn't hold up against modern sensibility. For example, when it's pointed out that the bible is wrong about the age of the earth, the Flood, etc., a lot of Christians use the whole "it's just an allegory defense". B.S. The bible absolutely meant for ...[text shortened]... n story either. I've seen it done to sweep things like homosexuals going to hell under the rug.
08 Jan 15
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Originally posted by RJHindsWas it made perfectly clear in the Bible what counts as murder?
This was made clear in the New Testament by Jesus when He referred to it by saying, "You shall not commit murder." So the "kill" in the Old Testament actually was referring to murder and not the killing of animals for food or killing of the enemy in battle and such as that.
When the Lutheran Oberleutnant threw a potato masher grenade into a trench filled with British soldiers near Ypres in World War I, was he committing murder? What if we change the circumstances to a soldier fighting for Fuhrer and Fatherland in World War II?
If a Southern Baptist shoots dead a male intruder in his house who is holding a broken glass bottle, is he committing murder?