16 Jan '10 00:42>
Originally posted by ThinkOfOnesorry think of one i am going to have to call your attention to the fact that Christ was a Jew himself and kept the law, that is why after healing others, he sent them off to be verified clean by the priests, as per the law, that is why he kept the passover as per the law, that is why he would not have practised homosexuality as per the law. Because he said nothing of it, in this context, means absolutely nothing, for we are interested in what is actually written, not to speculate on what is omitted.
Jesus came to fulfill the law and the prophets, not to validate what was commonly accepted as the law. In fact there are several instances where Jesus points this out. Jesus was mute on homosexuality. It is condemned in Leviticus with many other things that are not considered "law" today. If you're going to point to Levitical Law, then you better accept a ...[text shortened]... appropriate since there a number of teachings of Paul that contradict the teachings of Jesus.