Here's another bad one I've heard from them:
"Why did it use to be okay to kill gay people according to the Bible (Leviticus 20:13)? I know Christians no longer believe it is okay to do that, but I have almost NEVER heard a Christian say it was did not USED to be okay thousands of years ago in the time of Moses. Why would God base such an extreme on when you happened to be born? So, did it USE to be okay to kill gays at one time? Yes or no?"
Here is my rebuttal. Yes, death was justified at one time for homosexuals, BUT it ONLY applied to Jews and ONLY to those who actually had sex. Also, the penalty for ALL sin back then used to be death. It wasn't just for gays.
God requires a sacrifice. Blood must be spilled. This is why animal sacrifices were offered in the Old Testament. When Jesus came, he changed things, so animal sacrifices were no longer necessary and executions for sexual sins were no longer necessary. He wiped those those sins clean for those that repent.
Agree?
2007-11-08
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