"Eating birds of prey, eating shellfish, cross breeding livestock, picking up sticks on a Saturday, planting a mixture of seeds in a field, and wearing clothing that is a blend of two textiles."
Are you sure they are not listed in the Bible as sins?
2006-12-09 15:46:31 · 18 answers · asked by MrsOcultyThomas 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
OK, Oldguy63
I think you hit the target. The entire old testament was given to the Israelites. Certainly Leviticus was. So what do you call someone today who picks out a verse and condemns someone else?
2006-12-09 16:28:16 · update #1
OK, Adamkad,
When did Jesus condemn Homosexuality?
2006-12-09 16:30:19 · update #2
OK, Gary,
Why do some Christians and most Bubba preachers Gay Bash by quoting the Old Testament (corrupted verse)?
2006-12-09 16:33:46 · update #3
You are all right on target. And along comes Mia and nailed those hypocritical Bubba Preachers.
2006-12-09 16:35:31 · update #4
You are all making great points. Points that i had not really thought about. Thanks
Way to Go Deire!
2006-12-09 16:38:41 · update #5
Rev prometheus? -- I suspect the Reverend is a Bubba Preacher in a different cloak.
2006-12-09 16:41:28 · update #6
You were all great. I am going to let the panel vote for Best answer.
2006-12-09 16:43:40 · update #7
Hello JJ, I wish you well.
2006-12-09 16:46:59 · update #8
What do you say? Let's all pray for Patrick. God love him, and God loves him. Wow! He is so honest and forthright. Not that I am judging him, but I think he would make a good neighbor in Heaven.
2006-12-10 05:54:39 · update #9
to Oldguy63; Isn't Leviticus the most commonly quoted book speaking out against homosexuality? If it's bad for one group, why not for the other.
Yes, they're all there, but the Christians who wish to use that book against one group forget the rest of it at the time.
2006-12-09 15:52:17 · answer #1 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of that isn't in the 10 commandments. But the law of the beast, what to eat and what not to eat... The textile thing might have something to do with the Priesthood.
These might seem insignificant to you, but if God indirectly (through the High Priest or the Prophet) told you to do something, and you disobeyed the Word of God, that would make you a sinner / unworthy.
Basically we all have sinned somewhere or somehow. So that is why Jesus came to earth, to show us the Way, Truth & Life and to shed His own blood for the remission of our sins. So that we may have ever lasting life through His atonement & Resurrection.
After we are born of God, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb of God, we are no longer under the law of sin and death, but under the Grace of God.
2006-12-09 23:55:52 · answer #2 · answered by t a m i l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you hadn't noticed that the law was given by God so we wouldn't have to discover all the harmful things through a very painful process of trial and error.
I think it's great that God tipped us off that birds of prey have toxins that would make us sick, that shellfish is saturated with bad cholesterol, that we should take one day off a week to kick back and relax, that mixing seeds in a field would be wasteful because the harvest time for one isn't the harvest time for another, and the best of all, to get us to think about how wool keeps us warm, linen keeps us cool, and to blend them is to be lukewarm.
Yup, I sure am Glad God loves me.
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2006-12-09 23:51:36 · answer #3 · answered by s2scrm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see them listed in the ten commandments. Some of these rules may have been enforced by Old Testament figures but since the advent of Jesus, such things have been done away with.
2006-12-09 23:54:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Romans 10:4 states, "For Christ is the end of the Law, so that everyone exercising faith may have righteousness." Because of the ransom sacrifice of Jesus, christians are no longer bound by the Mosaic law, but rather are now bound by the "law of the Christ."
2006-12-09 23:58:59 · answer #5 · answered by mcalhoun333 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
But later it says its ok (in acts) and also Jesus says all sins are forgivable (except blaspheming against the holy spirit) Usury was considered a mortal sin just a couple hundred years ago. Times change, and the bible also advocates slavery, times change... the bible is also macho...times change. So in other words (if you are a christian) you can screw up (not sin purposely) and it is ok because god can forgive you...except for not having faith...and because of that one I am screwed.
2006-12-09 23:52:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is only my interpretation/understanding...The two greatest commandments are (1) love the Lord your God with your heart, mind, soul, and strength, and (2) to love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus said by doing these two, all commandents of the law would be fulfilled. Therefore, what you are questioning are not sins.
2006-12-09 23:51:03 · answer #7 · answered by Mike's Girl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I see gary answered this one saying that we could reject the old testament, but in a previous answer he criticised muslims for not living by jesus' rules. Double standards or what?
The people who justify rejecying the parts of the bible they don't like are the same as gary, hypocrites, but isn't that what we have come to evpect of christians?
2006-12-09 23:56:51 · answer #8 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
According to Leviticus, in the Old Testament, yes, these are sins. If you are Jewish, you should adhere to them. If you are a Christian, Muslim or a Hindu, these rules do not apply.
2006-12-09 23:53:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are listed in the Bible as sins... In Leviticus.
A lot of these were to help the Israelites come out of Egypt and not die of food poisoning.
Unworthy???? Not sure I really should study this area much better as you guys seem to like bringing them up and all I can do is rest in God on these subjects, maybe I should move that to head knowledge as well.
2006-12-09 23:51:10 · answer #10 · answered by Abbasangel 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋