Hey, I understand! It used to be my favorite dodge too.
Could you please put something IN context for me? Why would god order people to kill people who picked up sticks on the wrong day of the week? Can you place in context for me why that would be moral or why an all-powerful, all-loving god would issue such a command? Thanks/
2007-02-23 04:29:15 · 22 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 2.0 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
lol.
its funny when they say "you took it out of context"
cause when they that, i say "please put it IN context for me then"
and i NEVER EVER get a response back.
2007-02-23 04:32:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
If you were going to object to the Bible, you could have at least picked something original, instead of parroting someone else who has been rebutted many times (type words from your question into Goggle, and see how many articles pop up).
I take it that you have never been in the Military, or you would not have asked this question.
OK, I can do the cut & paste thing too:
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...Barker claims that “we all agree” that picking up sticks on Saturday or Sunday is harmless. However, Barker does not take into account that the man was in direct violation of a specific command issued by God to the Israelites. ...
... We do not all agree that disobedience to a direct command from God is harmless. Implied in Barker’s assessment of God’s punishment in this incident is the idea that Barker (and many skeptics like him) seems to think that he knows disobeying a “petty” command from God could not cause harm. In truth, there is no way that Barker could know what would have happened if this man’s disobedience was not punished as it was.
Often, disobedience to the commands of one who is in a position to know more about a particular situation could result in harm or death for multiplied thousands. For instance, why does the United States military insist on obedience to officers even in the minutest details? After all, “we all agree” that wearing a pair of boots that is not shined properly is a “harmless” activity, and folding a shirt incorrectly is no great crime. Why, then, does the military insist upon obedience even in the most minuscule ordinances? The simple truth is that laxity in obedience to small regulations breeds laxity in obedience to other ordinances. And if that laxity is not punished quickly and decisively, it has the potential to be contagious, and spread throughout the entire group or organization. And while inadvertent missteps in dress might not receive extremely harsh punishment, openly rebellious behavior to those of higher rank certainly would carry a significant punishment....
2007-02-23 04:39:57 · answer #2 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because the penalty for sin is death. These people disobeyed God and did not live in the dispensation of Grace as we have for the last 2000 yrs. They were bound by the Law (the 10 commandments). Since Jesus death on the Cross, God made a way for us to have our sins washed away, be forgiven, live in the Grace of God as long as we truly believe, accept His gift of Salvation, (atonement), repent and follow Jesus with a personal relationship with Him. Thank God we no longer are bound by the Law! We are still to obey the law, but death no longer has us in eternity if we choose to obey and follow the Lord. Hope this helps!
2007-02-23 04:42:29 · answer #3 · answered by connie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
.God is God. There is not a person on Earth that can speak for Him. You either believe him or you don't. I don't think he ever said " Agree with me." He didn't say " don't get mad at me", either. Personally, there were several things that he commanded Israel to do that don't sound right. Maybe that's why everyone hates them. But disobedience will only get you trouble.
2007-02-23 04:43:16 · answer #4 · answered by Handy man 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
taking it out of context, is what they say to people that disagree that the bible is a moral book, because to them, the person MUST BE reading the bible wrong, no fault in the bible itself can be found, so they must point fingers at the reader itself.
Oh and im going to say something most christians hate to hear because its the truth: a cruel man believes in a cruel God. They refuse to question God because if God is so horrible, they would rather praise him blindly than question his alterior motives.
2007-02-23 04:35:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-16 08:05:57 · answer #6 · answered by juart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why an all-powerful, all-loving god would issue such a command?
Well God created Satan,and Satan is bad so therefore they are one in same and thats why people are both good and bad cause we were created in his image.
2007-02-23 04:42:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because God never commanded them to do so. The ancients used these sort of messages to manipulate others into doing their will in the name of God.
2007-02-23 04:34:09 · answer #8 · answered by Meredith 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It was a resting day where everyone was suppose to rest. This law had been established for a long time. They did not listen and disobeyed God.
2007-02-23 04:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by Paige Sputnik 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When God says rest on Saturday ,He means rest on Saturday.Not rest after you pick up sticks,the lazy bastard should of thought about that Friday afternoon.God told Cain to offer blood sacrifice and he chose to offer produce.He knew better he just (like my kids) "didn't feel like it".It's His freakin' Universe,don't like it ,find another one.Everything in the O.T. was a lesson for us today.Now ,we don't have to rest on Sat.(for that was for Israel only)the lesson is to rest in the finished work of Christ.
Now ,I Sabbath everyday not on Sat.,or Sunday,but everyday.That's what Paul is talking about in Collosians 2.
2007-02-23 04:41:36 · answer #10 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
God said rest on the 7th day or die. So what don't you understand? Sunday is the 7th day. Rest. Go to church. Enjoy the day.
2007-02-23 04:36:33 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋