If a Jew follows Deuteronomy n kills his/her brother or any family member for becoming christian and telling them to do the same, will God be happy with that Jew or would that Jew be a sinner for obeying God?
"6 If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, "Let us go and worship other gods" (gods that neither you nor your fathers have known, 7 gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), 8 do not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity. Do not spare him or shield him. 9 You must certainly put him to death. Your hand must be the first in putting him to death, and then the hands of all the people. 10 Stone him to death, because he tried to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again." Deuteronomy
2007-05-03 04:05:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The God of the Old Testament and the Christian God are the same God. They would be sinning. Even though Saul [Paul] was doing what he thought right [in accordance to Jewish Law] by persecuting Christians, the Lord Jesus said to him, "Why do you persecute me." If you persecute a Christian you persecute the one true God.
2007-05-03 04:13:36 · answer #1 · answered by Missionary Kid 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A good Jew agrees such matters are decided by the proper authorities, who follow the wisdom of the Jurisprudence sections of the Talmud (in Jesus' day, these sayings were oral and not written). No Jew can simply stone another person without permitting the accused to have a trial -- that would be unjust.
Of course, this is a penalty that isn't enforced today. Nowadays, such a person is considered "apostate" and no longer a religious Jew. This is the reason why Jews vociferously state a Messianic Jew (one who believes Jesus is Messiah) is not a Jew.
2007-05-03 11:19:28 · answer #2 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This law applied to people who tried to turn others away from Yahweh to follow other gods. Christians don't do that. So no, God wouldn't approve of a Jew stoning a family member for becoming a Christian.
Besides, this was part of the civil law of Israel. It's only operable under the government of Israel at that time. It's not operable under American civil law.
2007-05-03 11:15:22 · answer #3 · answered by Jonathan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say sinner. Because Christ died for all our sins. You can make an argument for a "good jew" but since Christ is God, the person would actually be worshipping the same God.
Also, the Old Testament God was more hardcore than The New Testament (grace period) God. Jesus takes a lot of pressure off of all of us sinners.
2007-05-03 11:16:17 · answer #4 · answered by dvl_h8r 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, he would be a sinner for disobeying God. The God of the Jews is "ehad" ("a compound unity"), not "yehad" ("unique, a single or only one), a truth that the Trinity affirms. Thus, a Jewish convert to Christianity would be worshiping the same God that his ancestors worshiped.
2007-05-03 11:41:37 · answer #5 · answered by Deof Movestofca 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋