"If anyone secretly entices you--even if it is your brother, your father's son or your mother's son, or your own son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your most intimate friend-- saying, "Let us go worship other gods" you must not yield to or heed any such persons. Show them no pity or compassion and do not shield them. But you shall surely KILL them; your own hand shall be first against them to execute them, and then the hand of all the people. Stone them to death for trying to turn you away from the Lord your God." (Deut 13:6-10)
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2007-07-21 06:51:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes, he did.
2007-07-21 06:53:35 · answer #1 · answered by godshandmaiden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question.....
Please keep in mind that God knows when a persons heart is never going to let Him in to save them, and it would be more merciful to let a person suffer the penalty of 30 or 40 years of sin rather than 50, 60, or 70. It's also merciful for the future children to end a bloodline that will only produce children of wrath and evil.
I believe it's also worth noting that God is in the business of saving everyone, and I have no doubt that every nation knew that the Israelites had a "living God" that was most powerful and therefore gave them a chance to search and find the True God. Merchants covered the known world by boat, horse and foot, and they alone helped spread news by doing business and meeting various peoples of the world.
Finally, God is the only True Judge. In order for us to decide to kill we must, in the nature of things, make a judgement after our own sinful hearts.
2007-07-21 07:10:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At that time Israel was the only group calling upon the true God. Israel was like a start-up company. No activity that could destroy Israel could be tolerated at that time.
If you are a military outfit, surrounded by enemies, then insubordination can cause the destruction of the entire group. If you were settlers, trying to go out west, then you had to be careful of enemies, of food or water contamination, of insubordination, etc.
The rules were seemingly very harsh at that time, but once another stage was reached, that is Christ came, then these rules were not even given to the Gentiles.
2007-07-21 07:01:23 · answer #3 · answered by ignoramus_the_great 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It amazes me how Christians cling to the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament and some of it's other laws, but say that God only wanted believers of other gods killed back then. Some even would do it today (if God said to) according to some of these posts. They also insist that Jesus IS God...who gave out this horrendous edict. So, Jesus (as God) first says to kill all believers of other gods, then comes to earth as JESUS and recants? Sure sounds illogical and schizo to me. It's these kind of inconsistencies that can crack a healthy person's psyche.
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2007-07-21 07:09:34 · answer #4 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, sure did. Just because God told them to do that at that time does not mean we should do the same today. As long as God is the One telling you to do something, you should do it with all your might. There have been times when it was needful to do the job such as was done here but it is not up to us to do it on our own but only by God's orders.
2007-07-21 06:57:06 · answer #5 · answered by ramall1to 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apparently god forgot about the commandment Thou shalt not kill. I don't ever remember seeing that commandment with an attached list of exceptions. Another reason I believe the buy-bull to be a manmade concoction - it never stops contradicting itself.
2007-07-21 06:59:22 · answer #6 · answered by Keltasia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find the passages where Moses orders his followers to slaughter there way through the Hebrew camp. It was a purge that would have made Stalin proud.
2007-07-21 07:07:51 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An old testament principal? Than God we have a savior that changed the laws of old....
2007-07-21 06:57:07 · answer #8 · answered by blahblah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
worshiping false gods is not only according to God a earthly death penalty but a eternal one too.
2007-07-21 06:55:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The text you quoted has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with your question.
A very subtle shift in meaning. Good try !!
2007-07-21 07:00:06 · answer #10 · answered by flandargo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. What is your problem with that passage?
2007-07-21 06:55:28 · answer #11 · answered by helper725 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋