My preacher has said that the bible also says this along with the quran and the torah.
and I also found this:
If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him. Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you. You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. And all Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as this in your midst.
from the bible.
so if it is true, then why do we say its only islam or other religons that condemn voilence when ours the same?
2007-12-20 07:59:29 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Old Testament asks it's followers to kill many people including people who gather firewood for their family on the Sabbath.
2007-12-20 08:05:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes. You're also supposed to kill anyone who worships a different God.
They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)
Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)
If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him. (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)
Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden. When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death. (Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)
You must also kill anyone who works on the sabbath:
"Work six days only, but the seventh day must be a day of total rest. I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.' (Exodus 31:12-15 NLT)"
And no, they do not mean "shun". They mean put to death. Kill.
2007-12-20 08:31:29 · answer #2 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't say that at all. That quote you've included (which is from Deuteronomy 13) is only referring to people within the Israelite nation, who were God's people. It's emphasising the dangers of someone who claims to be following God drawing others away from it, and it's not talking about all non-believers at all. Incidentally it doesn't apply today (post-Jesus) - this was one of the Old Testament Jewish laws which were designed to keep the Jewish people as God's people separate from the world, to show the world who God was. Today God's people (Christians) are marked out in different ways, so this is one of the Old Testament laws which no longer applies.
2007-12-20 08:07:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yeah but that was under the mosaic law before Jesus came down to teach. When the Gospels where written he pretty much vanquished the 800+rules people had to live by pre-Jesus.
The majority of our rules for today's are found in the gospels.
2007-12-20 08:09:47 · answer #4 · answered by aaron_gonzalez21 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, when a Christian or Jew interprets this verse in the Bible and actually uses it in today's age to actually kill someone indiscriminately, please let us know.
For the record, there is such a thing as capital punishment and that exists in the Bible as well as in modern secular law, though modern secular law would not punish someone for idol worship.
2007-12-20 11:48:27 · answer #5 · answered by BMCR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the bible does not teach the killing of non-believers; those being stoned where of the tribes of Israel. Just as it says to kill the man who lays with another man. To keep the children of Israel from straying, or following other Gods, these commands where given. The difference is Islam teaches the killing of believers who stray. Christianity tells us to shun them. But, it does not teach the killing of non-believers. And the bible also teaches that the traditions and customs of the nation you find yourself should be followed, as long as it does not lead you to stray. Therefore, the laws of most nations do not allow for stoning, or killing believers of Christianity, and it is not done today.
2007-12-20 08:10:33 · answer #6 · answered by Capri 1230 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
That was in the old testament. Back then people lived and served God by rules (aka commandments). Then God saw that that did not work. It was immpossible to keep ALL the commandments, so he sent his son Jesus. So now we live by love. So now since we live by love, we are able to follow all commandments. Why would God want believers to kill the nonbelievers?
2007-12-20 08:15:26 · answer #7 · answered by chach 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I was told by a Christian that around the year 33 God said nevermind and changed his mind about that...
[edit] But I'm fairly certain Jesus said that he did not come to change the law.
2007-12-20 08:04:14 · answer #8 · answered by Eleventy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If it does, then my opinion of the Bible and those that adhere to it just sank substantially.
2007-12-20 08:05:44 · answer #9 · answered by Mr.Samsa 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When Jesus died the Old law was fullfilled and no longer do we practice those things. I.E. blood sacrifices
2007-12-20 08:05:50 · answer #10 · answered by Mrs. Arnold 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋