[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: Pikachu, your post citing the Bible was excellent, and I note no one, not even our resident bard egg-boy, has answered them. thanks!

Yes he did, Timber. His response was The list of rules from the old testament is a prime example. You've completely ignored Grace, the concepts of being removed from the law of Moses, for the reason for or nature of the covenant between God and Israel.

I've seen that list that Pikachu offered before. In fact, my buddy sent me that same list a couple of years ago. While it is entertaining to non-believers {since they have found a list of laws from the Bible they believe are indefensible}, the list ignores the fact that these are ALL taken from the Law of Moses in the Old Testament to the Jews...and that this Law was replaced by the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

It is the same as some of the archaic laws that are still on the books of various states in the U.S. today. In some cases, these laws don't even make sense because the situation(s) they refer to no longer exist...yet the laws have never been stricken from the books. Laws such as "if two or more cars reach an intersection at the same time, all of the cars shall stop..and none of them shall move until the other cars are gone"

That's just one example I remember from a book I had listing some of the sillier laws still on the books across the U.S. The list provided by Pikachu may be entertaining, but it is basically a red herring. It picks and chooses certain passages (mainly from Exodus and Leviticus) and presents them as if they universal laws to be practiced by all Christians...which they are not. But the list is done mostly tongue-in-cheek, and I can see why it gets a chuckle from non-believers who feel they have found a part of the Bible that cannot be defended.

[ 11-24-2003, 02:18 AM: Message edited by: Cerek the Barbaric ]