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Re: Holy crap! (was Re: The partisian trap in California)
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Fri, 17 Oct 2003 06:16:16 GMT
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Further, your lame attempt to equate the early Israelites to current Muslim
extremists is actually what is offensive, but I gave you the benefit of the
doubt, trying to explain to you that the Tanach is a book of faith, not a
record book, etc. Those stories are 4,000 years old; that they occured as
written is highly doubtful, but not the point anyway. The point is that
Christians have come to the full realization that God is a loving God, and
since God never changes, God must have been that way when He pursued a
covenant relationship with the early Israelites whether they realized it or
not.
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John,
I tried to follow this debate as close as possible...forgive me if I’ve missed
something. I agree with your general position that God is unchanging, however
as far as I read, you’ve only reffered to the God of the Bible as a God of love.
I believe it is clear in both the old and new testaments that God is a God of
justice and judgement as well as a God of love and mercy. This being the case,
there is no disparity between the God of the old testament and His coming as
Jesus in the new. Would you agree?
Further, the Bible is a collection of books, and as with any literature, should
be read with an eye on the type of writing, be it parable, poetry, historical,
etc. I would not discount statements in the old testament such as those
Richard pointed out. Those statements about conquest were written in a way as
to be viewed as historical fact leaving nothing up to “interpretation.” God
helped the Isrealites wipe out the previous occupants of the Holy Land because
their conduct was detestable to Him. It seems to me that if you believe the
new testament is the inspired word of God, you should embrace the old testament
the same way.
Justin
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