Posted on 04/25/2005 3:34:30 AM PDT by Preacher Joe
Since the Bible God is advertised by Christians to be the only true source of wisdom, justice, and morality in the universe, it's only proper to examine what this "God" says about one of the major problems of our fallen human society.
The Bible God is declared the one true fountain of wisdom in the following: James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
The problem to be investigated is that of adultery and unfaithful spouses. God is quite clear about what should be done if a man or woman is caught in adultery. Deut 22:22 If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.
This is part of God's Holy Law and there are no exceptions to this rule. The evil must be purged.
[As an aside, it's interesting that God let one of his favorite pet humans (David), circumvent this law when he committed adultery with Bathsheba. God decided to let David dodge the death penalty and killed David's child instead of David. That story is found in (2 Sam chapter 12). By killing David's child instead of David, God violated another one of his own laws which states: Deut 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Jesus also thumbed his nose at his alleged Father's moral and holy Law of Deut 22:22 when he excused a women caught in the act of adultery and let her off with a warning in John 8:1-11. However, God who is also supposed to be Jesus, had no problem ordering a man killed because he picked up sticks on the Sabbath. Num 15:32-36 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him. And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Apparently God practices ethics based on situation and not on absolute morality. Such is the nature of the Bible and it's cast of holy characters.
http://www.geocities.com/b_r_a_d_99/unfaithful.htm
Extra chillies with mine please!
Too late! Looks like the mods gave you a one way ticket home already!
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Bye, Preacher Joe."He's dead, Jim!"
Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Viking Kitty/ZOT ping list!. . .don't be shy.
From the school of Je$$e Jagoff and Al Shyster. All thatt's missing is Billybob "I feel your paaiinnnnn" Stalin and the largest Bible in US History [mint condition, barely used].
ZOT!!!
Provided that you are still lurking....
You are no preacher - I know preachers and you aren't even close.
Many have already torn apart you sad, sorry, worn-out attacks upon Christianity, Jesus and the Bible. You're not worth the effort of posting a zot pic.
You'd do well as a proponent on the Crevo Threads.
Haven't we had a preacher before?
What was that idiot trying to say, anyways?
And could he have said it in less then forty paragraphs?
What is it with all these trolls thinking they are Andrew Sullivan?
I have no idea, but I sure was amused by the title! (Good Lord, I've been zotted!) lol
Boy, he didn't last very long, did he?
Buh Bye! Have a nice time in hell!
I'm trying to recall. It seems like maybe we have. :)
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