XPost: alt.atheism, alt.religion.christian   
   From: ted@nd.alice   
      
   duke wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 21:59:07 +0000 (UTC), "Ted&Alice"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   > > duke wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 19:32:19 +0000 (UTC), "Ted&Alice"   
   >  >> wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >> > duke wrote:   
   > >> >   
   > >> >> On Wed, 23 Dec 2015 22:33:48 GMT, "Ted&Alice"    
   > wrote:  >> >>   
   > >> >> >   
   > >> >> > I wish everybody reading this a very merry Saturnalia! :)   
   > >> >>   
   > >> >> Sorry, that's already over.  The solstice is a week celebration   
   > >> >> ending on 12/21 to 23.  Christ_Mass is tomorrow, 12/25.   
   > >> >>   
   > >> >> > Bible-believing Christians, however, may want to take note:   
   > >> >> >   
   > >> >> > “Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following   
   > them, >> and >> > that thou enquire not after their gods, saying,   
   > 'How did >> these >> > nations serve their gods? even so will I do   
   > likewise.' >> Thou shalt >> > not do so unto the LORD thy God.” -   
   > Deuteronomy >> 12:30-31 >>   
   > >> >> Hey, the modern way is in Christianity, not Judaism.   
   > >> >>   
   > >> >> > "On that day of judgment," says the LORD, "I will punish all   
   > >> those >> > following pagan customs.” - Zephaniah 1:8   
   > >> >> >   
   > >> >> > “For the LORD has rejected his people, because they have   
   > filled >> >> > their land with practices from the East. They have   
   > made alliances >> >> > with pagans.” - Isaiah 2:6   
   > >>   
   > >> > Can't you read? I addressed that to "Bible believing" Christians.   
   > >> > Not Catholics.   
   > >>   
   > >> You quoted the Jewish OT.   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > > Apparently you're not that familiar with fundamentalist   
   > > Protestantism.  They believe that both the OT and the NT are the   
   > > inerrant word of God.   
   >   
   > I know, but what they don't understand is that God brought man out of   
   > the old covenant (OT) and into the new covenant (NT) when he became   
   > flesh in the person of Jesus Christ.   So when you live according to   
   > the OT, you're living as the Jews did.   
   >   
   > > Well, most of them really don't believe that, but they claim to.   
   >   
      
   As you know, there are thousands of Protestant sects. They all have   
   varying levels of acceptance and rejection of the OT scriptures.   
      
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