XPost: alt.atheism, alt.religion.christian
From: ted@nd.alice
Alex W. wrote:
> On 28/12/2015 22:34, Ted&Alice wrote:
> > Alex W. wrote:
> >
> > > On 28/12/2015 06:09, Ted&Alice wrote:
> > > > 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.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Which even holds true for the literalist lot, amusingly enough.
> >
> > And they seem to be even less tolerant of each other than the
> > non-literalists.
> >
>
> Goes with the territory.
> Theologically speaking, literalists paint themselves into a very
> tight corner. If every word is absolutely and literally true, then
> there is far less wriggle room, much less scope for philosophical
> quibbling and interpretation. Every typo and every badly translated
> word becomes a huge obstacle. And every word being absolutely and
> literally true, anyone with views or interpretations that differ even
> in the slightest deviates from the absolute and literal truth of god,
> is a heretic.
That's an insightful analysis. Thanks for sharing.
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