Thebrownblob
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Not really. The Bible simply records the truth about humanity. It doesn’t sugarcoat. It plainly explains most of the “heroes” in the Bible were also human and made many mistakes.
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oldngray
nowhere special
The "genocide" is from the Old Testament and not done by Christians.
i would say the matrix does the same. i like that.
apparently 1 in 5 christian americans follow the old testament.
Thebrownblob
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You mean, read the Old Testament? Would be hard to follow it and be a Christian since Christ wasn’t in the Old Testament.
Thebrownblob
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There’s some Christians that weren’t familiar with the Bible? Lol ok
oldngray
nowhere special
There were foreshadowings of Christ but nothing directly.
Thebrownblob
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Correct couldn’t really be a Christian before Christ.
“Preferring” the Old Testament might just mean they like the stories in it more.
oldngray
nowhere special
a lot of the Old Testament is historical
newfie
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either they didnt understand the bible or the question was phrased in a funky way
"As for the question of God’s true nature, there are many substantive contradictions. Is God a loving or a vengeful God? In some sections of the Bible, vicious acts of vengeance, includingthegenocidalexterminationofopposingtribesandnations, appear to be blessed by God. Godturns ontheEgyptians and transforms the Nile into blood so the Egyptians will suffer from thirst— and then sends swarms of locusts and flies to torture them, along
with hail, fire and thunder from the heavens to destroy all plants and trees. To liberate the children of Israel, God orders the firstborn in every Egyptian household killed so all will know “that the Lord makes a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel” (Exodus 11:7).2 The killing does not cease until “there was not a house where one was not dead” (Exodus 12:30). Amid the carnage God orders Moses to loot all the clothing, jewelry, gold and silver from the Egyptian homes (Exodus 12:35–36). God looks at the devastation and says, “I have made sport of the Egyptians” (Exodus 10:2). While the Exodus story fueled the hopes and dreams of oppressed Jews, and later African Americans in the bondage of slavery, it also has been used to foster religious chauvinism" - chris hedges, american fascists
with hail, fire and thunder from the heavens to destroy all plants and trees. To liberate the children of Israel, God orders the firstborn in every Egyptian household killed so all will know “that the Lord makes a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel” (Exodus 11:7).2 The killing does not cease until “there was not a house where one was not dead” (Exodus 12:30). Amid the carnage God orders Moses to loot all the clothing, jewelry, gold and silver from the Egyptian homes (Exodus 12:35–36). God looks at the devastation and says, “I have made sport of the Egyptians” (Exodus 10:2). While the Exodus story fueled the hopes and dreams of oppressed Jews, and later African Americans in the bondage of slavery, it also has been used to foster religious chauvinism" - chris hedges, american fascists
FromOffTheStreets
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Exodus 10:2 and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord.”
Exodus 11:7 But against none of the children of Israel shall a dog move its tongue, against man or beast, that you may know that the Lord does make a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.’
Exodus 12:30 So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
Exodus 12:35 Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. 36 And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
The hedges slant turns many away from the hope of eternal life. I'm past caring where you or the hedges crowd spend eternity but maybe find a teacher who is committed to the Word & not concerned with politics.
newfie
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the hot dog cart may find you out of favor
Leviticus 11:7-8 (NIV): "And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you."
i think hedges was talking about certain religious people or even atheists who arent religious and are hysterical about islam and meanwhile christianity has got this going on
christianity is political it seems to me. vantexan and i describe jesus as a revolutionary in his time.
tourists24
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Which is why you may very well never become a Christian. Your world view revolves around everything political. True Christianity starts much more basic than that
newfie
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if only you studied the bible as much as another sinner on this earth
so does william j barber and hes a good for nothing you know what
so is chris hedges.
tourists24
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And they’ll answer for it one day.
BrownFlush
Woke Racist Reigning Ban King
To this false teachers credit, he has not taken a dime from his mega church. His wealth is from his books.
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