Forward means no longer believing that the harsh punishments for 'perceived' crimes - that were commanded by a supposedly loving, caring God are not - and never were needed.
Islam does not move forward and it does not move backwards. It stays as is. Punishments that were wrong to begin with...
And... you believe they should be killed for their transgressions. You are much more dangerous than the one's you condemn.
This way of thinking must be removed from the human psyche - or mankind will never be able to move forward.
The mark of the beast you are looking for can be found in many places. Some places you least expect - and - some places you refuse to look.
In fact - I have noticed - you can be looking right at them - and not be able to see them.
If a man falsely accuses his wife of not being a virgin -...
Any prophet that said such a thing is a false prophet.
100 lashes for this perceived crime is barbaric - The stoning part is beyond barbaric and both should be sins.
That you believe that death is justified for having sex outside of marriage means that you are dangerous to all of mankind.
If you believe the flaws are in my understanding - then - you are content that the God you worship told his children to kill apostates, to kill adulterers, to kill disobedient children, to kill drunks, to wipe out villages... then, so be it.
That you find these laws and commands to be wise is...
You do not believe that God's word should transcend human history and human laws? It appears Yahweh could only see the time period he spoke in - looking at his barbaric punishments. If this is all you think of God - then you do not think much of God.
It was 5 through 26.
You only need to read your holy book for the proof you require - unless you are saying the laws that were transcribed are not true.
The problem is you - You worship a cruel, vengeance seeking deity. One that has called for the death of apostates, called for the death of...
I would hope that any person would have an issue with such a horrific statement for such a mundane offence.
Second sermon
Deuteronomy 5-26
The death penalty is also prescribed for males who are guilty of all of the following: disobeying their parents, profligacy and drunkenness
You are sadly...
The only way you can say you don't understand what I am speaking of in my last post - is if you have only paid attention to your own thinking - your own words. If a Holy book gives a mixed message - that message is then not clear - it is doing just as much harm as good to the children that read...
God's word should transcend human history and human laws - those words do not. For a God to call for death sentences for such nonsensical reasons - should - give you a moment of pause to say Um, what ? . Instead - you view them as wisdom and as beauty and as life - how, I will never understand...
How can these things not be physical ? These were real punishments for perceived crimes. These were not stories to teach a lesson. Thousands of people were killed - for nonsensical reasons - because of these words.
You mistake the Love that you know - for the Love that God is. When you...
Your point is that you believe killing for mundane reasons is ok - because - it says so. Am I mistaken ?
"48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect."
God loves all things - be as God is. As I said - the Love for my wife is not the same exact Love as Jesus is speaking of. I...
I disagree. No where does Jesus say that you must first know someone before you Love them. He does say to Love God, To Love your Neighbor and to Love your enemies. He is not speaking of the same type of love that is felt between family, that is felt between friends, that is felt between husband...
The commandment is in Deuteronomy in the Hebrew bible. It was repeated by our friend Jesus. After Jesus repeats this - he goes on to repeat "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself". The words are enlightened - they mean.. the meaning of life is Love - it engulfs all things. Love God, Love your...
They are nonsense - for any human being to undertake - at any time - in any place.
I am speaking of the barbaric punishments for mundane crimes - I am speaking of God telling us to kill everything - including woman and children and infants in our path.
Jesus clearly moved away from Judaism...
Is animal sacrifice not a commandment ?
There was no need to see them - that is my point.
There is no violence in the NT. The OT is rife with it - from barbaric punishments for broken laws to extermination of villages. For the majority of Christians the NT is only an extension of the OT...