In Jesus time they'd already had greek inlfuences.
I know. Looking at it from a historical perspective, the hellenistic influence is a big cause for what spread a wider belief in hell. It would be out of place for the Jewish Messiah to add a concept of afterlife that was never a part of Judaism.
It's talking about a prohecy and hell is implied when you look at the rest of the Bible. And contempt could be like "torture"
Only when you look at the new testament. Contempt is nothing like eternal torture.
Why do you believe periods of time metaphorical?
Because if they aren't then the Bible is just plain wrong. For many of the prophecies to be correct, the times had to be metaphorical, and thus they were interpreted as such (a week meaning seven years instead of a week, etc).
Dang it. I meant Psa. 9, sorry
Ok! But the Psalms are still poetic works.
The jews knew sin was wrong and that's why they made sacrifices to God. I don't know too much about Judaisim, I can look more into it though.
Even though many Jews reject the Christian concept of sin, yes, they believe that breaking the laws of God is wrong. There is still nothing implying that the punishment for breaking the laws of God is eternal torture. You definitely should look into it, as it is the foundation of your religion!
A queen would be in charge of some male servants
And a king would also be in charge of male servants. So the question still stands: Is there an area where a woman was allowed power, but a man was not?
It's NOT easier/harder for them to accpet Christ, but it can be easier/harder for someone to live for Christ. So in that sense I guess you could say it's unfair.
It is easier/harder to accept Christ. If you're brought up to believe in something, you're more likely to believe that. If the evidence was clear and it was just as easy for someone who was brought up to not believe in God to accept Jesus, then a huge majority of all people would be Christians. You must try to look at it through other people's perspective.
Because sin also doesn't bother me in the same way. For example if I saw a boy break a glass it woudln't bother me in the same way it does a women who's now a widow and that glass belonged to her husband. I'm not God and I don't view sin the same way he does, therefore it's not fair for me to have the same sense of punishment for it that he does.
So you don't share the same morals as God? We should be able to make decisions of morality for ourselves. If we believe that what God is doing is immoral, then we should be able to express that belief. Authority is never a source of superior morals. We must acknowledge that God's morals are just as subjective as ours.
