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Yes, I was just reading about Cain and Abel. Whereas Abel's sacrifice was acceptable to God, but Cain's was not. Cain killed Abel. Jesus spoke of this at Matthew 23:35. He really made his position known in that chapter. It is a very powerful condemnation.
Sometimes the religion picks you. Take, for instance, the battle between Moses, the children of Israel, and Pharaoh and his forces. The children of Israel had a choice, they often resisted the path God was setting for them through Moses, but if they listened and obeyed, it worked out well for them.
I did not say it was a sin offering. On the other hand, killing an animal and offering it to God for praise, as you say, is pretty severe. Unless, of course, it means more than praise. But then, people sacrifice their lives and those of others in various ways, not just animals, isn't that true? Hey -- have a nice day. ! :--) Enjoy the sunshine.
Hello, firedragon! Maybe I can help indigochild with an answer, although likely she won't agree, but anyway -- maybe it makes sense to you somewhat. (It makes sense to me, but then, I'm a believer.) It seems, unless there is a serious abnormality, we human beings have an inborn conscience, just as we are born with bones and a heart. That conscience type thing stems back to Adam and Eve. It's all very interesting as the timeline develops from that point. And then the two children, Cain and Abel, had problems. Their form of worship was not elaborate. Not too much is written about that beyond that. But before that, Adam and Eve had instructions from God. But God was pretty solid when He also told them what not to do. That is, they were not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. It all starts there.
It was a few thousand years after that until a form of worship was enjoined upon the large population called the Israelites. It's all very interesting...
Hello, firedragon! Maybe I can help indigochild with an answer, although likely she won't agree, but anyway -- maybe it makes sense to you somewhat. (It makes sense to me, but then, I'm a believer.) It seems, unless there is a serious abnormality, we human beings have an inborn conscience, just as we are born with bones and a heart. That conscience type thing stems back to Adam and Eve. It's all very interesting as the timeline develops from that point. And then the two children, Cain and Abel, had problems. Their form of worship was not elaborate. Not too much is written about that beyond that. But before that, Adam and Eve had instructions from God. But God was pretty solid when He also told them what not to do. That is, they were not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. It all starts there.
Are you sure? My neighbor just told me he has the original, and it looks nothing like yours. So many shows to choose from, I don't know which one to take seriously? Fortunately, I had an idea. How about I don't take any of them seriously until more evidence are shown to support it. I guess I'll just get on Netflix and binge watch all those shows. When it comes to entertainment, I always did like movies and shows that falls under the genre, "Fantasy." A nice combination of good fight scenes and sex scenes. Obviously, some shows have more violence and obscenity than others, especially the remakes, reboots, reimagining, homage etc, scenes.
You do have a point. I would rather have the original Van Gogh, but since there are so many copies and forgeries out there, I would rather not pay my life's fortune for one and telling people I have the original, when there is no way of knowing if it's the original or not.
In actuality, many Jews disagreed both with Jesus then and now, even though the Bible says he came to his own, but they knew him not. If the Almighty were not God, we would not have the Bible for assurance, just as he can extend his holy spirit as he wants. Keep searching, keep looking,
Yes, what is the original? Clearly, it is necessary to go back to...Adam and Eve, Abraham and more for "original."
If we're going with the "spinoff" analogy, Adam and Eve would be the retconned back story that was added after the fact... the midicholrians of Canaanite religion, if you will.
There is basically one set of writings called the Bible. It counts human history and relationship with the true God back to Adam. If it were so easy to understand and grasp all the ideas in it then the Ethiopian eunuch would have had no need to ask how could he understand without someone to help him?
Also the difficulty between the children of Israel and Pharaoh. Demonstrating the true God and how He relates to religion. The beginning chapters of Exodus describe the conflict.
Actually, there are many sets of writings called "the Bible." and it brings forth several perspectives on God and gods. Then, at some later point, it takes all these Sumerian and Babylonian ideas of deity and gloms them all together into "God." YHVH is a different God than El. Who is a different God from ... God. So, the concept of "true God" is a rather ineffable concept in the Bible.