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struggle4progress

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13. The dialog reports that the Jew, Jesus, was criticized for not following the Law and

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #12)

Thu May 3, 2018, 12:55 PM

May 2018

that Jesus replied that the complaint was hypocritical, since the critics did not follow the Law either, insofar as they did not kill their children for disobedience. You want to read this as dialog as indicating that Jesus taught that we should follow the Law and so should kill disobedient children. I say you misread the dialog

You are (if course) free to dislike Christianity and dismiss it, but your misrepresentation of its teachings seems ugly and unwarranted

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Why don't Christians kill their children for cursing? [View all] Major Nikon May 2018 OP

They found loopholes safeinOhio May 2018 #1

No loophole with this one as the law is underscored in the NT Major Nikon May 2018 #3

Mosaic law doesn't apply to Gentiles. atreides1 May 2018 #4

The idea that all the Mosaic laws no longer apply to Christians is a minority opinion Major Nikon May 2018 #6

Thanks to Paul. safeinOhio May 2018 #8

Paul self-describes himself as an "apostle" Major Nikon May 2018 #11

What about.... safeinOhio May 2018 #5

That's the first one to go out the window Major Nikon May 2018 #7

Interesting. atreides1 May 2018 #2

X says to Y: You don't follow our rules struggle4progress May 2018 #9

Strawman Major Nikon May 2018 #12

The dialog reports that the Jew, Jesus, was criticized for not following the Law and struggle4progress May 2018 #13

Who are you to say... NeoGreen May 2018 #14

Everyone is certainly free to interpret it anyway they want Major Nikon May 2018 #17

Because they disagree with each other? marylandblue May 2018 #21

As indicated by the dialog (and by later Jewish commentary) the actual Jewish practice struggle4progress May 2018 #18

Grammar, in this case. Igel May 2018 #22

I will concede the point... NeoGreen May 2018 #23

He's saying they should be put to death Major Nikon May 2018 #24

I find it amazing the pretzels people have to tie themselves in to come up with such things Major Nikon May 2018 #16

People regularly call others hypocrites without implying agreement struggle4progress May 2018 #19

You know that wasn't my claim Major Nikon May 2018 #20

The death penalty Cartoonist May 2018 #10

If Christians followed these rules there wouldn't be any of them left. Runningdawg May 2018 #15