I am in the theological one.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Braver
To: CF-Community
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: Priestly sexual abuse statistics
Doug, I think you misunderstand the word "chosen".
At a time of polytheism and lawlessness, the Jews were
the people chosen to *bear the burden* of obeying moral laws,
i.e. the 613 Mitzvot (commandments).
So, this wasn't being singled out as favorites...
Hence the old joke "would you mind choosing someone else for a while?"
-Ben
>Actually the 4th son of an Independent Baptist Preacher
>Raised with that theology and turned a corner after 4 years of theology
classes
>as electives when going to the University for my IT degree.
>
>I now have the feeling that errors in translation are being perpetuated by
the
>Christian Theological Seminaries due to their propensity for teaching
expository
>sermons. (Expository meaning an explanation with a scripture quote to back
up
>your statement) As a result most Christian Pastors, using the expository
>methodology, tend to use scripture quotes to explain their position, even if
the
>particular passage quoted has any revelence to the subject at hand, when
taken
>in its historical context.
>
>I do believe that the Hebrew people are God's chosen people, however with the
>coming of Christ, I believe that his gospel and belief system was extended to
>the Gentiles as well. Not as replacements for the Hebrew People. He
exhorted
>the Hebrews to become believers, and the ones that did are referred to as
>Christian Jews. The Hebrews who still adhere to the old teachings, while in
>conflict with Christian belief system, as still part of the chosen people,
and
>therefore should have the honor and respect of the Gentile world. This I
>believe, and This I live.
>
> You're Jewish right? Not that it matters much but sometimes I tend to
> notice a persons religious affiliation determines the zeal with which
> they verbally assault things lol.
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