-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Raquel wrote: > On Wed, 9 May 2007 16:26:31 -0400 (EDT) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> It helps to know something of the context when reading the >> bible. The people who Abraham lived among (Canaanites, IIRC?), >> practiced sacrificed the "first fruits" to whatever gods they >> worshipped. It was not uncommon to include the first born >> son in this. One of the remarkable parts of the story of Abraham, >> to a contemporary audience is the fact that the God of Israel does >> not actually call for his people to sacrifice their children. > > And Abraham did not sacrifice Isaac. When Abraham showed up, in > compliance to the wishes of the God of Israel, God provided a lamb > in his place. >
I am playing the Devil's advocate here. So I might as well fulfill my role. So, you're saying God was merciful on Isaac because a lamb was sacrificed instead. Fine. So God demanded cruelty to an animal, which is also against our modern laws. Either way one looks at it, the Bible is condoning behavior that is no longer accepted as being morally just. Or perhaps it is just telling us what happened, so we can learn from the past. I can't say that seems very evident looking at many of the things that happen today. I really just wish that Christians would adhere to the lessons that they so firmly believe in. But alas, we have a whole lot of people that seem to do well on Sunday and forget about the rest of the week. Is it a turn the other cheek world we live in or is the eye for an eye world? Joe - -- Registerd Linux user #443289 at http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGQtzuiXBCVWpc5J4RAnk4AKC4ZcZpnNFLJtMCMRtr+YhnZpQTuQCgpQRD rhKzf4WDP352lcs/NAXuxyc= =MuYm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]