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<p>[QUOTE="Houseman, post: 10462, member: 7"]</p><p>1 Corinthians 6:9,10</p><p>Romans 1:26,27</p><p>Jude 6,7 (which references Genesis 19:4,5)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We do not need to judge. The bible does all the judging for us. There are hard rules that cannot be broken, and consequences that happen when you break those rules, all prescribed by the bible. We do not take it upon ourselves to invent rules or punishments.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I wasn't referring to establishing a religion, I was referring to the concept of change in general, <em>within </em>a religion.</p><p></p><p>As for how my religion was established, a group of people in the late 1800s had a bible book club, where they would read the bible and try to figure out what it means. This was long after the protestant-catholic split, but they began with the KJV, a "catholic" bible, if that's any consolation.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The bible and the Torah aren't both based on the same texts, they contain the same texts in their entirety. Nothing has been dismissed, unless you're referring to the status of the Mosaic Law.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think you're referring to the Mosaic Law?</p><p>Christians do not "cherry pick" what rules to follow from the Mosaic Law. The bible itself says that the Mosaic Law was meant to be temporary and limited (Psalms 147:19, Exodus 31:12,13). The purpose of the Law was to prepare the way for the Messiah ( Galatians 3:19). The Law existed to guide the nation of Israel and keep God alive in their minds and hearts until conditions were ready for the Messiah to be born. After he arrived, there was no need for the Law. The bible makes it clear that "Christ is the end of the Law" (Romans 10:4)</p><p></p><p>What do you see as "cherry picking"?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not at all.</p><p></p><p>But it seems to me like you aren't trying to make an effort to understand. You're not asking questions as if you were trying to learn anything. It's as if you think you know it all, already, and you're just making accusations.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion, I think it's always better to understand <em>why</em> a person believes what they do, even if you disagree with what they believe in.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Houseman, post: 10462, member: 7"] 1 Corinthians 6:9,10 Romans 1:26,27 Jude 6,7 (which references Genesis 19:4,5) We do not need to judge. The bible does all the judging for us. There are hard rules that cannot be broken, and consequences that happen when you break those rules, all prescribed by the bible. We do not take it upon ourselves to invent rules or punishments. I wasn't referring to establishing a religion, I was referring to the concept of change in general, [I]within [/I]a religion. As for how my religion was established, a group of people in the late 1800s had a bible book club, where they would read the bible and try to figure out what it means. This was long after the protestant-catholic split, but they began with the KJV, a "catholic" bible, if that's any consolation. The bible and the Torah aren't both based on the same texts, they contain the same texts in their entirety. Nothing has been dismissed, unless you're referring to the status of the Mosaic Law. I think you're referring to the Mosaic Law? Christians do not "cherry pick" what rules to follow from the Mosaic Law. The bible itself says that the Mosaic Law was meant to be temporary and limited (Psalms 147:19, Exodus 31:12,13). The purpose of the Law was to prepare the way for the Messiah ( Galatians 3:19). The Law existed to guide the nation of Israel and keep God alive in their minds and hearts until conditions were ready for the Messiah to be born. After he arrived, there was no need for the Law. The bible makes it clear that "Christ is the end of the Law" (Romans 10:4) What do you see as "cherry picking"? Not at all. But it seems to me like you aren't trying to make an effort to understand. You're not asking questions as if you were trying to learn anything. It's as if you think you know it all, already, and you're just making accusations. In my opinion, I think it's always better to understand [I]why[/I] a person believes what they do, even if you disagree with what they believe in. [/QUOTE]
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