I would like to know the meaning behind some scriptures because they came to my attention while visiting
Godisimaginary.com
Many of the examples the website gives are clearly placed out of context, yet, some do not appear to be. Perhaps someone could explain the following to me:
Luke 18:18-22
tells us that we must "Sell everything" in order to get into heaven. I don't know about you, but i don't think too many people are eager to sell EVERYTHING they own.
Luke 14:26-33
tells us that we need to hate everyone in order to be Jesus' disciple.
which contradicts things like
Luke 10:25-28
Mathew 18:2-3
tells us we need to be like a "child" in order to inherit God's kingdom.
John 3:3-8
What is this passage trying to say?
Jesus is clearly wrong when he says "The wind blows wherever it pleases, you hear its sound but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going." because we certainty CAN tell where the wind is going and coming from.
Mathew 5:17-20
it says your rightness must surpass that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law in order to enter heaven. The Pharisees practiced some 600 laws that included animal sacrifice, no one does this today..
the 4th commandment:
Exodus 20:8-9
says that no one should work on the sabbath day.
HOWEVER, the bible tells us that we must "put to death" - Exodus 31:15 anyone who works on the sabbath.
Leviticus 20:10
tells us that anyone who commits adultery should be put to death
Mathew 18:7-9
says a bunch of strange things, it says that if your hand or foot causes you to sin, then you should cut it off, and if your eye causes you to sin you should "gouge it out and throw it away"
which is completely wrong, cutting your hand off will accomplish nothing.
1 Corinthians 14:34
says woman should not be allowed to speak in the church because it is "disrespectful"
this seems ridiculously sexist.
There are many examples of sexism, and slavery in the bible, this is repulsive to modern society, however in the bible, God says that his word is "forever".
I am curious about your answers, and do not doubt that there are simple explications to these remarks.
If this is overdone in this forum, just let me know and point me to the right place and i will delete this thread.
[This message has been edited by Cyr0xos (edited 10-30-2006).]
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