What I don't get though, is if the bible is supposed to be the word of god, how were those passages incorrect in the first place?
On 3/28/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Speaking for the Bible, I know that most of the offending passages would > be > found in the Old Testament....books written about the old laws, as brought > from Moses and interpreted in their day. > > What's cool about the Bible, is that when Jesus comes along, he pretty > much > shoots down all those old, offending passages.....ie. "The old law says an > eye for an eye.....I tell you, turn the other cheek". Indeed, it was this > kind of preaching that ultimately got him killed. > > My question would be: Does a similar type of refutation occur in the > Koran???? Anyone know...? > > > Good question. > > The answer for Christians may be that the Christian Bible is a 'new > > testiment' that replaces the laws of the old. > > I can answer for Jews and say that this is a legal decision based on > > witnesses and other 'events' and could only applied in temple times when > > there was a proper court. As the temple does not exist at the moment, > > there is no way this law can even be contemplated, let alone enacted. > When > > the Temple comes and God reveals himself to the world without a doubt > then > > it'll be readressed but until then it's a moot point when it comes to > > Jews. No Jew would use that as a basis for any attack/crime/whatever as > > they can never be relivant at this time. > > > <snip> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201871 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
