-Caveat Lector-
ROTFL - LOL - LOL - ROTFL - I am laughing at your foolish attempts to explain
AWAY the perfectly clear meaning of Lev 18. Here are some verses by Yeshua
from the gosple of Mark chapter 7;
"You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God" verse 9
You are "invalidating the word of God by your tradition." verse 13
Mark 7:1
The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come
from Jerusalem,
Mark 7:2
and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure
hands, that is, unwashed.
Mark 7:3
(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash
their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders;
Mark 7:4
and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse
themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order
to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)
Mark 7:5
The Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk
according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure
hands?"
Mark 7:6
And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is
written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS,
BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
Mark 7:7
'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME,
TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'
Mark 7:8
"Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."
Mark 7:9
He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment
of God in order to keep your tradition.
Mark 7:10
"For Moses said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER'; and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS
EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH';
Mark 7:11
but you say, 'If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that
would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God),'
Mark 7:12
you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother;
Mark 7:13
thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed
down; and you do many things such as that."
Revelations 2:9
'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the
blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of
Satan.
Revelations 3:9
'Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are
Jews and are not, but lie--I will make them come and bow down at your feet,
and make them know that I have loved you.
In a message dated 11/29/99 12:30:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< One of the most important things to remember in dealing with the biblical
injunction against homosexuality is that Leviticus 18 addresses issues of
pagan religious practices, particularly those associated with the
Syrian/Phoenician/Canaanite goddess known variously as Astarte, Ashteroth,
Asherah, and Ishtar. The "dog priests" of the goddess ritually castrated
themselves and engaged in (again ritual) anal intercourse with worshippers,
and it is this form of homosexual sex, IN THIS SPECIFIC CONTEXT, that
Leviticus prohibits.
Note also, following Graves and Patai, that there is a substantial body of
evidence that before the Deuteronomic reforms under Josiah, Asherah was
worshipped by many of the Israelites as Yahweh's consort. During this time,
Yahweh was apparently seen as the supreme god among many; this is known
technically as "henotheism." Evidence of this includes the Ten Commandments
themselves: "I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of
Egypt. You shall have no other gods before me..." It *doesn't* prohibit the
worship of other gods, but insists only on the primacy of Yahweh Elohim. The
Hebrew people only became truly monotheistic at the time of the Babylonian
Exile, which is also the point at which they finally took on their identity
as "Jews" and focused their worship on the Temple in Jerusalem.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: YnrChyldzWyld [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 10:24 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [CTRL] Another take on Lev. 18
>
> -Caveat Lector-
>
> It's interesting that those who trot out Lev. 18 to try to lend some
> veneer of credibility to their homophobia, conveniently neglect to follow
> all the other commandments and prohibitions laid out in that book.
>
> >>
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