Re: [OGD] Oh Steve -read the book!

[Wolfgang H. Bandisch]

Apart from the fact that this has nothing to do with orchids, making the 
whole discussion ridiculous, one would hope that most of you would have read 
"The da Vinci Code" and the accompanying book "Secrets of the Da Vinci Code" 
and learnt by now that nothing that has been written in the Bible has in 
fact been said by Jesus verbatim. They are just stories compiled hundreds of 
years after Jesus had died.

So, don't quote either the OT or the NT as being the final source of wisdom. 
Just believe in God!

WB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Topletz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [OGD] Oh Steve -read the book!


Sharon,
Without wading into a huge religious debate, i'll point out something 
simple. Just because jesus said X and X is consistent with the OT, does 
not mean that all of Jesus's teachings were in accordance with the OT. 
Further, if any of Jesus's teachings were inconsistent with the OT, one 
must reject the teachings of Jesus, because Jesus's authority is premised 
on the acceptance of the OT. To further define "inconsistent," I mean in 
direct contradiction to prior statements or law given by G-D.

For example, if you believe that Jesus said that the only way to the 
Father is through him, and you accepted the OT, this would be blasphemous 
and contradictory. Without citing anything Jesus said, you could look at 
all the messiah prophecies that were not fulfilled in the OT, and that 
there was no second coming in the OT.

Just some thoughts,
ST



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