I would like to edit David's paragraph (his unadulterated paragraph is the one at the bottom)
Torah teaches that sacrifices were done for sins of ignorance. Those who sinned presumptuously were not to offer a sacrifice. They were to be cut off (put to death). So, for example, if someone collected sticks on the Sabbath to build a fire, and he didn't know that he was not suppose to collect sticks, he could offer a sacrifice and be forgiven. On the other hand, if someone collected sticks rebelliously (because they wanted to shake their fist at God or someone else), knowing that it was forbidden, but he disregarded God's law and did it anyway, that person was to be cut off from the congregation. There are times when intentionally abandoning a precept of Torah is permissible. For instance, it's permissible to work your tail off on the Sabbath in order to save life. There are "weightier" details to Torah, and these take precedence over "lighter" subjects. -- slade -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Miller Sent: Monday, 27 December, 2004 03.53 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Deliberate sin The Torah teaches that sacrifices were done for sins of ignorance. Those who sinned presumtuously were not to offer a sacrifice. They were to be cut off (put to death). So, for example, if someone collected sticks on the sabbath to build a fire, and he didn't know that he was not suppose to collect sticks, he could offer a sacrifice and be forgiven. On the other hand, if someone collected sticks intentionally, knowing that it was forbidden, but he disregarded God's law and did it anyway, that person was to be cut off from the congregation. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
