leaking pen wrote: > Well, to go for classic evangelical christian belief, likely that > jesus is the son of god, died for our sins, and that salvation can > only come through him.
I think you leaked a word or two here; this sentence contains only dependent clauses. What's the proposed righteous activity which goes with these assertions? > Oh, and that, even though Christ himself > rejected large parts of the laws of the old testament, you have to > follow them verbatim. except shellfish and mixing fabrics. Shellfish have never been required to follow the laws of the Old Testament. And of course some laws no longer apply, such as the one against eating four footed insects (Leviticus 11:20-23) since we now count six feet on all winged insects, AFAIK. On the other hand, if one accepts one popular "zero-error" explanation of that particular set of verses -- which is that the big hopping legs of grasshoppers, katydids, and so forth were not counted as "feet" -- then, if one also accepts all the rest of the "except for" notes in that particular sequence of verses, then one must conclude that: a) Locusts and their kin are OK to eat (they're called out specifically, "... you *may* eat ... those that have legs above their feet, with which to leap...") b) Cockroaches, which either walk on six feet (when strolling) or *two* (when they're really in a hurry), are certainly not "four footed" insects by anybody's measure, so .. it's also OK to eat cockroaches. Yum, chow down, guys! > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:52 AM, OrionWorks <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Thomas, >> >> You brought up many interesting issues for which most are ripe for >> comment. I will try to restrain myself and endeavor to remain on-topic >> of this OT subject thread: The Rapture. >> >> I asked: >> >>>> I'm puzzled, Thomas. What are your criteria for qualification for >>>> rapture status? >> You replied with: >> >>> You need to believe and follow a path of righteousness. >> ...along with: >> >>> Unless you believe and pursue righteousness you will be excluded. >>> Your good deeds are as filthy rags in the sight of the L-rd. It appears, based on this statement, that pursuing "righteousness" is at odds with doing "good deeds". Does this explain some of the behavior of some members of the Religious Right? >> What are some of these righteous activities that must be believed in >> and pursued? >> >> Regards >> Steven Vincent Johnson >> www.OrionWorks.com >> www.zazzle.com/orionworks >> >> >
