>Wait a minute, so if our culture still allowed slavery then all of the references to slavery would pertain? If our culture does not allow slavery, then those don't apply? What if our culture starts to allow child pornography?

LOL.. Dear Tracy.. Do you know any country where child pornography it is allowed or it is about to be allowed on the next thousand years..

Forgeting your very/little/thin radical moment.. let's straight ahead on the focus.. And think.. really think.. don't jump on the stage of conclusions..

Let's take a pause to breathe.. While you take your moment.. read it:

Philippians 4:7-11 "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content."

Bible it is not a book for anyone.. Just for those that believe that Jesus is God..

Go it??
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>>>Do you have any resources other than the Bible?<snip>
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>>Bible is my main book in terms of principles.. But, I like to read others sources.. including ficcions, biography, etc..
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>>>I ask, because this letter circulating around the net (and newspapers, et al) brings up some interesting points:
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>>good one.. would you mind if I answer.. Due to bible's principle.. here we go:
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>>>a) When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
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>>Jesus is a just that died for the unjust one.. The God's lamb.. That isn't necessary more sacrifices for anything.. everything was paid. it does not have else nothing to pay.. some "religions" create pardons, sometime as control form, other one to get profit.. But bible says:
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>>1 Peter 1 18-20 "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,"
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>>>b) I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
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>>The correct and only way to read any historic books (even if juridic, religious, literary, etc.) is through the use of exegesis..
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>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exegesis
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>>So at the Exodus 21:7 time, slavery was a cultural reality in the social context.. What principles that was insert there is what we need to use today.. Not the straight comparasion..
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>>If you.. Ops If she want, I do have a fair price for your daughter: "The blood of Jesus Christ of Nazare.."
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>>>c) I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
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>>This is a principle for married couples.. At this time, the woman is more inclined to contract illnesses sexually transmissible..
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>>>d) Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
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>>hehe.. exegesis again dear Tracy.. Is Greensboro allow slavery? How long time ago the slavery was abolished..
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>>>e) I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?
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>>exegesis!!
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>>>f) A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an Abomination (Lev 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?
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>>exegesis!! I Claudio, if I eat shellfish, I'll die, I'm full alergic.. So, at that time the man doesn't have alergy test.. Can you fell by now some necessity of exegesis..
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>>humm, for the subject of sexual orientation.. I'll quote other more relevant:
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>>Romans 1:26-29 "For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,"
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>>The question of homosexuality it is a little far of "Abomination or not".. It is a full lack of affection, wrong education, etc.. Or the affection on things that will never turn the person full realized..
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>>>g) Lev 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?
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>>exegesis again!! Full important to that people.. A little one on our culture..
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>>>h) Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev 19:27. How should they die?
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>>exegesis again!! The principle here is about not shock others by our behavior, hair styles, dresses, etc..
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>>>i) I know from Lev 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
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>>Hehe.. how Leviticus book was quoted by this letter.. wow!!
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>>exegesis again!! And a present principle for Jews.. For Christianity all 5 first books was a base for the laws..
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>>>j) My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? (Lev 24:10-16) Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)
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>>Hehe.. here we go.. one more time Leviticus.. funny thing..
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>>Bible needs to be study as a text.. So, as any text/thesis the argument is a set of:

• Proposal
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• Analysis of the proposal or thesis
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• Formularization of arguments
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• Conclusion

>>So, if in the first stage, of any read text, we take our Conclusions.. For sure, we will be committing a sin against literature..
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>>At this point, can you see now, what is the meaning or weight of the word sin for the christianity?