Originally Posted by Dredgeretk
In all of this, I do not disagree with you to follow God's word.
But where do you think you get your since of morality, or conscience from, if not from what God has taught us?
You're first verse was misinterpreted because he actually defied the word of God to suite his own needs. More or less ignoring that he has been cursed by God. This is not his conscience but his actual way of thinking which is wrong.
The Bible does tell us what is right and wrong in God's eyes, but we also have the free will to decide for ourselves, and he will not curse us for making mistakes.
Yes, you can know homosexuality is wrong, and not even support it. That does not mean you persecute them.
Men have dominion over women some what, that does not mean they are lesser than men and it is a man's job to protect them and not rule over them harshly or detrimentally.
Nonchsristians are the lost and unsaved, not necessarily worshipers of the devil, satanic. They are to be helped back towards God and to understand his love for them, not turned away. If they do try to lure brethren away, reason with them first, make them see the folly of their ways, and try to get them to repent of their sin. If they refuse and continue in their way, cast them away from yourself and brothers and sisters. You. Don't. Kill. Them. Not only will you be prosecuted by the law most likely, it is against his commandment and applies to everyone. No one is higher above the other under the eyes of God, but he has set laws down and their are those who follow them, and those who disobey.
Food has nothing to do with sinning or not, unless you defile it when it was sacrificed to God.
God teaches Love, not hate, and the only thing God hates is Sin, not the sinner. What it means and refers to is that if you allow outside influences to turn you away from God, and you follow them, even with good intentions, you will be shaped accordingly.
That means don't convert to the people of that land's customs, not kill them. But yes, if God gives the land to you, then he will. That doesn't mean he condones genocide.
I will not paraphrase the rest, most people won't read the entire post anyways because they dislike reading long posts, if you do that's fine.
Most of your quotes have been from the Old Testament, that being said, they applied to that period of time, and while we should interpret them today to give us a clear understanding of God's word and what he did then, we must not necessarily follow them. A consequence of this being, you will be shunned by society, most of society, you will be persecuted, and you will be deemed as fanatical, which I have to say with most of the people's replies in this forum, I don't know if you're joking or not.
Most likely you will find this offensive and being against what you believe you will remove me from the forum, and I accept that. If it does take place, it will then show you can not be helped and I will forsake you, and pray that God forsake you as well. Not with Joy, but with mercy, for if he doesn't, then you might be better off left without a God.
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