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Originally Posted by elsa333
I agree with certain ideas in the Bible, like the idea of love and forgiveness. I don't agree with all the hate, murder, rape, and oppression in the Bible. I only agree with the ideas. Frankly, I don't understand how the Bible can talk about love and forgiveness one minute, then preach rape and murder the next. We pick and choose what we believe in all the time as far as morality goes, but I don't get my morality from the Bible. SOME of my morals are found in the Bible, however. Like love, being kind to others, being compassionate, and forgiveness.
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You don't have any children, do you? You see, children, much like the people back in the Old Testament Days, are morally feral (Proverbs 22:15; Hebrews 12:7). They pick up whatever may seem to work, whatever advances their own desires. They quite literally need sense beaten into them. You may think that sounds awful, but the truth is, a Jew, like a child, doesn't understand the need for forgiveness without punishment. If there is no punishment involved, the Jew, like a child, will think everything is just fine, competely unaware of the offense they've given. These are two sides to the same coin, dear, Mercy and Justice.
