Red Letter Christians revisited
Red Letter Christians confuse me. They say we more conservative Christians are inconsistent in our practice of scripture, and I suppose they think themselves more righteous for focusing on the red letter parts of the Bible (Jesus' words). But . . .
The same Old Testament law that requires that in a theocracy for the poor to be cared for also requires capital punishment for sodomy and doesn't even have laws for abortion since such a thing is so unspeakable in the ancient Hebrew mind. Only in a case of a miscarriage by force is there a discussion of penalty (and it's severe).
In the New Testament period we no longer live in a theocracy, but in a multicultural and opposing world; the church is a community apart, and should be chaste and distinctive. Yes, care for the least of these is vital, and I espouse that and try to live it. But their justification of left-wing social causes is just plain weird.
So, their trying to justify same-sex marriage and abortion rights the same basis as care for the poor is disingenuous. If you are going to be left-wing, be left-wing, but don't drag the Bible into it.
The same Old Testament law that requires that in a theocracy for the poor to be cared for also requires capital punishment for sodomy and doesn't even have laws for abortion since such a thing is so unspeakable in the ancient Hebrew mind. Only in a case of a miscarriage by force is there a discussion of penalty (and it's severe).
In the New Testament period we no longer live in a theocracy, but in a multicultural and opposing world; the church is a community apart, and should be chaste and distinctive. Yes, care for the least of these is vital, and I espouse that and try to live it. But their justification of left-wing social causes is just plain weird.
So, their trying to justify same-sex marriage and abortion rights the same basis as care for the poor is disingenuous. If you are going to be left-wing, be left-wing, but don't drag the Bible into it.
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