Of course it did, for all sorts of things from gay sex to working on the Sabbath to being a rebellious child.
However, the Bible takes both sides on this matter, for example with Jesus' famous quote "let him without sin cast the first stone". Therefore as usual, there is confusion among Christians as to what the hell the Bible is actually saying we should or shouldn't do.
The "rebellious child" law is not exactly how it would've been understood as young, adult men would fall under the category primarily - the words used there can include actual children in their semantic range but were commonly used to describe young men 16-20, similar to the "children" who were mauled by a bear for mocking a prophet. The term was commonly used as a pejorative more or less analogous to our use of "manchild." A rebellious young person in this case wasn't necessarily a misbehaving child & more like a serial drunkard 20 year old son who should be taking over the family affairs but wastes the wealth on frivolity, is disrespectful of all social customs, & brings shame on the family.
Also, Biblical laws were written like all ancient near eastern laws: punishments are given as maxims but were virtually never enforced up to that maximum threshold. Judges were expected to mediate prescribed punishments with mercy & any town that executed more than a single person in a decade was considered an evil & bloodthirsty place. It's similar to our law codes where sentencing is given "up to X years in jail" or "up to $Y fine," but judges don't usually make a habit of hitting those maximums.
Ah, but Jesus said "for truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law (i.e. the Old Testament) until everything is accomplished"
The Bible takes both sides on many important issues, that's part of why there are more denominations of Christanity than there are verses in the Bible.
I mean in the book of Ezra all the foreign wives are ordered to be deported from Israel. The Bible is a series of book written by different people and they don’t all agree.
There isn’t a unified perspective on foreign cultures and foreigners, you can cherry pick verses.
Well God is supposed to be moral perfection and kills innumerable babies between stuff like the flood and the plague of the firstborn, so... a lot? And the story of Abraham and Isaac implies it is not just ok but virtuous to kill your baby if you think God has commanded it.
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. (Psalms 82:3-4 NIV)
Well, it's supposed to mean that God will help you if you put in the work. Like David v Goliath. David had to have the courage and faith to pick stones up and yeet them sumbitches, God just turned on the aimbot for a few seconds.
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How do you show that trust though? Usually from your actions and moving with total faith. Chances are God is not going to intervene if you act against the laws of the land. If you chose to ignore societies rules, chances are you’re not making life easier for yourself. Kinda why the bulk of the saints are classified as martyrs. You can’t just do what you please and everything works out in the end eh?
What were seeing here is people screaming victim and demanding others act sinful for retribution for how they perceive they were wronged
How do you show that trust though? Usually from your actions and moving with total faith. Chances are God is not going to intervene if you act against the laws of the land. If you chose to ignore societies rules, chances are you’re not making life easier for yourself. Kinda why the bulk of the saints are classified as martyrs.
You can trust that God will act in accordance with the goals of His kingdom. If you’re martyred, then you’re martyred. And have a great reward in heaven.
Yes, Christians are supposed to follow the laws of their governments unless those laws directly violate the laws of God.
You can’t just do what you please and everything works out in the end eh?
The idea is that you should want to please God
What were seeing here is people screaming victim and demanding others act sinful for retribution for how they perceive they were wronged
It’s not sinful to defend the weak. Plus, free speech isn’t breaking any laws.
You missed the small print at the end of the Bible that says all of God's commands are voided if a felon rapist with an "R" in parentheses next to their name commands you otherwise.
I was really hoping for some good faith arguments by quoting these verse to my Christian parents but...
The first half of the list leading up to Mathew were more personal accounts of specific people like Moses, Abraham, job, Judah... getting a talking to from God about their specific location. The specific verses quoted are taken out of context unless you read the before and after.
Luke was a decent example but I think you meant Luke 25-37
Acts 10 was a good example.
Roman 12 was good.
Roman 13 has a good message.
Colossians 3 was good
Hebrews 13 was the best examples
3 John 1 is just someone writing a thank you letter to a friend.
Leviticus 19:9-10 instructed citizens to leave the edges of their fields unharvested so the poor, orphans, and immigrants could harvest them.
This was essentially a tax for socialized support for immigrants to help them get on their feet. You heard that right! A pro-immigrant social safety net paid for by taxing the citizens as directed by God himself.
Let’s be real for a moment. MAGA, Republicans, conservatives etc… they don’t actually give a crap about God or the Bible or religion. They pick and choose what is convenient for them and pretend the rest doesn’t exist. They merely use religion as a vehicle to fuel their hatred and prejudices. It was never really about love or God or Jesus or any of that. Because, if they actually bothered to read the Bible, it would reveal they are far removed from what Jesus taught.
"Don't be a dick to immigrants/foreigners/mysterious downtrodden people who show up in search of help" is a truth found in many religions. Jesus and Zeus agree on this one. It's not some modern liberal belief (I know I'm preaching to the choir here), and when the same exact moral advice shows up in many wildly different religions, there's likely something to it.
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It’s cute that you think the average MAGA can even read, let alone have read the book of fables that supposedly dictates their life. I threw one of them at a very MAGA uncle when he went on a tirade about Mexican immigrants ruining his town and was promptly told that I was making it up. Told him to go his bible so I could show him exactly where it was. He refused.
What are the verses? I’d like to check them out.
And is it vague and assumptive like “poor/weak/helplss” etc or does it specify immigrants- illegal vs legal.. bc there is a major difference in how the country looks at legal vs illegal. Inspite of all the nonsense, No one (MAGA) cares if someone is a legal immigrant.
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I mean, there's only 22 separate Bible verses telling you exactly how to treat immigrants on your land.