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- From: rescorla@rtnmr.chem.yale.edu (Eric Rescorla)
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- Subject: Re: Reconciling OT with NT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.003606.19144@cs.yale.edu>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 00:36:06 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.002242.6511@noao.edu> forgach@noao.edu (Suzanne Forgach) writes:
- >From article <1992Nov16.030911.25233@watson.ibm.com>, by strom@Watson.Ibm.Com (Rob Strom):
- >> From the Jewish perspective, the "OT" God judged
- >> us for our actions, not our beliefs, and had
- >> mercy on the righteous of all nations.
- >>
- >> The NT God judges us for our beliefs only, and
- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >Not at all. This is only Protestant dogma. For a fuller expression
- >of Christianity, see Catholicism.
- A "fuller" expression of Xianity, huh?
- Or maybe just a more bloated one....
-
- >It's really very simple folks:
- >
- >In the OT, God teaches us right from wrong.
- >
- >In the NT, He teaches us why what is right is right,
- > and why what is wrong is wrong.
- It would be really nice if he could make up his mind between the OT and
- NT about what's right and wrong. I mean, are we supposed to stone
- adulterers or aren't we? Are we allowed to get divorces or not?
- Which one is it, God?
-
- -Ekr
-
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