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- From: pharvey@quack.sac.ca.us (Paul Harvey)
- Subject: Re: Reconciling OT with NT
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- References: <1992Nov16.030911.25233@watson.ibm.com>
- <1992Nov19.002242.6511@noao.edu> <1992Nov19.003606.19144@cs.yale.edu>
- Date: 19 Nov 1992 03:37:20 UTC
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- In article <1992Nov19.003606.19144@cs.yale.edu>
- rescorla@rtnmr.chem.yale.edu (Eric Rescorla) writes:
- >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?
-
- I think Luke14:26 would be a good EXAMple of what Suzanne is REFERing
- to.
-