“Eye for eye, tooth for tooth” – Deuteronomy’s Justice
“Ultimately God is the final Judge, and in the meantime, people can (and do!) break His commands and commit many unjust and evil acts. Likewise, many courts have been (and still are!) corrupt and the innocent are unfairly punished for the crimes of the guilty. However, Deuteronomy did provide one caveat which was intended to severely curb such behavior…”
Well?? How would YOU respond to these fellows??
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Speaker ridicules, curses at teens in the name of…tolerance?
“Imagine if a Bible teacher had referred to atheist high school students who walked out on him “pansy asses” while he was calling their beliefs “bullsh*t”…”
“Changing God’s mind”??
I’m currently reading through Deuteronomy (and using Christopher Wright’s fantastic commentary as I go, which, if you don’t have it, I HIGHLY recommend!). In chapter 9, we come to Moses’ retelling of the infamous Golden Calf incident and the Israelites’ continued disobedience…to the point that God literally declared that He was going to wipe them [...]
Thanks to CBS for giving Palestinian Christians a voice
“CBS will likely catch much grief from the various Israel lobby groups, and charges of “anti-semitism” will surely be thrown around wrecklessly by those who see any criticism of the State of Israel as an attack on the Jewish people (despite the fact that the two are very different entities!).”
Ever wonder why so many people believe in the rapture?
“Dispensationalism’s most defining feature is its belief in “the Rapture”, where Jesus will return partially to earth and invisibly in order to “catch/snatch away” (Latin: rapturo) believers before unleashing a hellish 7-year (or 3.5 year, depending on which version one embraces) period known as “the Great Tribulation.”…”
Reflections from India
“Now that I’ve been back for 2 weeks from the teaching trip I was part of in the state of Orissa/Odisha, India, I’d like to share some quick reflections with Dojo readers…”
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