Hmmmm, this is a good post. Where are all the Christians to rely to this? Damn, I'm not a Christian and I have to do their job! ROFL!
The Colonel wrote: Peodophilla in the bible -
Numbers 31: 18
"But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves."
Here's a bit more from Numbers 31:
16: "Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD."
17: "Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him."
18: "But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves."
I don't see where ***p*** is endorsed.
First of all, Numbers is the fourth book of the Bible. Numbers only documents history of what happened at Sinai and the Jordan River. It is by no means lying out the rules Christians or Jews have to follow.
The Colonel wrote:Slavery in the bible -
Exodus 20: 17
You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant.
Here's the full verse: "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's."
I don't see how this verse is endorsing slavery. It only says that you may not covet your neighbor's house, wife, etc.
The Colonel wrote:Leviticus 25: 44-46
Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.
Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.
And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace.
Hmmmm, let's do this verse by verse, starting with verse 44.
It says that you shall have both your bondmen and bondmaids. Bondmen and bondmaid are different names for slaves. It doesn't mean anything else, let that be clear. However, let's go a few verses back:
38: "I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God."
39: "And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:"
40: "But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile."
41: "And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return."
42: "For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen."
43: "Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God."
Leviticus talks about Egypt stuff. God is talking about Israelis, not about Jews or Christians, but specifically those who came out of Israel. More specifically, God says that such an Israeli may have a slave, which shall be a "heathen" (someone who doesn't believe in this God).
Next verse you mention is 45 and 46.
44: "Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids."
45: "Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession."
46: "And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour."
Again, it talks about the same thing.
Leviticus is the third book of the Bible. it's about Priestly Code and again, about some history stuff.
Don't worry, I will get to that later on.
The Colonel wrote:Deuteronomy 20:10-11
If it agrees to make peace with you and opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall become your forced labor and shall serve you.
(N.B. If they don't surrender, you kill all the men, r**** all the women and take all the children as slaves).
Deuteronomy, fifth book of the bible and again, it's about history stuff and there is also some stuff.
10: "When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it."
11: "And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. "
The Colonel wrote:Exodus 21:20-21
Okay, I'm going skip this part because you are now using Exodus, which is also about history (not all of it, I will get back to this later on).
The Colonel wrote:1 Peter 2:18
You household servants must submit yourselves to your masters out of respect, not only to those who are kind and fair, but also to those who are unjust.
18: "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward."
That's what a "servant" is all about, ROFL.
I'm not sure who these "servants" and why they have to serve.
I think that you can definitely consider 1 Peter to be NOT about history. Speaking of which, you should have checked the previous verse:
17: "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."
The Colonel wrote:Ephesians 6: 5-6
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Luke 12:47
And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Again, I have no idea who these "servants" are.
The Bible is a collection of 27 books. So what's important to know if you want to attack Christianity (keep in mind, I'm not a Christian), if that you will have to attack Jesus and the least oldest material of the Bible. What Jesus has said overrides what any other prophet of Christianity has said. Like most other religions, Christianity contradicts itself. A large portion of Christianity documents historical events, how God dealt with them and so on.
It's in the latter stages of Christianity that whatever Christianity teaches that becomes what Christianity is about and to which rules Christians must stick.
In Exodus 20, the Ten Commandments appear, which is what ever Christian should stick to.
12: "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."
13: "Thou shalt not kill."
14: "Thou shalt not commit adultery."
15: "Thou shalt not steal."
With that said, that only leaves the question of slavery and Christianity. The Ten Commandments do not say anything about slavery. So is there anything in Christianity that forbids slavery?
Slavery in Bible times is different from the slavery that followed after the establishment of Islam, which was all about racial slavery. God doesn't like racial slavery. Just take a look at what he did with Egypt when they enslaved Hebrews. They enslaved Hebrews because of their race. So God kicked their asses. However, slavery in bible times was actually more like wage slavery today. Today you have no choice but to work for someone else. You are essentially a wage slave. That's about the kind of slavery that existed back then.
In addition to the Ten Commandments in Exodus, Exodus 21 says the following:
16: "And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death."
Now check out 1 Timothy:
10: "For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;"
So, I don't see anything or much wrong with Christianity. Once again, I'm not a Christian. In fact, I reject the monotheist concept of God. For a very long time I have fought all religions, but I have noticed that many of my morals and values are also shared by religious people. I have studied religion for quite a while (not Christianity) and I don't approve any religion to be 100% correct or anything like that. If a religion explicitly says that murder, slavery, r****, whatever retarded is okay (like Islam does), then I will definitely be against that religion. In case of Christianity, I don't see anything serious going on. Islam is the opposite. It starts out peaceful, but then it turns Satanic.
Without religion, sheep are easier to corrupt. we can see that is all leftist countries. Without religion, the state will try to make itself the religion of the people (i.e. Juche in North Korea). So you and I may not be bound to any religion, but unfortunately, it is a necessity. When people put God above everything, the state will not be able to brainwash them with leftism and collectivism. It's better people put God above them than Obama or whatever state or other person.
Great post Colonol. It was challenging.
I will say that I'm disappointed by the Christians in this forum. Replying to Colonol's post is YOUR job, not mine. You should have taken this opportunity to teach Colonel how he is wrong and if he is not wrong, then you should come to terms with the facts. I'm not sure if you can be considered Christians.